LOL. Especially the question on transport. Mine always gets rejected.....

..as the answer put was......

...Own 2 legs.

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When the 10 year Census forms appeared for 2001 and 2011 they were machine readable. So, when they asked a question and gave tick box options to answer (machine readable, so easy to enter the statistics).

I agree with the Census, but disagree the questions to do with lifestyle, and nothing to do with a Census.

When I answered the machine readable parts, I ticked all the boxes, to mess up the machine readability, and then wrote in the answer.

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

Wouldn't surprise me if some place was still using X's and a stamp pad with manual count.

Gary, now who's still doing it this old way, so come on get real!! Hm?? Ah, Oh,
Ooooow...Um us in the UK...ooooops.

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

I agree with Rob and Chris. But, the US use electronic vote recorders, I think?

Different in every county. No standards. In Los Angeles it is optical, fill in the circle on a Hollerith size card. Other places optical on long paper forms. I think everyone got rid of punch cards. Wouldn't surprise me if some place was still using X's and a stamp pad with manual count.

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I agree with Rob and Chris. But, the US use electronic vote recorders, I think?

Yes we have for a few years now. Unfortunately, as a printing/bindery worker, the switch to electronic machines took away much work from me. In Octobers of the past I would be busy die-cutting the strips that went into the old lever punch ballot machines. That ended about 3 or 4 years ago IIRC.

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#resist

I agree with Rob and Chris. But, the US use electronic vote recorders, I think?

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Same over here Rob. I've done many hours manning exit polls over the last few years. I know how it all works and it wouldn't do so without these people that give up their time. I might be a local vote counter in 2015, I don't know yet.

Congratulations are due to the countless number of folks who beavered away in the background. Those who administered and counted, collated and adjudicated - without you, and a structure that makes it all work, we would still be pondering on the outcome. I have a friend who is a returning officer over here and I know how much effort he has to put in to make sure it all happens smoothly on the day - and do the winners, or loosers, ever say thank you to him and his team as they make their speeches of victory or defeat??

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

It looked like Mitt found a way to save America ...

Hehehehe. :-D

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#resist

Whild Cherry

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It looked like Mitt found a way to save America ...

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Woohoo

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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ...

Sky News announced about 20 minutes ago that Obama won the election.

Congratulations ...

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Congrats to the winners from this side of the pond.

I see there are going to be three more democratic women in the Senate.

la la la LAAAH la la la.

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Janice

Oh, it's over.

And thank you Celt! A victory indeed.

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#resist

It ain't over 'til I sing.

But it is lookin good.

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Janice

Hallelujah, it's over.

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thank you.. or ya hoser! depending on the out come. ;)

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Janice

Congratulations my dear friends in America!