"Ah, Power Plant Manager whose name I can't remember, let me introduce you to a universal SciFi rule—if you are a geek/schlub, and a hot woman shows interest in you, RUN! Nothing good ever comes of that."
— A post in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles forum on Television Without Pity
"Mr. Laurio, never trust a beautiful woman...especially one who's interested in you."
— Magneto, X2: X-Men United
#275: Keep in mind that Loki is a shapeshifter and has been known to change genders. So the next time that ‘hot chick from Sector 7’ takes a sudden miraculous interest in you and offers you a drink, it is advised you get a full scan done by the lab technicians to make sure it is actually a martini and not snakes.
"Well, this seems odd. I'm a dork. There's no way this, you know, Kim Novak huge-breasted woman come up to me. I'm too smart for that. Something's wrong. It's gotta be something to do with General Motors!"
— Ralph Nader as imagined by Tommy Blacha, Drunk History
"For me, this is like when an attractive young woman comes up to me in a bar and says, 'You know, I'm so attracted to aging socially-awkward hairy men who play too many video games. Why not buy me a drink then perhaps a house?' Perhaps I've gotten too defensive and cynical from a lifetime of disappointment. But after playing through Deum I think I've come to realize that people who come on to me might not necessarily be gold-digging harlots. Some of them are just trying to get back at their dad."
Cordelia: You want I should distract him? Make with the nice-nice while you slip by?
Angel: Don't be stupid. I'm that guy, and the most beautiful woman I've ever seen is making eyes at me? It's either a bachelor party or a scam.
— Angel, "Waiting in the Wings"
