re: #223 DistantThunder

Predator: “And we’ll get married, and I’ll buy you a big diamond, and I’ll buy you a big house if only you let me have what I want right now.”

Gullible Greedy Bimbo: Sure!

This goes back to Roman times, if we can trust Monty Python:
Mandy (not our Mandy):
Nortius Maximus his name was. Promised me the known world. House by the Forum. Slaves. Ass’s milk. As much gold as I could eat.
And then, having his way with me, VOOM - like a rat out of an aqueduct.