What is the Dot for?

[dan filipi]

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 Information.

Yep, that's pretty much what I thought.

 

[joedrum]

now dont we all like going down to the happy hindu to buy gas and some poison energy drinks

 

[AApple]

Thass not the story I've always been told....I've always been told that that red spot on their foreheads was from the husband poking her there with his finger, while saying "You stoopid beetch!"...
I don't know....that's just what I've heard.....

:smilie_happy:

 

[petefan1]

Hmmm....say it in indian, or hindu Aaple, I think you translated it wrong...