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Things I Noticed While Filling out the U.S. Census 2010 Form

Submitted by Leo Klein on Sat, 3/20/10 (4:09pm)

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  • It looks like the mailman just dumped a form into everyone's mailbox without really checking apt. #s.
  • I notice they only have three digit spaces for age.
  • It looks like a hell of a long form -- until you realize that most of it is for "Person 2" to "Person 12".
  • What about "Person 13"?
Topic: 
Half-Serious
Location: 
Chicago
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