[BITList] The Meaning of the Dot

franka franka at iinet.net.au
Fri May 25 07:20:53 BST 2012






    *S**ubject: The Meaning of the Dot*
    *Finally, someone has cleared this up for me... *image0011111.jpg
    *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 High Commission in*
    *Canberra 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:-*
    *
    A - Taxi licence in Adelaide
    B - Convenience store in Melbourne
    C- Service station in Perth,
    D- Kebab shop in Brisbane
    E- Take away cafe in Sydney*

    *If there is nothing there, he must stay in India and take a job*
    *answering telephones giving technical advice to Telstra and*
    *Optus customers in Australia .*


    	

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