OFF: UK Census

M Holmes fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK
Thu Apr 5 11:31:36 EDT 2001


Si Halley writes:

> Thought this may amuse.
>
> Subject:  Census 2001
>
> > As some of you may know there is a census coming around on August the
> > 7th.
> >
> > For those who don't know, a census is where the government collates
> > general information about its residents (number of people living in your
> > house, religion, etc)
> >
> > If there are enough people, who put down a religion that
> > isn't mentioned on the census form it becomes a fully recognised and
> > legal religion.  It usually takes about 10,000 people to nominate the
> > same religion.
> >
> > It is for this reason that it has been suggested that anyone who does
> > not have a dominant religion to put "Jedi" as their religion.

Sorry, I'll be putting "Discordian" as usual. Still, if 9999 folks want
to join me, then I think that'd be perfectly in keeping with scripture :-)

FoFP



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