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> > FINALLY, SOMEONE HAS CLEARED THIS UP FOR ME....
> >
> > For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot on their foreheads. Most of us
> > have naively thought this was connected with marriage or religion, but the
> > Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C. has recently revealed the true story.
> >
> > When a Hindu woman gets married, she brings a dowry into the union. On her
> > Wedding night, the husband scratches off the dot to see whether he has won
> > a
> > taxi cab, a convenience store, a gas station, a donut shop, or a motel in
> > the United States.
> >
> > If nothing is there, he must take a job in India answering telephones
> > giving technical advice.
> >
> >
> >
>
FW: Question answered
9/26/2007 11:27:00 AM | Key Words: HINDU, INDIA, RACISM, SEMI-UNCOMFORTABLE, WOMAN |
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