Alm is a proud member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Or, rather, he’s a regular athiest who likes to poke gentle fun at religious types by insisting there’s a giant pasta being watching over us from on high. He noticed that headgear was only allowed in licence photos if they were for religious reasons. So! Naturally, he insisted his metal strainer hat was a requirement for his faith. What could the Austrian police really do to him?
Well, they kept him waiting for three years. Alm was patient, though, and he finally got the licence nice and official. The next step: Turn Pastafarianism into a recognised religion. [BBC via BoingBoing]
Ben White
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 9:30 AMHaha, wow…
Bjorn
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 9:33 AMAwesome!!
TSH
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 10:01 AMNext census, I’m putting down “Pastafarian”
Blake
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:14 AMI think I put down Jedi last time, but this time I’m absolutely ticking the atheist box.
So many decisions in this country are based off the idea that most people are religious, and writing anything in the ‘other religion’ box counts you as a religious person as far as census results are concerned.
If not theistic, don’t say you are on the census, it just causes the government to cater to the minority.
http://www.censusnoreligion.org/
dyl
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 1:18 PMAgreed. This is something more people should realise when joking around with the census.
glennc
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 10:48 AMwhat a legend (and a nutter)
David K
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:41 AMIt is a undeniable fact that “global warming” is a direct result of fewer pirates. Just look at the data.
danny
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:44 AMIf he’s a Pastafarian, where’s his spaghetti dreads?
Mike
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 12:51 PMOh man that’s epic. Pastafarian is my new religion!
Damien
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 1:31 PMRamen!
nitestick
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 2:25 PMThis is without a doubt news of the day/week/month (TBD) for me.
Bob
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 3:08 PMI find this talk of Pastafarianism deeply offensive. In my religion Pasta is just a profit who sits at the right hand side of Risotto.
pete
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 3:46 PMYour all a bunch of social sponges who worship donkeys like lady gaga and belive rubbish pumped out to you by your governments. Wake up to yourselves, if this guy is your hero, then may he help you in times of need a struggle, dimwits..
Dan
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 4:29 PMIt’s OK mate. Those men in white coats will be round shortly…
Ben Garreros
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 4:40 PMFSM bless you pete, for your [sic] clearly of His making for our noodly amusement. The tree, the mountain and the midget are in good company, I belive [sic].
MrTaco
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 3:53 PM“metal strainer hat”
Looks plastic to me.
Camperben
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 7:09 PMI am the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Thou shalt have no other monsters before Me. (Afterwards is OK; just use protection.) The only Monster who deserves capitalization is Me! Other monsters are false monsters, undeserving of capitalization.
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Suggestions 1:
Remember the Pastaover and keep it holy. His noodly apendages protect thee…for he shed his sauce for you.
Danny Allen
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 7:29 PMozoneocean
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 10:58 PMHa! Good for him.
But this is really the kiddy form of atheism. They’re like “vegetarians” that still eat chicken and fish.
olearymo
Friday, July 15, 2011 at 9:54 AMhe’s either atheist or not. wasting everyone’s time
Deb
Friday, July 15, 2011 at 2:00 PMlooks like the strainer I got from ikea hahahah
Lam binh gnock
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