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Womansinning and bitchery.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Just say no!
Seen in the parking lot of Khan Market, an upscale locale in south/central Delhi popular among the expatriate crowd:
"Say No To Crackers"
I sincerely hope they mean fireworks, and not my fine firang friends.
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