Frothy Mugs of Water/Playing With


 * Basic Trope: The audience is told that what looks to be an alcoholic beverage is not.
 * Played Straight: Bob drinks what looks like a mug of beer, but says plainly that it is root beer.
 * Exaggerated: Bob drinks what looks like a mug of beer, but says plainly that it is really dirty tap water.
 * Justified:
 * Bob is trying to hide his drinking from his AA sponsor.
 * Alice does not allow alcohol in the house, and Bob is trying to sneak beer in.
 * Inverted: Bob drinks water with an olive in it, and says it's a martini.
 * Subverted:
 * The drink is never discussed.
 * The drink is from a plastic water bottle.
 * Double Subverted:
 * And it looks ambiguous enough to be interpreted either as an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage.
 * Another character comments that the "water" smells more like vodka or gin.
 * Parodied: Bob drinks "water" from a water bottle, but plainly gets hammered.
 * Lampshaded: "That doesn't smell like plain water to me..."
 * Averted:
 * Alcohol isn't mentioned in any way.
 * Characters drink alcohol and nothing is done to censor it.
 * Enforced: "Hey, watch what you drink! This is a family show!
 * Invoked: Bob is underage, and is trying to sneak vodka to a public event.
 * Defied:
 * Bob knows he'll get caught, and doesn't try this.
 * Or, Bob is so defiant that he just takes a can of beer.
 * Discussed: "That doesn't look like tea..."
 * Conversed: "It is tea...Long Island Iced Tea!"
 * Played For Laughs: See "Parodied" and "Exaggerated"
 * Played For Drama:
 * Bob gets caught and arrested for underage or public drinking.
 * Alice and Bob fight over Bob being a covert alcoholic by drinking non-alcoholic drinks laced with booze.
 * Bob has a relapse during his long road to sobriety.