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| trailsend
Thu 6/1/2006 8:31p | Arse, buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, they're all the same in the end. |
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| Deogges Mom
Thu 6/1/2006 9:12p | End of the day can be very relaxing. |
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| TALL Disney Guy
Thu 6/1/2006 9:18p | "Relaxing" is a good hot tub. |
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| Deogges Mom
Thu 6/1/2006 9:29p | (A) tub of butter or margarine is good when baked potatoes are being served. |
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| alexbook
Fri 6/2/2006 9:28a | >>Served them right, Pooja!
Bhiwani girl shows how to fight dowry
POOJA of Charkhi Dadri in Bhiwani district has set a noble example. Her problem arose when the groom's party reached her home for the wedding. Many of them were drunk and behaving in a drunken manner. More shockingly, they were demanding more and more as dowry. By then she and the groom had taken the traditional rounds of the holy fire. In other words, they had become man and wife. That could have been the beginning of yet another dowry death. It was at that point that Pooja decided to walk out of the marriage. What firmed up her decision was the conduct of the groom who, instead of controlling the situation, remained a mute spectator of the drunken behaviour of the people who accompanied him. Better late than never, her parents solidly stood by her when she asked the bridegroom and his relations to get lost.
Given the social conditions in Haryana or, for that matter, anywhere in India, it is not an easy thing for a girl in Pooja's condition to do what she did. Equally important, it is rare for parents to support such a daughter. Take Pooja's own case. She is the eldest of five sisters and one brother. Every parent would like their daughters to be married off as early as possible because an unmarried daughter is considered a burden. Pooja's parents must have spent a lot of money on her marriage. As the story goes, the local people were able to forcefully take back the gifts given to the "baraatis". But what about the money spent? It is also not clear whether a case has been registered against the groom and his parents for demanding dowry which is a cognisable offence.
The enactment of the anti-dowry law has not made a dent on the practice of giving and demanding dowry. Far from that, the practice has been gaining strength with newer and newer communities also taking to it in a big way and more consumer goods landing in the show windows. If anything this shows that the evil cannot be fought by legal means alone. More and more Poojas should come forward to spurn marriage offers that come with dowry demands as attachments. Significantly, Pooja's relations and well-wishers have appreciated her bold decision and stood by her in her hour of crisis. This is the right way to fight this social evil.<<
--from the Tribune of India |
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| Ursula
Fri 6/2/2006 10:14a | India would be a very strange place to raise a daughter, well, to me that is, since I don't understand their customs. |
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| Kar2oonMan
Fri 6/2/2006 11:07a | Customs in India include that, when it is necessary to touch one's food, one should eat only with their right hand. I always wonder how such customs get their start. |
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| TALL Disney Guy
Fri 6/2/2006 4:06p | Start savin' money fer thangs ya want, folks! |
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| avromark
Fri 6/2/2006 5:51p | Folks, some are yokels others are just slackjaw. |
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| Deogges Mom
Fri 6/2/2006 8:18p | Slackjaw yokels are common in Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. |
