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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: 1) by JNCF on Thursday June 26 2014, @11:00PM
Would you call the Guy a loon if he'd been wearing a kippah instead of a colander?
Jews have been a much more violent people than Pastafarians. Just read their book, some parts of it are a mythologized military history where they brag about things we'd consider war crimes today. Or look at the modern actions of Israel against the Palestinian people. Pastafarians have done nothing to compare to these atrocities, but I wouldn't tell all Jewish people they can't have guns.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 26 2014, @11:12PM
> a kippah
What's that, a fish from Boston?
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday June 27 2014, @02:42PM
The better-known term around my area is yarmulke.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 26 2014, @11:30PM
If that's an attempt at humour it sailed past me. I don't see any connection between this topic and Israel/Palestine. If you want to debate Israel/Palestine I suggest you put a colander on your head and bang it for half an hour. You'll be just as productive and the headache won't be as bad.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 27 2014, @06:20AM
Try reading the very first sentence of the reply, this time slowly...
I agree all crazies wearing a religious headpiece should get raided, which is exactly the point of Pastafarianism. I bet you also missed this.