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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:35 PM
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Austrian Atheist Wins Right To Wear Spaghetti Strainer As Religious Headgear


An Austrian man has won a three-year battle with authorities and now has a drivers license in which he is wearing a spaghetti strainer as religious headgear, the BBC reports.

The only headgear allowed in Austrian ID Cards are ones worn for religious purposes.

Niko Alm claimed the strainer was a requirement of his religion, The Church of the Flying Spaghetti monster, or pastafarianism.

The only dogma of the parody-religion is "the rejection of all dogma," and pastafarianism came out as a protest when the Kansas School Board ruled in 2005 that intelligent design can be taught in schools.

Niko Alm applied to be able to wear a spaghetti strainer on his license like members of any other faith are allowed to wear their head-coverings.

http://www.businessinsider.com/niko-alm-2011-7
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:36 PM
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1. Awesome.
A great way to point out the ridiculousness of religion.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:41 PM
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2. How elegant
Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 07:42 PM by SpiralHawk
Ya ever wonder why we don't have spaghetti strainers like that in the US of A?

Republiconism, of course, according to the International Spaghetti Data Excavators Association, UnLtd

There you have it
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 08:07 PM
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3. Man, now I have to get a new metal hat! nt
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 08:08 PM
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4. am and fm
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 08:17 PM
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5. For some reason, this brought tears to my eyes. The fact I'd been drinking
probably didnt hurt.
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flying rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:23 PM
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6. today we are all Austrians!
rAmen.
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Better Believe It Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:31 PM
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7. The Flying Spaghetti monster is a false God! Worship the one true and only God .....
The landlocked Bushmonkey Monster!
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:32 PM
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8. Viva pastafarians!!!!
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:38 PM
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9. Ha!
Finally, Pastafarianism is getting it's rightful place in history. His noodly appendage snares all.

RAMEN!
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:39 PM
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10. That man deserves an award

That is the way to do it.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:44 PM
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11. LOLOL n/t
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Zanzoobar Donating Member (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 11:25 PM
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12. Any other faith?
This guy could put a 50 year hole in common sense.

Nothing better than being recognized by the state as a legitimate religion.
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-14-11 12:40 AM
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13. EXACTLY.
:applause:
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-14-11 12:41 AM
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14. Bring on the feats of strength!
:rofl:
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