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jinks
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« on: Wednesday 16 March 05 01:18 UTC (UK) »

Did anyone filling in the 2001 census returns
put down 'Jedi Knight' for Religion.

My Friend was telling me he did. !!!!

WHY ?

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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 16 March 05 01:19 UTC (UK) »

Hi,

As if we don't have enough trouble chasing ancestors!

Which parish church would hold the register for Jedi Knights?!!!!

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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 16 March 05 01:27 UTC (UK) »

I heard about that. It's an actual religion. Doesn't include moving things with your mind of course. I did have a site on it bookmarked, but I lost interest, so I lost the site.

Also, not all religions require or have a parrish. I'm pagan. I'm probably listed as Baptist on the last (2000) census, as I didn't fill out the info, another family member did. So, I'll have to wait until 2010 to get the info right.   Tongue
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 16 March 05 08:21 UTC (UK) »

Don't know about that, I was visiting my parents on "the night" but I refused to fill the form in, as it was in a foreign language. See what happens in 2011.
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 16 March 05 08:39 UTC (UK) »

My brother insisted on putting it down on his form.... Roll Eyes

There was some e-mail  /internet rumour  going around that if enough people put it down on their form then it would be classified as an official religion in britain.
According to the BBC:
The number of people who stated they were Jedi was 390,000 (0.7 per cet of the population).

But I think they just gave it more or less it's own category.

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Sylviaann
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 16 March 05 18:02 UTC (UK) »

GUILTY!

This little old lady put it down.  Well I don't believe in any other religion and it was better than leaving it blank.

Apparently there weren't quite enough to make it a new religion.  Will try again next time if I'm still here.

My desendants can make what they like of it.

Sylviaann
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ryan
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 16 March 05 18:58 UTC (UK) »

I sooooo regret doing that!! If my descendents see me in the 2001 census they'll probably say "My GG Grandfather Ryan Hill was such an [insert alternative term for a donkey here]!!", becuase that's the way I feel looking back on it Roll Eyes My parents put it down too Tongue

I'm not religious anyways, so I'll remember to overlook that field on the form in the future.

Ryan.

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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 16 March 05 23:49 UTC (UK) »

They will probably think we had a great sense of humour it was a laugh
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 17 March 05 16:51 UTC (UK) »

Yeah Sylviaann, I never thought about it that way before. I guess you're right Smiley

Ryan.
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 19 March 05 18:44 UTC (UK) »

Today I Told my grandson aged 14 about being a Jedi Knight.

He thought it was hilarious.

Sylviaann
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 19 March 05 18:54 UTC (UK) »

And for the official version.. Complete with the demographics.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/rank/jedi.asp

Pauline

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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 19 March 05 18:59 UTC (UK) »

YAY!! Exeter is ranked 7th place for most Jedi Knights!!

Grin

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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #12 on: Monday 21 March 05 21:42 UTC (UK) »

Just asked my hubby (who I met in 2002) what he put and was gobsmacked when he said Jedi Knight  Shocked 

And there was me - probably cos I've been doing family history for quite a while - taking it sooo seriously that I put 'none'.  Thinking of future possible descendants I was a little bit economical with the truth on occupation though but that's for me to know and them to wrestle with LOL  Grin

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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #13 on: Friday 22 April 05 23:40 UTC (UK) »

my family was guilty as charged. Grin

i believe there was a mixture of Jedi nights, vulcans pagans and french italian german japanese russian sweedish speaking people and i think i even put elvish on my census return. paying hommage to good old Pete Jackson.


my poor family in 100 years... our family motto was make it as funney as possible. we will ahve to leave notes for them.


any way

May the force be with you
;)sarah Wink
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Re: Jedi Knight
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 24 April 05 18:59 UTC (UK) »

Pixieleigh,
With this Jedi stuff in the census you should have signed off 'May the Farce Be With You'.
Probably future generations will look closely at the Knights Templar thinking a Jedi was a rogue offshoot.
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