Your “Who Is The Government To Question If I Have 16 Kids?” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL Notes:

• Davante Adams says his Packers status is “affected” by the Aaron Rodgers situation.
  • Pushing the point – Adams is in the final year of his contract.
    • With an average salary of $14.5 million per year, he has slipped to No. 15 on the receiver pay scale.

• The Bitcoin Chief has been released before he ever earned a dime.
  • Sean Culkin was made moot by the Chiefs signing veteran Blake Bell in free agency and then drafting another tight end, Noah Gray of Duke, in the fifth round.
  • The day he made this announcement – April 26 – Bitcoin’s value was $53,944.29. Today at 5:30pm ET it was $56,735.30. So his $920,000 would theoretically have been worth one more Bitcoin today if he had been lump-summed when he signed.

The Raiders are bringing the party to the patio, as they released images of what Allegiant Stadium’s Wynn Field Club will look like for 2021.

• From the press release:

Stretching the length of the end zone while featuring 42 televisions, a 9-foot-by-35-foot LED screen, two DJ booths and a 45,000-watt sound system, the near-11,000-square foot space will “feature appearances by Wynn Nightlife’s legendary roster of world-class DJs, premium bottle service and over the top-access that can only be found in Las Vegas.”

• The “Black Hole” will be located in the other end zone. (No pictures available)

Well, today was “Census Day” in Canada,

and thanks to the COVID it was all done online. I got the “long form”, which meant I was one of the 25% of Canadians that was blessed with that particular experience. You can see all of the questions here.

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Among the highlights:

2. What was this person’s sex at birth?

Sex refers to sex assigned at birth.

• Male
• Female

3. What is this person’s gender?

Refers to current gender which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents.

• Male
• Female
• Or please specify this person’s gender:

18. e) Does this person have any emotional, psychological or mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, anorexia, etc.)?

• No
• Sometimes
• Often
• Always

Questions 23-29 had to deal with aboriginal ancestry.

40. During the week of May 2 to May 8, 2021, did this person have definite arrangements to start a new job within the next four weeks?

• No
• Yes

41. Did this person look for paid work during the four weeks from April 11 to May 8, 2021?

For example, did this person contact an employment centre, check with employers, place or answer Internet ads, etc.?

Specify one option only.

• No
  • Go to question 43.
• Yes, looked for full-time work
• Yes, looked for part-time work (less than 30 hours per week)

42. Could this person have started a job during the week of Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May 8, 2021 had one been available?

Specify one option only.

• Yes, could have started a job
• No, already had a job
• No, because of temporary illness or disability
• No, because of personal or family responsibilities
• No, going to school
• No, other reasons

54. b) What was the main reason this person did not work for the whole year in 2020, meaning from 49 to 52 weeks?

Specify one option only.

• Illness or disability of this person
• Pregnancy, or maternity or parental leave
• Student at school, college or university, or attending training
• Cared for own child(ren) or relative(s)
• Unable to find work that lasted the whole year
• Retirement
• Personal choice
• Seasonal work
• Other reason — specify:

57. In 2020, did this person pay child or spousal support payments to a former spouse or partner?

Support payments are covered by an agreement to pay a fixed amount on a regular basis. Exclude all other gifts or transfers of money. Include only support payments actually paid.

Answer “Yes“ or “No“. If “Yes“, also enter the total amount for 2020.

• Yes
  • $
• No

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The whole thing ran to about 75 questions. I didn’t have to answer about fifteen of them because

1. I’m childless,
2. I don’t pay spousal or child support,
3. No one knows where the bodies are,
4. I didn’t attend French immersion school, and
5. I don’t work or live on a farm.

At least they didn’t ask me to measure my balls, unlike that 4:00am text. Twenty years ago I included the family dog as a “sister”, and someone came around to do follow-up because the sister had never been mentioned on a census before. So I said she died – which was true; she was put down in the time between when the census was returned & the person followed up – and the person got so upset that they left.

Naturally, there are some people who are, “WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT ASKING ABOUT THIS !!11!1!”, but most of them are in southern Alberta and want to join the US anyway.

And now we’re back on the urinal topic again…

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL: playoffs start Saturday!
  • Boston vs Washington – 7:00pm | NHLN
    • this is a first-round matchup, so expect lots of rough stuff tonight.
• NBA:
  • Miami vs Boston – 7:30pm | TNT / TSN
  • LA Clippers vs Toronto – 7:30pm | Sportsnet1
  • New York vs LA Lakers – 10:00pm | TNT / Sportsnet1
• MLB:
  • NY Yankees at Tampa Bay – 7:00pm | ESPN / TSN2
  • Toronto at Atlanta – 7:00pm | Sportsnet1

Tomorrow is NFL schedule release day. The full thing is being unveiled at 8:00pm ET “only on the NFL Network”©®™, but there will be a teaser release of Week One in the morning. Mr. Scott?