Ogden Nash

Biological Reflection

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A girl whose cheeks are covered with paint Has an advantage with me over one whose ain't.

Biological Reflection - meaning Summary

Painted Cheeks Preferred

This two-line epigram states a speaker’s humorous preference for a girl who wears makeup over one who does not. In plain terms it treats cosmetic artifice as an appealing advantage, playfully reducing romantic or aesthetic judgment to a simple, witty rule. The poem’s compact, comic assertion invites readers to notice how appearance and social attitudes toward beautification shape attraction and taste.

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