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.
True story.
Census Worker showed up at our door. We sent in a form. Told her that. She said she wasn’t here for information about us...she wanted infomation on the people across the street. The door has never been slammed harder.
Screw these morons.
You know what, most of these folks are just trying to pay their bills like the rest of us. Report what you must, refuse the rest, and let it go.
tell them you are african american...
Tell her you’re Cambodian and your husband is a bisexual North Korean.
Most of them might be but I’ve been called numerous times and I stated every time that I already sent in my form. They even called at 8:30 on a SUNDAY night. Today my babysitter was here while I was away and the worker harassed my 14 year old daughter trying to get her to answer questions. By all means you handle them your way and I’ll handle them mine. I find that humor is generally effective.
Do what I did. Give the reasonable information required to determine representation and avoid double counting (names, ages and number of people in the household). Then tell them you are done.
The census worker that came to my door wasn’t at all surprised or miffed. He just filled in the forms and went on his way.
And I too filled it in and sent it back the first time (with the same limited information).
A higher resolution version of the same video clip from SNL with Christopher Walken.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4165/saturday-night-live-census-taker
Why not just answer the f*ing questions and let her get on with her work?
Fly a Gadsden Flag....they’ll know where you’re coming from before they knock on your door.
Because I have already answered their questions and I am tired of being harassed. I suppose I could be rude or sic the dogs on her....I prefer to mess with her.
“I’d love to answer your questions, but the voices in my head say I have to clean the guns first.”
LOL I like that one <<<<<<jotting down notes..
Always glad to help.
You could tell the census worker you are an ‘army of one.’ LOL!
“Why not just answer the f*ing questions and let her get on with her work?”
For the same reason I hang up on telephone solicitors...it was unwanted, unwarranted and not hardly what I call work.
Why?
Free country?
You have a right not to be harrassed in your own home?
The government is overreaching already?
I don’t want some stranger knowing more than I already told them?
More?
“I’m disfellowshipped. You shouldn’t even be talking to me.”
Oh, wait, that’s for the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
I’ve had a very dedicated census taker show up at my door four times that I know of already. She leaves a note taped to my storm door asking me to call, which I don’t. However, she somehow got my telephone number. When she called and asked if I live at blah-blah blah street, I told her no. She still keeps coming...morning, afternoon, evening even on weekends.
I will not answer the door for anyone I don’t know or expect and that includes census takers. And I won’t participate in the census because I have no idea what nefarious plans this administration has for the data. They want to arrest me? Fine. Come and get me.
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