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--> '''Oskar:''' Ever fucked?\\
'''Keno:''' ''[beat]'' Nuh-uh.\\
'''Oskar:''' Ever kissed a girl?\\
'''Keno:''' ''[annoyed]'' Also no.\\
'''Oskar:''' Ever jacked off?\\
'''Keno:''' ''[sheepishly]'' ...Yes.
--> '''Oskar:''' Ever fucked?\\
'''Keno:''' ''[beat]'' Nuh-uh.\\
'''Oskar:''' Ever kissed a girl?\\
'''Keno:''' ''[annoyed]'' Also no.\\
'''Oskar:''' Ever jacked off?\\
'''Keno:''' ''[sheepishly]'' ...Yes.
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** Of course, so are Summer and Marissa.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'': [[StrawLoser "Virgin"]] gives the same result as [[TakeThatAudience "Gamer"]].
** Changed in the sequel to give you a bride. [[GeniusBonus Which is the original meaning.]]
** Changed in the sequel to give you a bride. [[GeniusBonus Which is the original meaning.]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'': [[StrawLoser "Virgin"]] gives the same result as [[TakeThatAudience "Gamer"]].
**"Gamer"]]. Changed in the sequel to give you a bride. [[GeniusBonus Which is the original meaning.]]
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* [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]] alludes to this in his review of ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'':
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* [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]] alludes to this in his review of ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'':''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'' (the accompanying visual is of a fat glasses-wearing guy sitting next to a blow-up doll):
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* Referenced in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' when Glenn is being held for interrogation by the FBI.
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* Played for laughs in a skit in the ''WebVideo/MapMen'' episode "Why do maps show places that don't exist?". One nerd accuses another nerd of stealing his map as it contains a trap street — a town called "My Girlfriend" — and when the second nerd admits it has that town, the first nerd exclaims, "My girlfriend doesn't exist, it never has, and never will!", and then both nerds start hissing at each other.
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* The titular Virgin in the Webcomic/VirginVsChad memes is a nerd who is usually BoringButPractical.
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** Both [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation Daria]] and her artsy best friend [[CoolLoser Jane]] end the series as virgins; of the other notable characters in their grade, the only one not implied to have sex is Upchuck. There was an episode where Daria and [[TallDarkAndSnarky Tom]] almost have sex, but Daria [[LetsWaitAWhile can't go through with it]].
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** Both [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation Daria]] and her artsy best friend [[CoolLoser Jane]] Jane end the series as virgins; of the other notable characters in their grade, the only one not implied to have sex is Upchuck. There was an episode where Daria and [[TallDarkAndSnarky Tom]] almost have sex, but Daria [[LetsWaitAWhile can't go through with it]].
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* Subverted in a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch where Chance The Rapper guest starred as sports reporter, Lazlo Holmes. Holmes normally covers the New York Knicks, so he is at a loss for words when he's sent to a ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' tournament since that's the first time he discovered that e-tournaments are a thing. When as he's interviewing, [[LOL69 "S3XPANDA69"]],[[AsianAndNerdy the captain]] of the winning team, a [[GenkiGirl groupie]] comes into frame, and proclaims "I love you!" when he awkwardly asks if she'd like to go backstage, she enthusiastically asks if her friends can go too, when he says yes, he excuses himself and takes ten or so nerdy girls with him, leaving Lazlo even more confused.
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* Subverted in a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch where Chance The Rapper guest starred as sports reporter, Lazlo Holmes. Holmes normally covers the New York Knicks, so he is at a loss for words when he's sent to a ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' tournament since that's the first time he discovered that e-tournaments are a thing. When as he's interviewing, [[LOL69 "S3XPANDA69"]],[[AsianAndNerdy "S3XPANDA69"]], [[AsianAndNerdy the captain]] of the winning team, a [[GenkiGirl groupie]] comes into frame, and proclaims "I love you!" when he awkwardly asks if she'd like to go backstage, she enthusiastically asks if her friends can go too, when he says yes, he excuses himself and takes ten or so nerdy girls with him, leaving Lazlo even more confused.
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* Toby Isaacs, one of the few people in Series/{{Degrassi}} Community School history to graduate as a virgin.
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* In ''Literature/TheScumVillainsSelfSavingSystemRenZhaFanpaiZijiuXitong'', near the beginning of the Sun and Moon Dew Mushroom arc, Shang Qinghua suggests that Shen Qingqiu use VirginPower to get them out of the array they're stuck in, on the grounds that Shen Qingqiu is a nerd who obsessively read the terrible pornographic {{Webnovel}} they've both [[MediaTransmigration transmigrated into]] for the plot. Shen Qingqiu reminds him that it's his character's sexual history that counts, and as an adult man in a pornographic universe, [[AManIsNotAVirgin he can't be a virgin.]] [[spoiler: Due to being WrongGenreSavvy, Shen Qingqiu is wrong.]]
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* In ''Literature/TheScumVillainsSelfSavingSystemRenZhaFanpaiZijiuXitong'', near the beginning of the Sun and Moon Dew Mushroom arc, Shang Qinghua suggests that Shen Qingqiu use VirginPower to get them out of the array they're stuck in, on the grounds that Shen Qingqiu is a nerd who obsessively read the terrible pornographic {{Webnovel}} they've both [[MediaTransmigration transmigrated into]] for the plot. Shen Qingqiu reminds him that it's his character's sexual history that counts, and as an adult man in a pornographic universe, [[AManIsNotAVirgin he can't be a virgin.]] virgin. [[spoiler: Due to being WrongGenreSavvy, Shen Qingqiu is wrong.]]
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'':
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* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' epsisode "Polymorph II: Emohawk", this is the implict joke in the fact Duane Dibbley, the Man From Uncool, insists on carrying a condom because "you never know". It's also the case that Rimmer has some pretty nerdy hobbies (he likes telling war stories about his ''TabletopGame/{{Risk}}'' campaigns, and "engine-spotting" on the ship's diesel decks) and his only sexual encounter was with a woman who was concussed and called him "Norman".
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* In ''Literature/TheScumVillainsSelfSavingSystemRenZhaFanpaiZijiuXitong'', near the beginning of the Sun and Moon Dew Mushroom arc, Shang Qinghua suggests that Shen Qingqiu use VirginPower to get them out of the array they're stuck in, on the grounds that Shen Qingqiu is a nerd who obsessively read the terrible pornographic {{Webnovel}} they've both [[MediaTransmigration transmigrated into]] for the plot. Shen Qingqiu reminds him that it's his character's sexual history that counts, and as an adult man in a pornographic universe, [[AManIsNotAVirgin he can't be a virgin.]] [[spoiler: Due to being WrongGenreSavvy, Shen Qingqiu is wrong.]]
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* From Series 79, Episode 4 of ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'':
-->'''Jack''': The Ipswich Transport Museum attracts fans of antique trams and vintage buses from around the world. The museum was recently licenced to conduct marriages, and hopes one day to host a ceremony for its members, just as soon as one of them gets a girlfriend.
-->'''Jack''': The Ipswich Transport Museum attracts fans of antique trams and vintage buses from around the world. The museum was recently licenced to conduct marriages, and hopes one day to host a ceremony for its members, just as soon as one of them gets a girlfriend.
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** Both [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation Daria]] and her artsy best friend [[CoolLoser Jane]] end the series as virgins; of the other notable characters in their grade, the only one not implied to have sex is [[ExtravertedNerd Upchuck]]. There was an episode where Daria and [[TallDarkAndSnarky Tom]] almost have sex, but Daria [[LetsWaitAWhile can't go through with it]].
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* While not the bespectacled, awkward type, ''Series/GeneralHospital'''s studious, med-school bound, class salutatorian Karen Wexler, is a virgin, as is her equally studious and med-school bound class valedictorian boyfriend Jason Quartermaine, in stark contrast to their sexier counterparts Brenda and Jagger who could care less about school, to the point that eventually drop out of college and high school, respectively.
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* While not the bespectacled, awkward type, ''Series/GeneralHospital'''s studious, med-school bound, class salutatorian Karen Wexler, is a virgin, as is her equally studious and med-school bound class valedictorian boyfriend Jason Quartermaine, in stark contrast to their sexier counterparts Brenda and Jagger who could care less about school, to the point that they eventually drop out of college and high school, respectively.
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* One ad for Cadbury Creme Eggs features the signs of the zodiac singing about how they prefer eating their creme eggs. Here, Virgo is depicted as an awkward StereotypicalNerd girl, and apparently it's her first time eating a creme egg too.
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* While not the bespectacled, awkward type, ''Series/GeneralHospital'''s studious, med-school bound, class salutatorian Karen Wexler, is a virgin, as is her equally studious and med-school bound class valedictorian boyfriend Jason Quartermaine, in stark contrast to their sexier counterparts Brenda and Jagger who could care less about school, to the point that eventually drop out of college and high school, respectively.
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* ''Series/{{ER}}''. It's really not surprising when the geeky, bespectacled Mark Greene awkwardly reveals to his best friend Doug that at 30-something years old, the only woman he's ever had sex with his ex-wife.
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Note this doesn't prevent a {{Nerdgasm}}. Compare YouNeedToGetLaid. Contrast NerdsAreSexy, GeekyTurnOn. NerdsAreNaive is closely related however, that trope focuses on nerds and geeks being portrayed as lacking {{Street Smart}}s and ignorant to all things outside of their GeekReferencePool, ''especially'' sex and romance. Also related is NerdsArePervs, in which nerdy characters depicted as sex-obsessed, typically with deviant preferences and lecherous instincts, often ''because'' they've never gotten laid.
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Note this doesn't prevent a {{Nerdgasm}}. Compare YouNeedToGetLaid. Contrast NerdsAreSexy, GeekyTurnOn. NerdsAreNaive is closely related however, that trope focuses on nerds and geeks being portrayed as lacking {{Street Smart}}s and ignorant to all things outside of their GeekReferencePool, ''especially'' sex and romance. Also related is NerdsArePervs, in which nerdy characters are depicted as sex-obsessed, typically with deviant preferences and lecherous instincts, often ''because'' they've never gotten laid.
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Note this doesn't prevent a {{Nerdgasm}}. Compare YouNeedToGetLaid. Contrast NerdsAreSexy, GeekyTurnOn. NerdsAreNaive is closely related however, that trope focuses on nerds and geeks being portrayed as lacking {{Street Smart}}s and ignorant to all things outside of their GeekReferencePool, ''especially'' sex and romance.
romance. Also related is NerdsArePervs, in which nerdy characters depicted as sex-obsessed, typically with deviant preferences and lecherous instincts, often ''because'' they've never gotten laid.
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If you are a nerd and/or {{geek}}, then according to damn near every work of fiction in existence, you have ''never'' gotten laid, very likely haven't gotten to first base, may have never ever stepped up to bat — and quite possibly have never so much as wandered within a mile of the ballpark.
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* This is the implicit joke behind the planet of Hysperia in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' -- it's a planet with dragons that got colonized by a bunch of RenaissanceFair nerds, and to take the throne, the heir has to have sex (ergo, losing their virginity will make them king of the nerds). Much to [[TheEngineer Lt. Commander Billups]]' annoyance, as he much prefers being in Starfleet and [[AbdicateTheThrone abdicated]]; [[MyBelovedSmother his mother]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Paolana]], has repeatedly attempted to get her son to get it on in the past, and attempts it again in "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie".
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* The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' mentions that in Earth's past, Trekkies, after the show became a worldwide religion, were executed by [[AppeaseTheVolcanoGod being thrown into a volcano]] because it was "the manner best befitting [[VirginSacrifice virgins]]." Considering how many of the show's staff are themselves Trekkies, nerds or holders of advanced degrees there was a definite SelfDeprecation vibe to the scene.
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* The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' mentions that in Earth's past, Trekkies, after the show became a worldwide religion, were executed by [[AppeaseTheVolcanoGod being thrown into a volcano]] because it was "the manner best befitting [[VirginSacrifice virgins]]." Considering how many of the show's staff are themselves Trekkies, nerds nerds, or holders of advanced degrees degrees, there was a definite SelfDeprecation vibe to the scene.
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This trope can apply to female nerds as easily as male nerds, but thanks to the DoubleStandard, the males are far more likely to [[AllMenArePerverts find unwholesome outlets for their unexpressed sexuality]], virginity notwithstanding. Also, because males are expected to make the first move, female nerds are not at a disadvantage due to shyness or social ineptness. In fact, male nerds have just as much chance of being the CasanovaWannabe as any other type of male character. Some males (and a rare female or two) may try to [[OfCourseImNotAVirgin deny their virginity]], out [[SexAsRiteOfPassage of fear]] of [[VirginityShaming losing face]], but thanks to their nerdy exteriors, they are unlikely to be believed by other characters, [[BlatantLies if they even have the social graces to spin a convincing lie in the first place]]. Another possible reason that female nerds are less likely to be virgins is because AllMenArePerverts and AManIsAlwaysEager in Fiction Land and thus couldn't care less about what a woman's hobbies are, as long as she's letting him have sex with her. Women on the other hand are often depicted as far more discriminating and will reject a partner whose hobbies aren't "cool" enough. Hence the use of terms like "girl repellent"[[note]]or the less G-Rated version "pussy repellent"[[/note]] to describe nerdy things.
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This trope can apply to female nerds as easily as male nerds, but thanks to the DoubleStandard, the males are far more likely to [[AllMenArePerverts find unwholesome outlets for their unexpressed sexuality]], virginity notwithstanding. Also, because males are expected to make the first move, female nerds are not at a disadvantage due to shyness or social ineptness. In fact, male nerds have just as much chance of being the CasanovaWannabe as any other type of male character. Some males (and a rare female or two) may try to [[OfCourseImNotAVirgin deny their virginity]], out [[SexAsRiteOfPassage of fear]] of [[VirginityShaming [[VirginShaming losing face]], but thanks to their nerdy exteriors, they are unlikely to be believed by other characters, [[BlatantLies if they even have the social graces to spin a convincing lie in the first place]]. Another possible reason that female nerds are less likely to be virgins is because AllMenArePerverts and AManIsAlwaysEager in Fiction Land and thus couldn't care less about what a woman's hobbies are, as long as she's letting him have sex with her. Women on the other hand are often depicted as far more discriminating and will reject a partner whose hobbies aren't "cool" enough. Hence the use of terms like "girl repellent"[[note]]or the less G-Rated version "pussy repellent"[[/note]] to describe nerdy things.
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Now, this does have some [[TruthInTelevision real life basis]], in that some nerds and geeks do lack some social skills, and take up unusual interests as a way to fill the gap in their lives (or, more unfortunately, fail to develop social skills ''because'' of said interests), or simply find them more interesting than exercising social skills. Though some might just be asexual.
This trope can apply to female nerds as easily as male nerds, but thanks to the DoubleStandard, the males are far more likely to [[AllMenArePerverts find unwholesome outlets for their unexpressed sexuality]], virginity notwithstanding. Also, because males are expected to make the first move, female nerds are not at a disadvantage due to shyness or social ineptness. In fact, male nerds have just as much chance of being the CasanovaWannabe as any other type of male character. Some males (and a rare female or two) may try to [[OfCourseImNotAVirgin deny their virginity]], out of [[SexAsRiteOfPassage fear of losing face]], but thanks to their nerdy exteriors, they are unlikely to be believed by other characters, [[BlatantLies if they even have the social graces to spin a convincing lie in the first place]]. Another possible reason that female nerds are less likely to be virgins is because AllMenArePerverts and AManIsAlwaysEager in Fiction Land, and couldn't care less about what a woman's hobbies are as long as she's letting him have sex with her. Women on the other hand are often depicted as far more discriminating and will reject a partner whose hobbies aren't "cool" enough. Hence the use of terms like "girl repellent" (or the less G-Rated version "pussy repellent") to describe nerdy things.
There is also a general perception that a nerd's level of nerdiness is inversely proportional to their chances of getting laid, which is a big reason that EvenNerdsHaveStandards. It also means that some nerds will [[ClosetGeek deny at least some aspects of their nerdiness]]. The reverse belief also exists. Instead of believing that nerdy hobbies ''prevent'' you from getting laid, some people believe that the only reason people have nerdy hobbies is ''because'' they can't get laid to begin with, are miserable because of this, and therefore seek a form of escapism from said misery (most likely because [[PsychologicalProjection that's what they do themselves, so they assume everyone else does too]]).
This trope can apply to female nerds as easily as male nerds, but thanks to the DoubleStandard, the males are far more likely to [[AllMenArePerverts find unwholesome outlets for their unexpressed sexuality]], virginity notwithstanding. Also, because males are expected to make the first move, female nerds are not at a disadvantage due to shyness or social ineptness. In fact, male nerds have just as much chance of being the CasanovaWannabe as any other type of male character. Some males (and a rare female or two) may try to [[OfCourseImNotAVirgin deny their virginity]], out of [[SexAsRiteOfPassage fear of losing face]], but thanks to their nerdy exteriors, they are unlikely to be believed by other characters, [[BlatantLies if they even have the social graces to spin a convincing lie in the first place]]. Another possible reason that female nerds are less likely to be virgins is because AllMenArePerverts and AManIsAlwaysEager in Fiction Land, and couldn't care less about what a woman's hobbies are as long as she's letting him have sex with her. Women on the other hand are often depicted as far more discriminating and will reject a partner whose hobbies aren't "cool" enough. Hence the use of terms like "girl repellent" (or the less G-Rated version "pussy repellent") to describe nerdy things.
There is also a general perception that a nerd's level of nerdiness is inversely proportional to their chances of getting laid, which is a big reason that EvenNerdsHaveStandards. It also means that some nerds will [[ClosetGeek deny at least some aspects of their nerdiness]]. The reverse belief also exists. Instead of believing that nerdy hobbies ''prevent'' you from getting laid, some people believe that the only reason people have nerdy hobbies is ''because'' they can't get laid to begin with, are miserable because of this, and therefore seek a form of escapism from said misery (most likely because [[PsychologicalProjection that's what they do themselves, so they assume everyone else does too]]).
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Now, this does have some [[TruthInTelevision real life basis]], in that some nerds and geeks do [[NoSocialSkills lack some social skills, skills]], and take up unusual interests as a way to fill the gap in their lives (or, more unfortunately, fail to develop social skills ''because'' of said interests), or simply find them more interesting than exercising social skills. Though some might just be asexual.
This trope can apply to female nerds as easily as male nerds, but thanks to the DoubleStandard, the males are far more likely to [[AllMenArePerverts find unwholesome outlets for their unexpressed sexuality]], virginity notwithstanding. Also, because males are expected to make the first move, female nerds are not at a disadvantage due to shyness or social ineptness. In fact, male nerds have just as much chance of being the CasanovaWannabe as any other type of male character. Some males (and a rare female or two) may try to [[OfCourseImNotAVirgin deny their virginity]], outof [[SexAsRiteOfPassage fear of fear]] of [[VirginityShaming losing face]], but thanks to their nerdy exteriors, they are unlikely to be believed by other characters, [[BlatantLies if they even have the social graces to spin a convincing lie in the first place]]. Another possible reason that female nerds are less likely to be virgins is because AllMenArePerverts and AManIsAlwaysEager in Fiction Land, Land and thus couldn't care less about what a woman's hobbies are are, as long as she's letting him have sex with her. Women on the other hand are often depicted as far more discriminating and will reject a partner whose hobbies aren't "cool" enough. Hence the use of terms like "girl repellent" (or repellent"[[note]]or the less G-Rated version "pussy repellent") repellent"[[/note]] to describe nerdy things.
There is also a general perception that a nerd's level of nerdiness is inversely proportional to their chances of getting laid, which is a big reason that EvenNerdsHaveStandards.It also This ''also'' means that some nerds will [[ClosetGeek deny at least some aspects of their nerdiness]]. The Though, the reverse belief also exists. Instead exists: instead of believing that nerdy hobbies ''prevent'' you from getting laid, some people believe that the only reason people have nerdy hobbies is ''because'' they can't get laid to begin with, are miserable because of this, and therefore seek a form of escapism from said misery (most likely because [[PsychologicalProjection that's what they do themselves, so they assume everyone else does too]]).
This trope can apply to female nerds as easily as male nerds, but thanks to the DoubleStandard, the males are far more likely to [[AllMenArePerverts find unwholesome outlets for their unexpressed sexuality]], virginity notwithstanding. Also, because males are expected to make the first move, female nerds are not at a disadvantage due to shyness or social ineptness. In fact, male nerds have just as much chance of being the CasanovaWannabe as any other type of male character. Some males (and a rare female or two) may try to [[OfCourseImNotAVirgin deny their virginity]], out
There is also a general perception that a nerd's level of nerdiness is inversely proportional to their chances of getting laid, which is a big reason that EvenNerdsHaveStandards.
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Compare YouNeedToGetLaid.
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* In ''Film/SatanicPanic2019'', the Satanists immediately surmise that the pizza delivery girl Sam is a virgin when she starts describing her dweebish interests, and subsequently snatch her for a VirginSacrifice.
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--->'''Q:''' Who shot first? Han or Greedo?\\
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** ''WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses'' had this answer to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' special editions and the famous "Han shot first" scene.
--->'''Q:''' Who shot first? Han or Greedo?\\
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%% ** [[WebVideo/BumReviews Chester A. Bum]] noted this in his review of the new ''Film/StarTrek2009''.
**''WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses'' had this answer to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' special editions and the famous "Han shot first" scene.
--->'''Q:''' -->'''Q:''' Who shot first? Han or Greedo?\\
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* Averted with Rayne from ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo''. He is a huge nerd who also routinely sleeps with women. [[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20050521 This strip]] is a very deliberate aversion.
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* Marigold in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' is a [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft World of Warcraft-playing]] YaoiFangirl with zero boyfriends to her name, who admits that she has "never seen a dick". She later manages to find a sort-of boyfriend or two ... at least one of whom, Dale, [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2567 is himself a rather nerdy [=WoW-playing=] virgin.]] The trope is averted as of [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2639 this strip]], where [[spoiler: Marigold and Dale hook up]].
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* Marigold in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' is a [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft World of Warcraft-playing]] YaoiFangirl with zero boyfriends to her name, who admits that she has "never seen a dick". She later manages to find a sort-of boyfriend or two ... at least one of whom, Dale, [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2567 is himself a rather nerdy [=WoW-playing=] virgin.]] The trope is averted later subverted, since as of [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2639 this strip]], where [[spoiler: Marigold and Dale hook up]].