Australian Census 2016

[pErvinalia]

The once in four year census is upon us again, and this year they are collecting people's names. This is a privacy concern, and my only question now is what fake name or penis symbol I will be putting on the form. First I need to see the fines involved and whether they can pin it on me. The fine for not filling the form out is $185/day/household.

[pErvinalia]

We need some goddamn freedum here in Straya!

[JimC]

And it can be done online for the first time.

And my name is James A Treefrog...

[Hermit]

And FFS don't say you're an atheist. If you do, you'll have a mosque built in your front yard.

[pErvinalia]

Well that's it, I'm putting Christian down as my religion!

[Hermit]

Whatever turns you on. I'd rather put Christina down



on my bed.

[JimC]

Interesting link, Hermit.

The anti-islam folk have some weird ideas about competing religions...

[Hermit]

Interesting link, Hermit.

The anti-islam folk have some weird ideas about competing religions...

I was really expecting you to rage about the mathematical background. I mean, how many of the 13 million pseudo Christians would have to lie about their atheism to make Islam - currently numbering half a million adherents - to make it less numerous than the latter in Australia? I would say it's in excess of 90%. And if that happened, the government would be compelled to permit more communal meeting places for atheists rather than mosques.

[JimC]

I'm not sure that all of them are pseudo-christians, Hermit...

And there are already communal meeting places for atheists.

They're called pubs...

[NineBerry]

But pubs aren't tax-free.

[DaveDodo007]

The once in four year census is upon us again, and this year they are collecting people's names. This is a privacy concern, and my only question now is what fake name or penis symbol I will be putting on the form. First I need to see the fines involved and whether they can pin it on me. The fine for not filling the form out is $185/day/household.

Without the census how will your country know how many evil Jedi are amongst you?

[pErvinalia]

That's given me an idea. My name will be Obi Wan and my religion will be Jedi.

[DaveDodo007]

That's given me an idea. My name will be Obi Wan and my religion will be Jedi.

At the last census we had about 400,000 Jedi in the UK, it is just a matter of time before a Deathstar turns up and wipes us out.

[Scot Dutchy]

The once in four year census is upon us again, and this year they are collecting people's names. This is a privacy concern, and my only question now is what fake name or penis symbol I will be putting on the form. First I need to see the fines involved and whether they can pin it on me. The fine for not filling the form out is $185/day/household.

Without the census how will your country know how many evil Jedi are amongst you?

We never have a census in this country. No need. Like all ex-Napoleonic countries when you move into a council area you have to register at the town/city hall. We dont have county councils and every part of the country is in a "gemeente" or municipality each having its own head town. Along with births, deaths and marriages the town/city hall knows everything about the population. Each individual also has a citizen number which you need to do anything here; banking, health, taxation, education, social services and even applying for a driving licence. Your religion used to be recorded but that stopped about 40 years ago.

[laklak]

We only do it every 10 years. There are short and long forms, I've never gotten a long one where they ask all sorts of questions. Fuck 'em, none of their goddamn business I say.