The red dot
FINALLY, SOMEONE HAS CLEARED THIS UP.
For
centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot on their foreheads. Most of us
have naively thought this was connected with tradition or religion, but
the Indian embassy in Ottawa 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 convenience store, a gas station, a donut shop, a taxi cab, or a
motel in the United States . If nothing is there, he must remain in
India to answer telephones and provide us with Verizon technical
support.
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