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Sorry if this is the wrong board I know its not fallout related but i just wondered if anyone had herd about this-
JEDI, PUNANI SEEKERS GATHER BY EMAIL-
Two campaigns seek to register on census
Two circulating email chain letters are aiming to make an impact on the
census - and the question on religion in particular.
Such repeatedly forwarded messages have become a contemporary cultural
fixture as the penetration of email access at work and at home increases.
Most simply contain the joke of the day but the more widely-circulated of
the two new census campaigns is going under various headlines, including
'You have no idea of the POWER of the Dark Side, young Skywalker'.
Its author, who is not identified, says the question in the census form
which deals with religion: "If, like me, you believe in no one specific
religion or just simply object to answering that particular question, then
please consider the following alternative …
"We are trying to encourage people to tick the 'other' box, and then fill
their religion in as "JEDI" - all Star Wars fans will understand.
If there are enough people who put down a religion that isn't mentioned on
the census form it becomes a fully recognised and legal religion. Send this
on to all your friends and tell them to put down "Jedi" on their census
form. And remember... if you are a member of the Jedi religion then you are
by default a 'Jedi Knight'"
The author says the aim of the exercise is twofold.
" If enough people throughout the UK do this then JEDI will become an
officially recognised religion, which would be a laugh, and also it's a bit
of an experiment in the power of email, as that has been our primary means
of communication."
Recipients are urged to pass the message on - by any means - to as many
people as possible.
A second message campaign urges recipients to enter their religion on the
census form as 'Punani Seeker'. The word "punani", West Indian slang for the
female genitalia, has been popularised recently by the comic Ali G.
"The goal is to establish PUNANI SEEKER as one of the top 20 religions in
the country (after Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc)," the message says.
"Remember every vote counts (and make sure you get the correct spelling).
Make PUNANI SEEKERSHIP the fastest growing religion in New Zealand.
"And waste five years of some sociology egghead's life as he tries to
assess, evaluate, analyse blah blah the PUNANI SEEKER phenomenon and the
tremendous wit and charm of its charismatic prophet Ali G," it concludes.
JEDI, PUNANI SEEKERS GATHER BY EMAIL-
Two campaigns seek to register on census
Two circulating email chain letters are aiming to make an impact on the
census - and the question on religion in particular.
Such repeatedly forwarded messages have become a contemporary cultural
fixture as the penetration of email access at work and at home increases.
Most simply contain the joke of the day but the more widely-circulated of
the two new census campaigns is going under various headlines, including
'You have no idea of the POWER of the Dark Side, young Skywalker'.
Its author, who is not identified, says the question in the census form
which deals with religion: "If, like me, you believe in no one specific
religion or just simply object to answering that particular question, then
please consider the following alternative …
"We are trying to encourage people to tick the 'other' box, and then fill
their religion in as "JEDI" - all Star Wars fans will understand.
If there are enough people who put down a religion that isn't mentioned on
the census form it becomes a fully recognised and legal religion. Send this
on to all your friends and tell them to put down "Jedi" on their census
form. And remember... if you are a member of the Jedi religion then you are
by default a 'Jedi Knight'"
The author says the aim of the exercise is twofold.
" If enough people throughout the UK do this then JEDI will become an
officially recognised religion, which would be a laugh, and also it's a bit
of an experiment in the power of email, as that has been our primary means
of communication."
Recipients are urged to pass the message on - by any means - to as many
people as possible.
A second message campaign urges recipients to enter their religion on the
census form as 'Punani Seeker'. The word "punani", West Indian slang for the
female genitalia, has been popularised recently by the comic Ali G.
"The goal is to establish PUNANI SEEKER as one of the top 20 religions in
the country (after Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc)," the message says.
"Remember every vote counts (and make sure you get the correct spelling).
Make PUNANI SEEKERSHIP the fastest growing religion in New Zealand.
"And waste five years of some sociology egghead's life as he tries to
assess, evaluate, analyse blah blah the PUNANI SEEKER phenomenon and the
tremendous wit and charm of its charismatic prophet Ali G," it concludes.
