As we all know its Census night, so dont forget to.... Oooops i mean dont be naughty and when asked "Religion" to fill in "Jedi" ;)
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As we all know its Census night, so dont forget to.... Oooops i mean dont be naughty and when asked "Religion" to fill in "Jedi" ;)
I remember filling in a census form in the early 80's where we created a ficticious flatmate modelled on Neil from The Young Ones.
Their will be heaps doing it. You only need 10.000 for it to be officialy classed as a Religion. :)
Cant do it, religion has to be AFL:D :D :D
Ok you other codes don't flame me you can put your own in, sheeeeeeeeeeeeeessss (in advance):p
AFL isn't a religion, it's a sport.
You see, a religion is where thousands of fanatics gather together all over the country on a regular basis to chant and carry on about something that in the scheme of things is very unimportant but which they take so seriously that people have been injured, even killed, for saying the wrong thing and...
Oh, yeah :o
sounds like a sharpening thread, silent! :rolleyes:
I think it is Australian to lie in the Census form...at least to make the place seem much more interesting.
Who is taking odds on how long it takes the online entry to go wheels up? That is if it even works to start with?
Had an argument with my MIL the other night on why is it so crucial that the census has to be done on Tuesday night. I understand the idea of having a snapshot of the nation. It just doesn’t make sense to have to done it tother in 1 night.
Would the nation as a whole be any difference if the information is collected over 1 night or a period of say 7 days? Probably not. The truth is not everyone will do it tonight anyway. So why are they so anal about it? Why can't we be given a week to complete it instead of changing our plans or missing out?
She said “You don’t understand.” and she is right because I don’t.
Is Darkside a religion then?
Or Wendy's Wood Whisperers?
Can I believe in more than one thing at once? What would be the third of the holey (sic) trilogy? Triton?
Name of Person 1
Gumby
Is the person male or female
neither - plasticene
What is the person's relationship to person 2
pretty good,
Is the person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent
I'm thinking about it
Does the person speak a language other than English at home
Is Fark ! a language ?
Stupid bloody census :mad:
Stuart, 6% of Australian talk to wood and 95% of them are female. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by stuart_lees
Forget JEDI. Put Woodie, that way, when it becomes an official religion all of our sheds become temples. Just think of the tax advantages.......:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lignum
Because it is supposed to include anyone who stayed under your roof on Tuesday night. So say someone comes to your house tonight and stays and then goes home tomorrow, where do they do the census? They only want to capture each person once. It also gives them a statistic on how many people have house guests. Call yourself a mathematician? Pah!! :pQuote:
Why can't we be given a week to complete it instead of changing our plans or missing out?
6+95=101%:eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wongo
Hmmm.....:D
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Originally Posted by duckman
95% X 6% = 5.7%
Yes Silent, if the census is about “Where are you on Tuesday night 8th August 2006” then I will agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Think about Australia as a whole. Are we not interested in things like age, work type, income and all that?
My point is this kind of information will not change over night. For example, according to the last census, 75% of our population drive to work. Does it matter if they are this question on Tuesday night or Monday night? Let say you normal would drive to work but because you are staying with a mate tonight so you catch a train to work today. OK 1 less Australian drives to work today. We will still get 75% anyway.
Hang on, I don’t normal drive to work but today I will. Just make up the difference.:D
I think I think too much.:o
You miss the point my son. They want it done on one night so that they don't get double ups from confused people who stayed at a friends house one night and were at home the rest of the week.
Also, it's meant to be a snapshot. "Where are you on Tuesday night 8th August 2006" IS what the census is about, amongst other things.
Anyway, just do what everyone else does and fill it in when you want. As long as it's ready when they come to pick it up, who will know or care? Not me and not a billion Chinese :D
People will be confused one way or the other.
I was confused yesterday so I did the paper one and I will do it again today onlilne. :D
Snapshot my XXXX. :D
Just got tired of writing so i thought i'd try to use the ecensus. I accidentally pressed backspace and now have to wait 30 minutes to login AGAIN.:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by bennylaird
I'm computer literate, I feel sorry for those who try the ecensus and are still doing the census next year :eek:
At least they know the word security.
That's another reason they say to do it on Tuesday night, to avoid confusion about things like "I drove to work yesterday but not today". It doesn't matter what you did yesterday, it's what you did today they want to know. Yes Wongo, you think too much. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wongo
Our Norwegian exchange student is going home today so I have taken Lief off my Census:rolleyes:
I know, I know, it's as old as the hills
The bloke who dropped the forms in for us told me that he gets a text message as soon as an E Census is submitted, and they started over a week ago.
Well, it worked for me - mine's already in :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bennylaird
So maybe I'll go stay down at the beach tonight and not fill out the senseless at all.
Sorry but homeless people are required to complete the census too ;)
All the 'park people' & even people staying out on the reef on a dive boat overnight have be counted..
And as a nation, what we all did yesterday and what we do today should be pretty the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Iain, Please do not worry. Our new Norwegian exchange student arrives today. So the number of Norwegian exchange students in the country will not change :D
Anyway, I won’t be doing mine anyway because I already have something planned for tonight. :D Unless I change my plan of course.
OK OK I am such a good citizen so I will change my plan and do the census instead.
If you tick the ok I'm just see just what you put down when it becomes available in 99 years time. (We'll I hope too)
It's not about what we did as a nation, it's about what YOU did. See?Quote:
And as a nation, what we all did yesterday and what we do today should be pretty the same.
How do you think they will be able to come up with stats like "25% of single men under the age of 25 stayed at a girlfriend's house on Tuesday" if they let you do it whenever you want?
So should expect a report specifically written for ME. :cool:
Like your second point though.
Yes, you are compiling it. Keep a copy, it's all yours :pQuote:
So should expect a report specifically written for ME.
Yes, may the forms be with you Luke
What questions aren't on the census form?
What method of sharpening do you use?
Do you like reputation points?
Do you use a jig to make your dovetails?
Do you make the tails before the pins?
Are you a folder or a scrumper?
Does Doug the Slug have the best avatar?
What is your favourite pancake recipe?
Do you wear foil?
These are questions which are of interest to me but I didn't notice them on the form.:mad:
I supect that the call for a single-night snapshot is precisely because the ABS doesn't for a moment believe that everyone will actually complete the census on the specified day, but by urging folk to do so may help to focus the window to a closer timespan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wongo
When I completed my eCensus form this morning, the website accepted my submission - even though it was clearly in advance of the nominal period.
Nor even the more fundamental type of question such as "what do you do for relaxation/entertainment"Quote:
Originally Posted by Wood Borer
34% of of Australian Males entertain themselves in their shed. 21% of these, allegedly, even make things....:eek: :eek: :eek: :D :D :D
Well I have just completed my eCensus form online and it was easy as chips. No probs at all
I threw mine out withthe recycling:o . Called today and they said one would be delivered ASAP.
I still haven't received it so I've just called again and was told it might arrive within a couple of days. Doesn't matter though, so long as I fill it in before 28th August:confused:
Cheers,
Mark
Proudly declared as a pastafarian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
Here's another vote for online filing!
I had a bit of an interruption half way through, had to go, got locked out of the site for half an hour, came back and it was all there!
I wish the airlines would use the same software for their online bookings.
cheers,
P
i did the ecensus was very easy
Exactly. They should take a leaf (Lief?) out of Scott's book; 1001 reasons Chinese men don't like silence.Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge