I always preferred “mile relay”
Lynn is treating the Census with the utmost seriousness:
I plan to be a good, obedient citizen and fill it out properly. Exercising one’s freedom by putting down “human” as one’s race could result in having unpleasant people knocking on one’s door.
Meanwhile, I’m trying to figure out where I’m supposed to get a time machine to be able to answer this question:
How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?
I suppose I could wait until the second of April to mail the thing, at which time I would know for sure, but I have just about the same response to unpleasant people knocking on my door.
punctilious »
18 March 2010 · 12:22 pm
I had the same problem with the April Fools question.
jw »
18 March 2010 · 1:54 pm
I answered how many people live in the house. That’s it!
I included with that a copy of:
Title 13–CENSUS
Chapter 1–ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter 1–GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 6
(a)
(b)
(c)
If you read that carefully, and it’s pretty straight forward, it allows me to not answer all the other horsecrap info they want from me.
I also have six copys on my bullitin board right at the front door, with a doormat that says “COME BACK WITH A WARRENT”. I will answer each and every census worker by handing them that sheet of paper.
I’m trusting someone will send me cookies, while awaiting trial.
Cheney W. Halliburton »
18 March 2010 · 9:07 pm
Exercising one’s freedom by putting down “human” as one’s race could result in having unpleasant people knocking on one’s door.
If government employees are as good at being unpleasant as they are at anything else, I’ll have to remember to bill Uncle Sam for the education they’ll get.
fillyjonk »
20 March 2010 · 3:49 pm
1. What would a woman who was, say, 8 and 3/4 months pregnant do? It wouldn’t make sense – if you want to be very literal about it – not to wait for April 1 to see if the baby was here yet or not. Or do you count fetuses in utero as people? Or would that upset some of the pro-choice folks too much?
2. I’m really tempted to put down “Human” as “race” and if someone actually wants to spend the taxpayer dollars to hassle me, I’ll just refer them to chapter 11 of the biology textbook we use, which lays out some genetic arguments as to why the traditional concepts of “race” as we apply them are most likely not valid.