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* Any time in an Emma Lathen novel when [[John Putnam Thatcher]] goes to a restaurant with recurring minor character Tom Robichaux, you'll see this. Robichaux, a gourmet, is always criticizing the food. |
* Any time in an Emma Lathen novel when [[John Putnam Thatcher]] goes to a restaurant with recurring minor character Tom Robichaux, you'll see this. Robichaux, a gourmet, is always criticizing the food. |
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* ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]'' has Wormwood's target's mother as a type one. She's a specific sort of glutton - she insists on ''very'' small portions and has a fit if she thinks there's too much on the plate. Screwtape notes that her son ''hates'' her for this, even though he never says anything. |
* ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]'' has Wormwood's target's mother as a type one. She's a specific sort of glutton - she insists on ''very'' small portions and has a fit if she thinks there's too much on the plate. Screwtape notes that her son ''hates'' her for this, even though he never says anything. |
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* "Ace" Quiggle in [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''Have Space |
* "Ace" Quiggle in [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''[[Have Space Suit—Will Travel]]''. He repeatedly harasses the main character, who works as a [[wikipedia:Soda jerk|soda jerk]] at a pharmacy. |
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* In ''[[The Witches]]'', one client is apparently this, complaining that her steak is too dry. So the waiter takes back to the kitchen has the entire staff spit in it, and returns it. Later he reports that she likes it just fine now. |
* In ''[[The Witches]]'', one client is apparently this, complaining that her steak is too dry. So the waiter takes back to the kitchen has the entire staff spit in it, and returns it. Later he reports that she likes it just fine now. |
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== Live-Action TV == |
== Live-Action TV == |
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