Jedi Knights and problems remembering marriage dates. People give funny answers in census

Some claim their religion is “Alcohol Witnesses".

(Source: TASR)

People have come up with some funny answers during the ongoing census that is compulsory for all people residing in Slovakia.

“Jokers tend to state humorous answers especially when it comes to questions of their religion or nationality,” the spokesperson of the census Jasmína Stauder stated, as quoted by the TASR newswire.

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For example, when asked about their religious preferences, some people answered: “Jedi Knights” or “Alcohol Witnesses” which is a satirical group formed on Facebook by stand-up comedians, a parody of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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“We haven’t evaluated these answers yet, so if the campaign of Alcohol Witnesses was successful, we will learn after the census,” Stauder said, as quoted by TASR.

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