Census taker came to our door tonight -hilarious punch line to this story

[underpants]

Okay first of all we should have filled out the census. It is so simple I assumed we had.

We had decided that we would order Chinese food tonight. When the doorbell rings our daughter always tears out of the room screaming, THE CHINESE ARE HERE!!!

Nice mid-60's lady was the census taker.

She asked us all of the questions we should have answered via free mail ( I am clearly not in charge of the papework around here). It took less time than filling out the paperwork by hand would have taken.

She just loved Josie. "She is adorable" she said.

The census taker finishes and is walking back to her car.


And then Josie says (totally unprompted) "Thanks for taking the census!!! So you know if it is us or the Chinese!!!"

All of us cracked up :rofl:

[blaze]

1. Hahaha!! Thanks for the chuckle! n/t

[underpants]

5. I doubled over laughing

and THEN the Chinese food came

THE CHINESE ARE HERE!!! --I always love that

[ThatPoetGuy]

2. I didn't send in my census questionnaire, on purpose.

I wanted to make it so there would be more work for enumerators. That census worker is paid by the hour; if you'd sent in your form, she wouldn't have had that hour of pay.

[DesertFlower]

3. sherrie shepherd (the view) forgot to

mail hers. she said the census taker asked "what race are you"? lol

[jwirr]

4. They came to my daughter's home while I was staying there. I answered

the questions for the family. We also had to answer race and my grandson was surprised that I answered Native American for him. I explained that it was important so that the res got their money from the feds that they use for housing etc.

[left is right]

6. Enumerators are required to ask

They are not allowed to assume anything—no matter how obvious

[DesertFlower]

9. i know that. sherri is a comedian.

the way she said it and her expression made it funny.

[Brickbat]

8. We're required to ask.

You can't assume anything.

[inna]

7. whaa? none of this is funny at all.

is this a joke?

[Tsiyu]

10. How adorable

that cracked me up.

Kids make life beautiful.

My best moment today was receiving a gift from a Christian friend who is moving. He always turned silent if i ever mentioned sweatlodge, so i took it as mild disapproval.

his parting gift to me: a blister wrapped package of "Instant Belief In God Spray" complete with testimonals. A Cherokee friend and I were in tears reading the package.

"Forced Conversions will be prosecuted."

While I was laughing he slipped away.....



:)