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Related: About this forumPastafarian will lose license if caught driving without colander on his head
In News by Jordan Freiman / January 17, 2016
Andrei Filin recently became the first person in Russia allowed to wear a colander on his head in his drivers license photo after insisting the headgear is part of his religion. Filin, you see, is a Pastafarian.
If youre unfamiliar with The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, congratulations, your life is far better than mine. It is a religion that sprung from the debate over whether or not intelligent design should be taught in public schools in the U.S. The entire point was to show the absurdity of teaching something in a science class with no scientific proof or basis. Somehow a full-blown religion, in which its sole purpose appears to be to mock other religions, was born.
One of the tenets of the religion involves wearing a colander on your head. Occasionally, a Pastafarian will insist on wearing one for their drivers license photo. Its kind of a dick move, because it really just ends up being a huge headache for the people working at whatever horrible government facility you have to go to for your license. Filin, after much debate, was allowed to wear a colander for his pic, although he couldnt even commit to that because its just a knit hat that sort of looks like a colander. Here he is celebrating his pointless triumph.'
https://twitter.com/Barsyaka1/status/685828520161996801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
There is one catch, though: If Filin is ever pulled over and isnt wearing the headpiece, he will lose his license. Which is fair. If youre going to ruin everyones day by claiming you must wear the stupid thing because your religion says so, then you should actually be forced to wear it.
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/277269/pastafarian-lose-license-driving-without-colander/
Logic is inescapable.
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