# More than 70,000 Australians identify their religion as "Jedi" on nation census **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 28, 2002, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-70-000-australians-identify-their-religion-as-jedi-on-nation-census/125901 "2002-08-28T04:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-70-000-australians-identify-their-religion-as-jedi-on-nation-census/125901/21 "2002-08-30T05:28:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by IcicleFuzz \* > \*\*So this means there are officially 70,000 geeks living in Australia, right? \*\* Nah there’s more than that. I didn’t put “Jedi” on my form. So that’s 70,001 for a start. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-70-000-australians-identify-their-religion-as-jedi-on-nation-census/125901/22 "2002-08-30T13:22:32Z")
> [@](#): > > Aussie humor is quite sophisticated, biting and topical. I don’t think most Americans really understand nor appreciate it because it requires active participation in it, including those who are the butt of the joke. Americans, OTOH have to be spoon-fed their humor (laugh tracks) after the political-correct censors have diluted and distorted the joke. WAG: I am and American and have no sense of humor 90% of the time. This is not one of those 10% times. 1. Anything with a laugh track is not funny. 2. Is this supposed to be funny like some others have posted? 3)Real comedy is Beltway satire and Stand up HBO. And Dilbert. And The Daily Show. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-70-000-australians-identify-their-religion-as-jedi-on-nation-census/125901/23 "2002-09-01T05:52:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tclouie \* > I’m American. I got the joke right away. > > Do you base your opinion on the large number of clueless Yanks whom you obviously know personally, or on something you saw on television? My opinion is based upon having lived in Australia for a number of years. I have a great many Aussie friends. I’ve been the butt of Aussie humor on more than one occasion, and been complimented on my own retorts to such humor (directed at me) that I passed the unofficial mate test. I’ve also witnessed numerous Yanks in Oz who were so clueless to Aussie humor, even when it was dumbed down to the point the Aussies were in stitches rolling on the floor and I had to _translate_ the joke. I cannot tell Aussie jokes here in the States because they just go by everyone. What’s fun though is when I get perturbed at work I can cry out, “Bloody Hell!!” and no one pays me no mind. Had I said it in Yankspeak, “Oh, fucking shit what the hell is this crap!!” and I’d be out of a job more often than I care to admit. Geez, I do miss the chin wags and grinners. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2002, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-70-000-australians-identify-their-religion-as-jedi-on-nation-census/125901/24 "2002-09-01T21:31:19Z")
It’s just a form of protest, that and a few real wackos really do believe in the Jedi order. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-70-000-australians-identify-their-religion-as-jedi-on-nation-census/125901/25 "2002-09-01T22:15:35Z")
**GIGObuster** , I noticed on their [ranking](http://www.jediism.org/generic.html;%24sessionid%24BH3EJPQAABVV2P5MFMLXBMR53QVSNPX0?pid=8) page that there was no listing for Überdork. _That’s_ scarey! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-than-70-000-australians-identify-their-religion-as-jedi-on-nation-census/125901.md?page=1)