TALLAHASSEE, FL—Local man Larry Buttsworth, 34, spent nearly twenty minutes Friday trying to charm what he thought was an aloof woman at Gator’s Tap House, only to realize he’d been wooing a life-size Corona cutout of model Maria Esperanza. In his lucky Hawaiian shirt, he opened with offers of “the finest beverage money can buy,” then praised her “mysterious smile” and “great listening skills.” “I figured she was the strong, silent type,” Buttsworth told reporters, still standing beside the display. “She looked right through me. Into my soul.” Bartender Jessica Morales intervened after he draped his jacket over the cardboard and lined up six untouched Coronas. “It was getting weird,” she said. When told the truth, he studied the bikini-clad model holding a lime and said, “Well, that explains why she hasn’t touched her beer.” Undeterred, Buttsworth asked if the cutout was “playing hard to get” and whether Maria preferred domestic or imported. “I’ve invested twenty minutes,” he said. “I’m not quitting over two dimensions.” He then requested introductions to any Budweiser girls. He plans to return Saturday for a new Dos Equis cutout, “more my type anyway.”