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Yavapai Donating Member (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:24 PM
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Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity
An Austrian atheist has won the right to be shown on his driving-licence photo wearing a pasta strainer as "religious headgear".

Niko Alm first applied for the licence three years ago after reading that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for confessional reasons.

Mr Alm said the sieve was a requirement of his religion, pastafarianism.

read more at ------=> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:25 PM
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1. Arrrr!
And Pastafarian crews grow worldwide.

Mayhap there be increasing numbers of pirates to please His Noodly Worshipfulness!

All hail! Arrrr!
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provis99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:28 PM
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2. If he believes in pastafarianism, he is not an atheist.
And pastafarianism sounds about as reasonable as the other stupid religions covering the world.
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:33 PM
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4. Exactly.
Your second sentence perfectly encapsules the entire point of pastafarianism. :)
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mn9driver Donating Member (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:33 PM
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3. All hail His Noodliness!
The FSM is pleased! O8)
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