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Pastafarians unite!
Did anyone hear the short blurb on NPR Morning Edition today about the Austrian atheist who won the right to wear a spaghetti strainer on his head for his driver's license photo?
It seems that you can't wear a hat in your ID photo UNLESS it's religious paraphernalia, and he was able to make the point that he's a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Coincidentally, as the leader of the FSM group in Portland, I've been asked to become formally ordained so that I can put my imprimatur on secular wedding licenses.
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Permalink Reply by Pirate Bard on -
As an avowed pastafarian myself I do feel that his particular choice of headgear is not... to borrow from another religion, "Kosher." I feel that, when in a pinch, a colander will do, we all know pirates are the Chosen People of His High Noodliness, and therefore a more appropriate display would have obviously been a pirate hat.
I do concede that not every land-lubber has ready access to such noble headgear and a colander is an obvious second choice, but I worry about the president this sets for future Pastafarian headgear in Australian Drivers license photos. Will they also accept a tri-corner hat with feathers and other piratical adornments or will they restrict to colanders only??
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Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on -
Me too! I couldn't sleep last night, worrying about whether Austrian Pastifarians will be forced into orthodox headgear.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Nicole on -
If only this had taken place sooner, so I could attempt the same thing in the U.S. After all, you can't allow scientology and deny His Noodliness. XD
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