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The next story comes from Australia, where a self-described pastafarian went about mocking the rules set up for firearm ID pictures by wearing a colander on his head. Guy Albon convinced the photographer that he was a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster so that he could wear the colander - a symbol of the satirical religious movement whose members refer to themselves as Pastafarians. The 30-year-old said he exploited a law that allows headgear to be worn in photos.
'The law stipulates you can have something on your head,' he said. 'You have to have your entire face uncovered and if the headgear is being worn it has to have some religious significance. I thought 'I've got this one in the bag - it was an absolute scream.'
Officers came to his home, where they seized two handguns and two rifles and ordered him to see a psychiatrist. According to Mr Albon, the psychiatrist immediately declared him as sane and 'laughed it off'.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday June 26 2014, @10:03PM
That xkcd has just set a new record for most smug strip so far. As if Randall wasn't perpetually snarky enough about language as it is.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by bugamn on Friday June 27 2014, @03:15AM
Oh, the humanity!
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 27 2014, @06:32AM
That's weird. I don't see him being smug or snarky at all.
What I see is him taking the piss out of people who are passive aggressive in their own smugness - trying to define their own expectations as the default expectations that everyone should have. It's a version of the false appeal to authority fallacy.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday June 27 2014, @02:23PM
It's called setting a higher standard, and I don't see why it should automatically be labelled a bad thing. If I'm not living up to my own expectations, the solution is not to lower my expectations.
Well, at least xkcd isn't The Oatmeal. That guy is way more smug than I've ever seen Randall be.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"