Question Of The Day, Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Mamanyt1953 · Jul 25, 2017

I couldn't think of a single question, so I'm turning this one over to Hekitty, or "H. Renee," which she prefers for career purposes, as she insists it sounds more corporate.

OHAI! So this is my question. It will be 2020 before we know it, and census time again. How many of you, if you are being REEEEEEELY honest, will list your kittehs as "Head of Household" when the census man comes around?
Oh, come on, Hekitty. That's a no-brainer for us! OF COURSE, you will be listed as Head of Household. I tell people here all the time that you rule my house with an iron paw. Remember yesterday when your Aunty Suzanne asked me how I was going to keep you off of the rocking chair once I had it recovered? What did I tell her? I told her, "I'm NOT. It's HER CHAIR! I'll just have to hit it with the vacuum a few times a week."

jcat · Jul 25, 2017

We have a wooden plaque (a gift from my mom) in the kitchen which reads, "This home is owned and operated by the cat". Doesn't that say it all?

Kat0121 · Jul 25, 2017

I am 47 and have never seen a census man or woman come around. Do they still do that? :dunno:

If so, I will let Lily Belle handle the questioning. She is the boss and Sophie is her underboss. I am the help.

Willowy · Jul 25, 2017

kat0121 said:
I am 47 and have never seen a census man or woman come around. Do they still do that?

Yes! I worked for the 2000 census---it was fun and paid well; I highly recommend it for anyone who needs a temp job. But they only have to send a person around if you don't mail back your form, or if something on the form looks weird. So if you're well-behaved and send in a tidy form, you won't get a census worker at your door.

I think that listing a cat on your form is probably illegal

. And I don't think they ask about "head of household" anymore---just "resident 1" and so on. But of course the kitties run the house, how could they not? That's a kitty's purpose in life, dontcha know!

betsygee · Jul 26, 2017

For me it would just be a matter of which kitty to list as Head of Household--they all think they're No. 1! :lol:

MeganLLB · Jul 26, 2017

I guess the next one is going to be mostly online. Do they ask for people's names? I think it would be obvious that "Little Kitty" is not a human resident.