Posted on 07/14/2011 11:00:23 AM PDT by JoeProBono
VIENNA, - An Austrian "Pastafarian" won the right to wear a pasta strainer on his head in his driving license photo after a three-year struggle.
Niko Alm, an atheist blogger who asked to have his driver's license photo taken with a colander on his head, was finally found fit to drive by a psychologist, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday, and was allowed to take his official picture with the strainer on his head.
"Today I was able to get my new driving license, and in it you can clearly see that I'm wearing a colander on my head to demonstrate my allegiance to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster," Alm wrote in his blog, adding "My headwear has now been recognized by the Republic of Austria."
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was created in 2005 by an anti-religion group opposed to the teaching of intelligent design in biology classes in the United States.
Excellent
This would seem to strain his credibility.
An atheist blogger...but yet claiming this his is “religion”?
I support his “resistance” but surprised he wasn’t challenged on this.
Dumbass!
...I love my little Colander Girl...
That is him at the back to the left. ;)
I am going to try this when I get another DL. And I’ll always have to have it on when I drive. Just think of what the cops will be thinking when they pull me over! LOL!
I read in a similar story that this guy is working to get the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to be a recognized religion in Austria.
Kinda reminds of how the Brits in the UK actually accomplished that with the religion of Jediism being recognized there because enough people wrote it down on their census forms during their last taking of it just a few years ago.
That's not challenge enough by the State? Wow.
So he had to see a shrink to prove he wasn’t crazy, but other religions get a pass from complying with the most wholesome and common sense rules? Perhaps that is a point to consider.
I’ll bet it would be easy to poke his beliefs full of holes.
Um, Mr, President? How do you say that in "Austrian"?
If your tin foil hat is in the shop for repairs, this will do in a pinch. But I just don’t really feel safe without my “protection”.
That’s frickin awsome..
Love the meatballs.
Oh my.....I laughed so hard I had tears shooting from my eyes. Thanks, I needed that!!! :-D
Head like a sieve?
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