tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post1144566170869066461..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Practically ZZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-85394539356069197202011-03-12T20:14:33.771+00:002011-03-12T20:14:33.771+00:00Behave, yes LZM, but some of us are better at it t...Behave, yes LZM, but some of us are better at it than others.<br /><br />It seems odd that the religion question is voluntary, when you can say 'none' or there's a space for anything you like, but the question of how well you speak English is compulsory, when it's rather a subjective matter. I quite like it that you can tick all that you wish under 'national identity'; whilst primarily English I am also British and will tick both. <br /><br />I have heard that they quietly fill in the form again with their view on your nationality - since it all goes on to a computer record, this seems very likely.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-17417861219490318342011-03-12T19:30:51.267+00:002011-03-12T19:30:51.267+00:00Tosh!!!!! When answering the nationality/racial ba...Tosh!!!!! When answering the nationality/racial background question on N.H.S. forms, I always cross all their suggestions out and put in:-"English, and I consider this question offensive and unnecessary". I've yet to have this reply queried.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-48569666858577909532011-03-11T19:37:20.017+00:002011-03-11T19:37:20.017+00:00You people really must behave*)You people really must behave*)luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-46797830543948015112011-03-10T21:53:40.246+00:002011-03-10T21:53:40.246+00:00You can call yourself English and British if you w...You can call yourself English and British if you wish. <br /><br />I'll let you know what happens about the dog. <br /><br />I think most people will play it straight in the census. The religious question is voluntary anyway and there isn't much that will matter in 100 years. I don't suppose its primary purpose is the thought of family trees being researched several generations on, in any case. Doesn't a touch of misinformation add to the fun?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-14720463753601201172011-03-10T19:40:52.664+00:002011-03-10T19:40:52.664+00:00Dogs.
I haven't opened my census yet, but a...Dogs.<br /><br /><br /><br />I haven't opened my census yet, but am I allowed to call myself English?<br /><br /><br />(One eighth gypsy).<br /><br /><br />(Viking ancestors).Eddie 2-Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663438334446202114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-60457780456192463902011-03-10T15:24:33.529+00:002011-03-10T15:24:33.529+00:00Oh gosh, I sympathise with the dog sitters and hop...Oh gosh, I sympathise with the dog sitters and hope the runaway is found. Do let us know what happens.sablonneusehttp://sablonneuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-77689317700696973852011-03-10T10:40:49.677+00:002011-03-10T10:40:49.677+00:00I sometimes give my nationality as "drinker&q...I sometimes give my nationality as "drinker", ah the classics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-84497743183298240242011-03-10T09:01:05.570+00:002011-03-10T09:01:05.570+00:00I've certainly found patent lies on the census...I've certainly found patent lies on the census (like an umarried couple being married) but at least the independent writer would query things (like Jedi as a religion) which were obviously untrue. I shall blog about this next week.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-28702832002703140412011-03-10T08:57:43.239+00:002011-03-10T08:57:43.239+00:00Just because the old censuses were filled in by so...Just because the old censuses were filled in by someone else (the census-taker) doesn't make them any less likely to be fiction, Dave. Still interesting, though. Doubt that anyone said their religion was Jedi Knights then.allotmentqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436822823840965550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-69697367294305143312011-03-10T07:50:33.992+00:002011-03-10T07:50:33.992+00:00Having used census records a lot in my family tree...Having used census records a lot in my family tree researches, they tell you much that is interesting. The ones publically available (over 100 years old) were filled in my a census-taker. Now we can fill them in ourselves, I wonder how much use they will be in 100 years time, as researchers will always wonder how much is fiction.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-78342559848072703132011-03-10T03:53:16.742+00:002011-03-10T03:53:16.742+00:00The last line in this super post, is fitting for b...The last line in this super post, is fitting for beast and man..Hope the terrier comes home. Jack Russells just love to run!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-61431969007799386622011-03-09T23:13:32.065+00:002011-03-09T23:13:32.065+00:00Do let us know what happened about the Jack Russel...Do let us know what happened about the Jack Russell dog.<br /><br />We had one when I was in my late teens. Uncontrollable, I suspect though it was highly inbred because it can from a farm in the wilds of Exmoor.<br /><br />Could never tire it out, I walked it for miles and never succeeded. It was called Bill, our surname was Bailey so the old song was so applicable.PixieMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717092173188052675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-79287498031732027172011-03-09T22:37:42.033+00:002011-03-09T22:37:42.033+00:00Go for it, Gled! Tick all the boxes that I'm ...Go for it, Gled! Tick all the boxes that I'm too sensible to tick - I'm tempted to as well, but I know I won't.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-64398674330232162102011-03-09T22:19:09.165+00:002011-03-09T22:19:09.165+00:00Did my last comment get lost? I was just saying I ...Did my last comment get lost? I was just saying I got my cencus form as well and am tempted to be half Chinese half American Indian and a native Berber speaker...!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-44283819027383152552011-03-09T15:50:19.706+00:002011-03-09T15:50:19.706+00:00I'd have to make an exception for Lily, becaus...I'd have to make an exception for Lily, because she's adorable. Even if she does have to sit in a plastic box in the front seat in the car.<br /><br />Chasing chickens is not allowed, however.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-10048491230296731242011-03-09T15:41:51.659+00:002011-03-09T15:41:51.659+00:00I've tried explaining your logic to Lily but s...I've tried explaining your logic to Lily but she finds it baffling. Mind you, she is French.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780409453528524865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-22172019715437876102011-03-09T12:16:54.686+00:002011-03-09T12:16:54.686+00:00If I can't, by my own efforts, attain them the...If I can't, by my own efforts, attain them then they are unattainable in practical terms. Or even if I could, but frankly am not going to bother.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-84429340185932134022011-03-09T12:06:55.816+00:002011-03-09T12:06:55.816+00:00I think the point of my daydreams is that I don...I think the point of my daydreams is that I don't believe they are unattainable. They are aspirations which, one day, may be fulfilled (mainly if a large sum of money appears from out of the blue). <br /><br />You'll be saying next that my dream of being chaplain to the British colony on Mars isn't going to happen either.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.com