History Quotes / NoAccountingForTaste

->''"Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them. She had neither beauty, genius, accomplishment, nor manner. The air of a gentlewoman, a great deal of quiet, inactive good temper, and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible, intelligent man like Mr. Allen."''
-->-- Creator/JaneAusten's ''Literature/NorthangerAbbey''

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-> ''This peppy high-school girl keeps up with schoolwork, a part-time job at the restaurant, and her red scooter. For some reason, she's a little smitten with [[{{Gonk}} Wario]]. Ew.''
-->-- ''VideoGame/WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Game$!'''s description for Mona

'''Asuka:''' Oh,\\

'''Asuka:''' Guess not,

->''When it comes to affairs of the heart,\\
There's no accounting for taste,\\
Blonde or ginger, looker or minger,\\
Let none of them go to waste!''
-->--'''Brabbins & Fyffe''', ''Series/TheArmstrongAndMillerShow''

''Yes. Support is always better.''

->''"Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them. She had neither beauty, genius, accomplishment, nor manner. The air of a gentlewoman, a great deal of quiet, inactive good temper, and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible, intelligent man like Mr. Allen."''
-->-- Creator/JaneAusten's ''Literature/NorthangerAbbey''

->'''Shinji''': It's just that I'd repressed the memory as thoroughly as possible because I saw my mother die horribly when she tried to synch with it and succeeded a bit too well. Or so everyone thought; if I didn't hallucinate ''everything'' between seeing you go down to the Mass-Production Evas and waking up on the beach, she actually did it on purpose so that Unit-01 could become an eternal monument to mankind's existence… or something. I don't know all the details and I'm not sure I want to, especially why she found it necessary to make me watch.\\
'''Asuka''': Oh,\\
'''Shinji''': So, yeah, […] That's the woman my father is planning to cause total human extinction to reunite with. No accounting for taste, I suppose.\\
'''Asuka''': Guess not,
-->--''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime''

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->--'''Brabbins & Fyffe''', ''Series/TheArmstrongAndMillerShow''

->''When it comes to affairs of the heart,''
->''There's no accounting for taste,''
->''Blonde or ginger, looker or minger,''
->''Let none of them go to waste!''

->''"I'm failing to see how this relationship came to this point - he clearly can't stand her."''

->'''Shinji''':''"It's just that I'd repressed the memory as thoroughly as possible because I saw my mother die horribly when she tried to synch with it and succeeded a bit too well. Or so everyone thought; if I didn't hallucinate ''everything'' between seeing you go down to the Mass-Production Evas and waking up on the beach, she actually did it on purpose so that Unit-01 could become an eternal monument to mankind's existence... or something. I don't know all the details and I'm not sure I want to, especially why she found it necessary to make me watch."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Oh,"''\\
'''Shinji''':''"So, yeah, [...] That's the woman my father is planning to cause total human extinction to reunite with. No accounting for taste, I suppose."''\\
'''Asuka''':''"Guess not,"''

->--'''Brabbins & Fyffe''', ''TheArmstrongAndMillerShow''

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', ''EarthGirlsAreEasy''

-->-- JaneAusten's ''Literature/NorthangerAbbey''

->''"I'm sure you're familiar with love songs on the order of 'He's just my Bill', '... my man', '... my Joe', '... my Max', and so on, where the girl who sings them tells you that, although the man she loves is antisocial, alcoholic, physically repulsive, or just plain unsanitary, that, nevertheless, she is his because he is hers, and like that."''
-->-- '''TomLehrer'''

-> ''Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them. She had neither beauty, genius, accomplishment, nor manner. The air of a gentlewoman, a great deal of quiet, inactive good temper, and a trifling turn of mind were all that could account for her being the choice of a sensible, intelligent man like Mr. Allen.''
-->-- The narrator of JaneAusten's ''NorthangerAbbey'' on marriage of Mr and Mrs Allen.

>'''Hyde:''' Jackie, talking is for people who have something in common.\\

-->'''Victoria:''' Hildegard, what if Victor and I don't like each other?\\

--> -- ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''

-->'''Jackie:''' Ok, look, Steven, these last few weeks with you have been really dirty and really wrong.
-->'''Hyde:''' Jackie, talking is for people who have something in common.\\

--> --''{{That 70s Show}}''

-->"I'm sure you're familiar with love songs on the order of "He's just my Bill", "... my man", "... my Joe", "... my Max", and so on, where the girl who sings them tells you that, although the man she loves is antisocial, alcoholic, physically repulsive, or just plain unsanitary, that, nevertheless, she is his because he is hers, and like that."
--> --TomLehrer.

-->"I'm failing to see how this relationship came to this point - he clearly can't stand her."
--> --TheNostalgiaChick, ''EarthGirlsAreEasy''
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--> -- ''Film/CorpseBride''

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