Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
DEFINITIONS OF A FLIRT
PoeticnI, SntiricaI and VenEefuI
Answers to Question, "Wha
is a FIirt Q"

People in England have been puzzlinS
themselves over the question, What is a
flirt?" A London newspaper started the
discussion and even offered prizes for the
best replies. Thousands of answers were
received. The best answer was said 10
be the following:
"a misguided individual who wants ali
loves roses without any thorns, and
usually ends with nothing to show but
scratches
The second prize man rendered this re-
ply:
zone who leads you to loves paradise
and then rudely slams the gates in your
face"
And the man who received the third
prize answered in this wise:
"A sampler of Cupid's wares who can't
make UP her mind, and through her in
decision is often left behind"
A woman received a consolation prize
for this reply:
zone who, possessing charm, uses it;
discovering power, abuses it; securing
love, refuses it; plucks fairest fruit and
bruises it,"
A prize of the same character went to
a man for this effusion:
"a flirt is the wasp OF society, rifling
all the flowers of friendship, but pro-
ducing no honey"
Other noteworthy answers were:
"A flirt is the destroyer of youthful
belief in the goodness of human nature"
"A queer fish, having the voracity of Il
shark, arms and octopu and backbone
of a Jellyfish."
zone whose heart is SO susceptible and
soft that Cupid's arrows pass completely
through II without sticking
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"a flirt is a fraudulent person who
by numerous devices tries TO obtain love
under false pretenses."
"A poacher with alluring snares on
Cupid's estate"
zone who sees how near a lighted
match can be placed to an ~unkindled
fire without setting it aglow."
"One who plays with Cupid, but wears
a suit Of armor."
The girl who plays with all the boys
and treats them all as penny toys"
"A maiden effusive. attractive, elusive,
of high hopes conducive, yet never con-
elusive"
The average flirt is like the chear
oot-poo sole, plenty OF tongue, ele-
CANT appearance, but weak in the up
pers."
One who high opinion of her OWE
attractions is only exceeded by her uttel
disregard of the feelings of others"
zone born with an immense capacity
for love, a lamentable lack Of contro
and a goodly touch Of vanity"
ION who loves to lure victims TO III.
heights OF happiness-and throw then
over"
zone who desires flatIery and admira
ton from the opposite sex. and to gaiE
that end ignores conventionalities an,
sincerity"
THE offspring Of a vanity which make,
women ridiculous and men nontemptibl,
in the eyes OF all rational people"
"A thief who, to crafty vanity, RODS
sentiment of It's feeling, friendship of It.
sincerity and love Of its beauty"
zone who jangles lifes sweetest melody
and makes II out of tune"
Girl who gets about and makes tbs
boys all love her; when she's had hel
fling, makes a model mother"
"A creature without mind enough tC
reflect, heart enough to be constant, love
enough to be true"
"OEe whose qualification is another
modification"
"Uue who desires to please, Graves uni
yersal admiration. experiments in love
and helps to educate men TO marry Othel
women"