CONTAMINANTES
Russian census reveals unusual data
Insurance companies have filed over 200 claims from census takers who say angry residents have set dogs on them.
Others have been robbed or attacked by fellow humans and in one Siberian city, a census taker was held hostage for several hours. [...]
There have been less violent protests too.
One man is reported to have swallowed his census form - a dramatic gesture he explained was his mark of disapproval of US policy on Iraq.
And in Kursk, chilly residents refused to take part in the count until their central heating was switched on.
Whilst this cool reception might have been expected, some of the replies to census takers' questions were less predictable.
For the first time ever, citizens were asked to define their own nationality "according to how they feel".
Elves, Hobbits and middle-Earthers have all put in an appearance.