[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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