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I just read this from a Finnish site. I tried my best translating.

 

"Australia's traditional religions seem to have a surprising competitor: a new statistics says that over 70 000 australians tells their relligion to be the Jedi religion from Star Wars.

 

The countrys statistics office says that over 0,37 prosents of the population said 'Jedi', when they were asked their religious identity in a recently made research.

 

The surprising answer seems to be explained a all over Australia flooded prank e-mail, where said that if 10 000 people would say that they would be following the Force, the religion would have to be aprroved by the law.

 

Australian Star Wars-fan club is upset from the situation. It says that those who said they were Jedi, were no real believers and that they were only jokers that were facinated in George Lucas's movies.

 

-Propably only about 5000 are really deeply inside the followers of the Jedi religion, said the club's President Chris Brennan. "

 

Whew... Hope I got it right... :p It was fully in Finnish :D

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Same sort of thing happened in the UK last time the census form came round, not enough people put Jedi for it to be made an official religion in the country though.

 

I was all for it but then I found out my mum had filled in the one for our house, so I am a folower of the religion "NONE" and the jedi are not geting the recognition they deserve.

 

Interestingly, I heard If Jedi became one of the top 5 releigions in the UK, the govenment would have to fund the building of a place of worship. I think its worth puting down Jedi on the form for that! A Jedi temple would be less of a waist of money than the Millenium Dome anyway.

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The religion of Star Wars was destroyed by the explanation of the force in Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The idea of midichlorians is lame. (btw, there is something in every human cell that scientists believe was originally an independent organism. It even has its own DNA. It's called a mitochondrion.)

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Originally posted by MennoniteHobbit

for the mitochondrion powers all cells

 

Ever play Parasite Eve? Yea, damn Mitochondia GET OUT OF ME BEFORE I BURN!!

 

Anyways, Australians are wierd man. First they produce the Crocodile Hunter(CRIKEY!!), and now this? Whew...I thought I was wierd.

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Originally posted by Kain

No, that guy on Discovery Animal Planet. STEVE IRWIN...I think...you know, the CRIKEY!! guy.

 

 

 

*does best steve irwin impression*

 

and now ladies and gents, watch as i beat this huge alligator on the nose, trying to piss him off and come chasing after me

 

 

sigh

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I dont get why all you guys think of The Croc Hunter and Crocodile Dundee when you think of Australia. Rythe is from the same state as Steve Irwin so I dont know whats its like 'up north' but I live in the Southern State of Victoria. The weather is pretty crappy, we get the 'four seasons' in a day variety of weather here. Melbourne, the capital of my state and is one of the worlds most multicultural cities...... I myself am Australian born, with Cypriot Turkish heritage, and when it comes to religion I can only describe myself as a 'non-practising' mulsim..... Thus, the likes of the Croc Hunter are as odd to me as they are most of you....

 

..and no, I didint know that census thing happenned here too. I thought it only happenned in a cpl of US states and part(s) of the UK...... There really arent that many crazed SW fans here. Of course many think SW is cool as far as movies go, but arent stupid enough to put it down jedi as their denomination on a census form......

 

mtfbwya

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Originally posted by Pie™

Ah, those crazy geeky australians :rolleyes:

 

*waits to be bashed by Astrotoy and Rythe* :p

 

nah, I wont need to bash you personally...I'll hack into Kain's database of "People he will kill when he rules the world" and put you in the top 300.... :p then all you have to do is sit and wait, coz the world is ripe to be ruled by a long haired trickster with a LOK fetish :p

 

mtfbwya

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Just another species of Humans knowns as Homo Sapiens Austral or Australians. I've heard another fact. When a survey was conducted in Australia asking the people of Australia's capital, many answered Sydney. How can you beat that? If that is true, then USA's capitals should be New York, Russia's should be Novgorod and so on...

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Originally posted by Boba Rhett

Wait a minute. Hold on. The Jedi thing I already knew about but are you trying to tell me that Australians don't have big bushy tails and wrestle alligators daily? Preposterous.

 

It does boggle the mind, don't it? Man, my whole world just went out the window...

 

:D

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Originally posted by sabretooth

....I've heard another fact. When a survey was conducted in Australia asking the people of Australia's capital, many answered Sydney. How can you beat that? .....

 

this was a survey done of primary school age children you fool !

 

Generally, because of the multicultural makeup of Australian society, many kids have a keener awareness of the world outside their city. When I was a kid, I lived in a street that had 23(yep I counted em) families of different nationalities in them...... it was great, none of us grew up either being ignorant of other peoples cultures, or prejudiced against race or religion.... :)

 

...and we all know how well the different elements of Indian society get along Sabre, dont we :p

 

mtfbwya

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Originally posted by Boba Rhett

Wait a minute. Hold on. The Jedi thing I already knew about but are you trying to tell me that Australians don't have big bushy tails and wrestle alligators daily? Preposterous.

 

yes indeed, how could we compete with Iowa, where it's life in the fast lane..... :p

 

and Kain, when does your lease on Trent Reznor's caravan(trailer) end ? :p

 

mtfbwya

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Originally posted by sabretooth

Eh? What do you mean by that? In the Indian society all of us get along fine. And that survey was conducted on adults as well! Besides, even primary section kids should know what their country's capital is! So there!

 

ok, sabre..... quote or post a link to the article/survey

 

secondly, you must live in the part of India that is like Iowa..... and all the Hindu's, Sikhs, Muslims, Jews and Christians get along *fine*, not to mention that neighborly relationship with Pakistan.... :D

 

mtfbwya

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Originally posted by Kain

:confused: Say wha-? Seriously, you lost me...

 

Kainster I always had you pegged for a prince of darkness type character, not unlike the Trent of old.... ah, well for all I know you're from Muscle Beach..... :) wherever you are from, Im sure 'tis a lovely neighborhood :) and Rhett, I love corn ! :)

 

mtfbwya

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Oh come on! Sydeny is the capital of New South-Wales... It's maybe the well known city, but hello! Capital? Oh goddamnit... *Starts hunting innocent bystanders*

 

Everyone knows that the capital of Australia is Canberra and the highest place is Mount Kosciusko that is 2230 meters high... And that the first to map the coastal line of Australia were from Netherland. They mapped the coast somwehere between the years 1500-1600...

 

 

 

...What?

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In India, we get along everywhere. I never remember hearing of conflict in India based on religion. And as for Pakistan, it's over. We're friends once and for all. And those guys ever think of making a war, they stand no chance against India.

 

In India, no matter what religion you're from, you're still an Indian and you'll never be offended by any Indian on religion.

 

Oh yeah, and that survey thing. I had seen it a few years back on news on TV.

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