Posted on 06/12/2010 12:11:16 PM PDT by sfimom
Ok FReepers, I came home today to find a note left by a census worker stating that they would be coming back within a day or two to complete my census interview despite the fact that I sent in my form the day I got it. I'm looking for creative ideas to answer her questions and generally mess with her.
I was thinking something along the lines of
WOrker: How many people live in your residence?
Me: What do you mean people? I think of our pets as kids....would you like me to enumerate just the mammals or are you including reptiles and amphibians...oh wait my ex husband isn’t here anymore so no reptiles.....Hang on a sec I have to go count the guppies.....
ACORN members and other leftist activists will be out in full force in 2010 working for the census. They will be doing their best to count every illegal immigrant in sight (and out of sight) to inflate the population numbers in liberal population centers. Why? To get the maps re-drawn to create additional Democrat districts. (Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said “If you think redistricting is always partisan and political – which it is – it’s going to be on steroids this time.”) If the 2010 census is going to be a farce, both sides may as well play the game. If you live in a conservative area, make sure you inflate the numbers when the census-taker comes knocking at your door. If you’re married with two children, tell them you have four. Make up names and birthdates, and say they’re off at college. Don’t forget to include your brother-in-law Murray, who lives with you – along with his wife and three kids. And don’t forget the two tenants who rent the room above the garage… or your mother-in-law, who can’t be disturbed now because she is taking a nap in her bedroom (even if she’s been dead for a few years.) The more people who are counted as living in your area, the better the chances it will need to be split into two congressional districts. Voila! Two conservative congressmen instead of one!
http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/mess-with-the-census
I keep waiting for one to show up on my doorstep. I want to see their face when I tell them my race is “elven”.
According to their own definitions, it’s a valid answer!
Well stand there use your fingers and count for awehile then say however many are in your home. When they ask race say human. Go to the door armed with a Bible and after those 2 questions start asking them if they have been saved, most will begin to back away at that point.
awehile =awhile
By this time they should be backing away slowly. Tell them your case worker is coming by in a while with your meds. It's the only thing that keeps you from getting kidnapped by aliens again. Tell them you will wait by the door for the next ten years until they come back.
I think it would be fun to have the census worker come to my house. I don't know why everyone is complaining.
The only thing they need to know by law is how many people live in the house...
I’m currently on the third worker and 4th visit..
it goes like this:
How many people live here:
5...full time.
What is your name:
“That is a matter of public record...look it up.”
What are the relationships and races of those who live here:
“none of your business”
Can I have your phone number?
“it’s a matter of public record...look it up”
“Those are my 3 answers.”
Last guy got a bit miffed appearently and said “well you can answer the deputy next time”
“looking forward to it...call ahead I’ll make coffee...you’ll have to look up my number though...it’s a matter of public record”
I never got a form in the mail because I have to drive 4 miles to the Post Office and they could not find my place. I went to the library and put my name and said I was a Legal American. They can’t find my place because the gate is locked so I am not expecting them.
Oh you lucky gal! I was hoping they would come to my house. I was going to greet them in some camo clothes with a big Castro like cigar hanging on my lip and maybe a sidearm just for show....LOL!!
Maybe I ought to have my kids catch a bunch of garter snakes and see if they want to handle the serpents lol
I love that skit! Walken is a genius.
BTW...DONT give false answers to a federal representative...that IS a crime..
my three answers:
5 (number of people who live here)
It’s a matter of public record (name etc)
none of your business (relationships, race, etc)
OMG my son just offered to eat a live worm then offer some. This is going to be fun :)
Just lay out a bottle of Chianti, a can of fava beans, some sharp butcher knives, a roll of duct tape and a single wine glass. Make sure they are out in the open where they can be seen. Invite the census work to join you for a glass of wine. Ask the person if they enjoy fried liver. ;-)
What was the music he was playing in that scene?
some guy called me yesterday to CONFIRM the answers I gave the lady were correct.
I did not give my phone # out, specifically to avoid the quality control phone call. But they got my # anyways.
Just BS to make up jobs.
I'm waiting for that knock at my door.
I worked on the census, several other freepers worked on the census too. You know we are either supplementing income, or are in between jobs, or whatever. There’s really no reason to be an ass. Just say “I refuse to answer that question” she will write that down and be on her way.
Mabye we could try Avatar too.
They had no reason to be an ass and harass my minor daughter for answers that I already submitted on my form either :)
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