{"id":371,"date":"2014-02-27T20:57:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T15:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cogiaworld.comze.com\/2014\/02\/six-word-stories\/"},"modified":"2014-08-08T18:48:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:18:12","slug":"six-word-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/2014\/02\/six-word-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Six word stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A series of satire on India<br \/>\n<strong>Female foeticide:<\/strong>\u00a0It&#8217;s a girl? We&#8217;ll try again.<br \/>\n<strong>Eve-teasing:<\/strong>\u00a0Hear snide remark? Ignore. Keep walking.<br \/>\n<strong>Rape:<\/strong>\u00a0Raped. Body recovered. Soul scarred forever.<br \/>\n<strong>Rape:<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;Call them brothers&#8221; -(Un)holy Indian saint<br \/>\n<strong>Indian Education System<\/strong>:\u00a0Mug it up. Don&#8217;t ask why.<br \/>\n<strong>Indian politicians on Indian soldiers&#8217; death<\/strong>:Soldiers died? That&#8217;s what they do.<br \/>\n<strong>Dowry system:<\/strong>\u00a0Our son = Your daughter + 5 crores<br \/>\n<strong>Giving back to the community<\/strong>:\u00a0&#8216;Twas everybody&#8217;s job. Nobody did it.<br \/>\n<strong>Why India is in a mess in general<\/strong>:\u00a0Actors, Politicians, Cricketers &gt;&gt;&gt; Teachers, Doctors, Soldiers<br \/>\n<strong>Excuse for current incompetency<\/strong>:\u00a0Our ancestors this. Our ancestors that.<br \/>\n<strong>Arranged marriage concept<\/strong>:\u00a0NO DATING! Sleeping with stranger? Fine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/Storytelling\/What-are-some-of-the-best-six-word-stories-ever\/answer\/Deepak-Mehta-2?srid=pRRX&amp;share=1\">Answer by Deepak Mehta to What are some of the best &#8216;six word stories&#8217; ever?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post_sig\">Posted from WordPress for Android<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of satire on India Female foeticide:\u00a0It&#8217;s a girl? We&#8217;ll try again. Eve-teasing:\u00a0Hear snide remark? Ignore. Keep walking. Rape:\u00a0Raped. Body recovered. Soul scarred forever. Rape:\u00a0&#8220;Call them brothers&#8221; -(Un)holy Indian saint Indian Education System:\u00a0Mug it up. Don&#8217;t ask why. Indian politicians on Indian soldiers&#8217; death:Soldiers died? That&#8217;s what they do. 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