Talk:Spit-take

Any objections to my adding "…especially in some form of suprise," to the end of the first sentence? Otherwise I'll change it, y'know, sometime in the near future. DTM 03:58, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Isn't there another Futurama moment when Bender spits a huge amount of oil?


 * This article is teh suck. 216.125.49.252 19:48, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

This isn't TVTropes, people. *Rolleyes* —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.121.175.112 (talk) 23:52, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Example of scene involving a spit take
It's hard to describe a sight gag without creating a scenario in which the sight gag would be used. I added a brief sketch ending with a spit take, which should describe the spit take and its usage.

only for comedic use?
Does the word only refer to comedic spitting of liquids, or does it also aply to real live situations, like when people suddenly have to laugh while drinking. The article is unclear about that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.142.42.146 (talk) 16:31, 21 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I just caused a spit-take in my office. It was a unplanned response to my humor, and generated more humor (and a need to clean up a table). 72.22.163.41 (talk) 15:41, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Expanding this term
There are a few things I would like to do. I want to add a new section/heading to the term about the origin of the phrase "spit-take."

As part of this, I will remove the sentence "In this context, the word "take" is used in the sense of taking in information. It is similar in construction to the phrase "double-take"." from the first paragraph and include it under the origin section.

On an unrelated note, "(not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary)" seems unnecessary to include. Feel free to correct me on that. Similarly, the inclusion of Albert Brooks' short film doesn't sit well with me. There are no doubt countless examples of the spit-take in various media. It would take far too long to include them all on this page, so it seems strange to include any examples here (especially given the example skit found below). In addition to the origin section, I am considering the idea of an etymology section. --Willpower77 (talk) 21:32, 18 September 2019 (UTC)