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A few minutes ago I had received no communication regarding the 2026 Census.

And now,

MY CENSUS IS COMPLETED

Bubblecar said:

A few minutes ago I had received no communication regarding the 2026 Census.

And now,

MY CENSUS IS COMPLETED

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

I’m thinking that I’ll request a paper version.

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

A few minutes ago I had received no communication regarding the 2026 Census.

And now,

MY CENSUS IS COMPLETED

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

Fair enough. But if I’m dead by then my body will probably still be here, at the same addressed, unnoticed.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

A few minutes ago I had received no communication regarding the 2026 Census.

And now,

MY CENSUS IS COMPLETED

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

Fair enough. But if I’m dead by then my body will probably still be here, at the same addressed, unnoticed.

addressed = address

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

A few minutes ago I had received no communication regarding the 2026 Census.

And now,

MY CENSUS IS COMPLETED

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

Fair enough. But if I’m dead by then my body will probably still be here, at the same addressed, unnoticed.

And you’ll be on the other side, uncontactable.

Peak Warming Man said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

Fair enough. But if I’m dead by then my body will probably still be here, at the same addressed, unnoticed.

And you’ll be on the other side, uncontactable.

B’ain’t no other side.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

A few minutes ago I had received no communication regarding the 2026 Census.

And now,

MY CENSUS IS COMPLETED

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

Fair enough. But if I’m dead by then my body will probably still be here, at the same addressed, unnoticed.

But if you’re doing the paper form, then someone from the Australian Bureau of Statistics would come to your home to find out why you didn’t fill out your census form.

KJW said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

Fair enough. But if I’m dead by then my body will probably still be here, at the same addressed, unnoticed.

But if you’re doing the paper form, then someone from the Australian Bureau of Statistics would come to your home to find out why you didn’t fill out your census form.

Anyway I’m not planning to be dead by then and in fact answered NO to the question, “Are you expecting to be dead on or before the night of the 11th of August?”

My pentennial joke…

You filled out my census
that night in the forest…

Bubblecar said:

KJW said:

Bubblecar said:

Fair enough. But if I’m dead by then my body will probably still be here, at the same addressed, unnoticed.

But if you’re doing the paper form, then someone from the Australian Bureau of Statistics would come to your home to find out why you didn’t fill out your census form.

Anyway I’m not planning to be dead by then and in fact answered NO to the question, “Are you expecting to be dead on or before the night of the 11th of August?”

I haven’t done my census yet, but I think I’ll answer “NO” to that question as well.

dv said:

My pentennial joke…

You filled out my census
that night in the forest…

193cm here.

dv said:

My pentennial joke…

You filled out my census
that night in the forest…

Was there consent?

dv said:

My pentennial joke…

You filled out my census
that night in the forest…

Polite applause.

Michael V said:

Bubblecar said:

A few minutes ago I had received no communication regarding the 2026 Census.

And now,

MY CENSUS IS COMPLETED

We have our form on the kitchen table, to be filled out on the appropriate night. I mean, whilst we plan for the future, I may be in hospital or have died or something.

Ours is also awaiting attention on the kitchen table. Because of the same reasons.

I told them I am happy for them to open my file in 99 years.

dv said:

I told them I am happy for them to open my file in 99 years.

I allowed them to do so, but didn’t mention happiness.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I told them I am happy for them to open my file in 99 years.

I allowed them to do so, but didn’t mention happiness.

I said s’all the same to me gov

dv said:

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

I told them I am happy for them to open my file in 99 years.

I allowed them to do so, but didn’t mention happiness.

I said s’all the same to me gov

in 99 years there’ll be a different government, different data storage system and some work experience kid will spend the whole day trying to figure out the password to the ancient cloud

I got an envelope in the mail today, it appears to be the census form. Coz it has the word “CENSUS” on it, and it’s from the Australian Bureau of Spastics Spasticics, or something like that.

Good evening Kingy

🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

Kingy said:

I got an envelope in the mail today, it appears to be the census form. Coz it has the word “CENSUS” on it, and it’s from the Australian Bureau of Spastics Spasticics, or something like that.

You know, you like to be the class clown but that is just inappropriate…

furious said:

Kingy said:

I got an envelope in the mail today, it appears to be the census form. Coz it has the word “CENSUS” on it, and it’s from the Australian Bureau of Spastics Spasticics, or something like that.

You know, you like to be the class clown but that is just inappropriate…

Yeah, fair call.

I was channeling Steady Eddie but without the personal experience.

I humbly apologise and retract my previous post.

I think I’m going to do mine the day before.

party_pants said:

I think I’m going to do mine the day before.

Ill leave it til the day. I could be dead before then, and nobody would be none the wiser.

furious said:

Kingy said:

I got an envelope in the mail today, it appears to be the census form. Coz it has the word “CENSUS” on it, and it’s from the Australian Bureau of Spastics Spasticics, or something like that.

You know, you like to be the class clown but that is just inappropriate…

let’s get it started

Cue the usual comments: don’t you have to wait til the 11th? Doing it early is tempting fate 🤞🏼. Haven’t even got my form yet! Don’t do it online, the government (insert conspiracy here).

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

you wouldn’t have to ask that if you were an every day aussie!

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

Do you wear the flag as a cape and have a Southern Cross tattoo

Bogsnorkler said:

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

you wouldn’t have to ask that if you were an every day aussie!

No True Every Day Aussie

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

Dim, mildly illiterate: that sort of thing.

dv said:

Bogsnorkler said:

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

you wouldn’t have to ask that if you were an every day aussie!

No True Every Day Aussie

Every day Aussies celebrate core occasions by eating damper and jam.

https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/?main=https%3A//tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/topics/8876/

Link

2016 census thread. few lost posters in there. Interesting thread nonetheless.

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

Well, I won’t be doing that. I’ll be a “No religion” person, thanks.

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

If you “enjoy” christian values then you’re an everyday Aussie.
If you think those values might just be a front for people to hide behind when they want to oppress someone, then you have too much critical thinking ability to be an everyday Aussie.

You’ll all be pleased to know the Jews have been dropped from the census form. they now have to tick other.

becklefreckle said:

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

If you “enjoy” christian values then you’re an everyday Aussie.
If you think those values might just be a front for people to hide behind when they want to oppress someone, then you have too much critical thinking ability to be an everyday Aussie.

So are people thinking if too many people identify as Muslim we will get Sharia law.

Peak Warming Man said:

You’ll all be pleased to know the Jews have been dropped from the census form. they now have to tick other.

I have enough trouble with the Ixodes holocyclus tupe

Cymek said:

becklefreckle said:

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

If you “enjoy” christian values then you’re an everyday Aussie.
If you think those values might just be a front for people to hide behind when they want to oppress someone, then you have too much critical thinking ability to be an everyday Aussie.

So are people thinking if too many people identify as Muslim we will get Sharia law.

Young girls will be mutilated and gays won’t be tolerated.

Tamb said:

Peak Warming Man said:

You’ll all be pleased to know the Jews have been dropped from the census form. they now have to tick other.

I have enough trouble with the Ixodes holocyclus tupe

tupe = type

I’ll be filling out the form in the original Arabic.

Witty Rejoinder said:

I’ll be filling out the form in the original Arabic.

Make it really hard. Use Wingdings.

Kothos will be along shortly with his woeful experience of genital mutilation.

Peak Warming Man said:

You’ll all be pleased to know the Jews have been dropped from the census form. they now have to tick other.

never had a dedicated tick box.

becklefreckle said:

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

If you “enjoy” christian values then you’re an everyday Aussie.
If you think those values might just be a front for people to hide behind when they want to oppress someone, then you have too much critical thinking ability to be an everyday Aussie.

It’s too early in the day for me to even be reading about this.
The utter bullshit that the Anglican Parish Council preschool committee members inflicted upon me in the 90s broke my brain.
The world is fucked.

I think to be fair anyone that’s wants their questions on the census should have their questions included on the census.

Tau.Neutrino said:

I think to be fair anyone that’s wants their questions on the census should have their questions included on the census.

I’d like to see how many pages it would get to.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

I think to be fair anyone that’s wants their questions on the census should have their questions included on the census.

I’d like to see how many pages it would get to.

I’d like to see statistics on toilet hygiene. It’s important information.

dv said:

How can I tell whether I am an every day Aussie?

So we’ll lose our 4 day Easter holiday?

✅ Christian

Honestly I put No Religion for the first time. I could reasonably either be described as an agnostic or a Red Letter Christian but NR is a fair bucket me for to sit in.

dv said:

Honestly I put No Religion for the first time. I could reasonably either be described as an agnostic or a Red Letter Christian but NR is a fair bucket me for to sit in.

Good to hear.

Witty Rejoinder said:

I’ll be filling out the form in the original Arabic.

As Nolan Intended

Witty Rejoinder said:

I’ll be filling out the form in the original Arabic.

As Nolan Intended

Tau.Neutrino said:

I think to be fair anyone that’s wants their questions on the census should have their questions included on the census.

Maybe a blank choose-your-adventure page at the back

I tried to get some data from the ABS a few years ago; they wanted to charge me a ridiculous fee, even though I wasn’t sure the data they were offering was what I was after, and would have to see before I was sure. I tried to point out that, as a taxpayer, I’ve already paid for the data, but they still insisted. So I checked the law: I’m required to provide the information on census night, but there’s nothing to require that I provide it free. So I’m charging a fee for it.

Is Stanthorpe where PWMs redoubt is near?

btm said:

I tried to get some data from the ABS a few years ago; they wanted to charge me a ridiculous fee, even though I wasn’t sure the data they were offering was what I was after, and would have to see before I was sure. I tried to point out that, as a taxpayer, I’ve already paid for the data, but they still insisted. So I checked the law: I’m required to provide the information on census night, but there’s nothing to require that I provide it free. So I’m charging a fee for it.

Not even free under the FOI Act?

poikilotherm said:

Is Stanthorpe where PWMs redoubt is near?

Yep.

Peak Warming Man said:

Cymek said:

becklefreckle said:

If you “enjoy” christian values then you’re an everyday Aussie.
If you think those values might just be a front for people to hide behind when they want to oppress someone, then you have too much critical thinking ability to be an everyday Aussie.

So are people thinking if too many people identify as Muslim we will get Sharia law.

Young girls will be mutilated and gays won’t be tolerated.

It’s clearly what they’re implying, along with the assumption that christian values are so much more progressive. Never protected a rapist even once.

Divine Angel said:

btm said:

I tried to get some data from the ABS a few years ago; they wanted to charge me a ridiculous fee, even though I wasn’t sure the data they were offering was what I was after, and would have to see before I was sure. I tried to point out that, as a taxpayer, I’ve already paid for the data, but they still insisted. So I checked the law: I’m required to provide the information on census night, but there’s nothing to require that I provide it free. So I’m charging a fee for it.

Not even free under the FOI Act?

Unfortunately the FOI act doesn’t work like that (which I suspect you already knew.)

btm said:

Divine Angel said:

btm said:

I tried to get some data from the ABS a few years ago; they wanted to charge me a ridiculous fee, even though I wasn’t sure the data they were offering was what I was after, and would have to see before I was sure. I tried to point out that, as a taxpayer, I’ve already paid for the data, but they still insisted. So I checked the law: I’m required to provide the information on census night, but there’s nothing to require that I provide it free. So I’m charging a fee for it.

Not even free under the FOI Act?

Unfortunately the FOI act doesn’t work like that (which I suspect you already knew.)

I do, but I’m optimistic. How much are you considering charging for your data?

Divine Angel said:

btm said:

Divine Angel said:

Not even free under the FOI Act?

Unfortunately the FOI act doesn’t work like that (which I suspect you already knew.)

I do, but I’m optimistic. How much are you considering charging for your data?

A reasonable amount: say $10 per answer. I haven’t really considered what I’ll do if they refuse to pay; I’ll still be obliged to provide answers.

btm said:

Divine Angel said:

btm said:

Unfortunately the FOI act doesn’t work like that (which I suspect you already knew.)

I do, but I’m optimistic. How much are you considering charging for your data?

A reasonable amount: say $10 per answer. I haven’t really considered what I’ll do if they refuse to pay; I’ll still be obliged to provide answers.

Make sure they understand that they’re not allowed to make any use of your particular answers without payment.

Bubblecar said:

btm said:

Divine Angel said:

I do, but I’m optimistic. How much are you considering charging for your data?

A reasonable amount: say $10 per answer. I haven’t really considered what I’ll do if they refuse to pay; I’ll still be obliged to provide answers.

Make sure they understand that they’re not allowed to make any use of your particular answers without payment.

$50 per question here but I’m adding additional charges for how much time it takes to answer each question.

dv said:

Honestly I put No Religion for the first time. I could reasonably either be described as an agnostic or a Red Letter Christian but NR is a fair bucket me for to sit in.

TIL of Red Letter Christians.

btm said:

I tried to get some data from the ABS a few years ago; they wanted to charge me a ridiculous fee, even though I wasn’t sure the data they were offering was what I was after, and would have to see before I was sure. I tried to point out that, as a taxpayer, I’ve already paid for the data, but they still insisted. So I checked the law: I’m required to provide the information on census night, but there’s nothing to require that I provide it free. So I’m charging a fee for it.

good luck with that then.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

Honestly I put No Religion for the first time. I could reasonably either be described as an agnostic or a Red Letter Christian but NR is a fair bucket me for to sit in.

TIL of Red Letter Christians.

That makes at least two of us.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Bubblecar said:

btm said:

A reasonable amount: say $10 per answer. I haven’t really considered what I’ll do if they refuse to pay; I’ll still be obliged to provide answers.

Make sure they understand that they’re not allowed to make any use of your particular answers without payment.

$50 per question here but I’m adding additional charges for how much time it takes to answer each question.

Seems fair.

I put no religion – I lost it about 26 years ago. I used to be Anglican – even taught sunday school.

my Mother in Law – who has never gone to church in her adult life, except to go to our wedding and possibly a couple of funerals, insisted on putting Anglican.