Viggen Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 ...best news of the year... when i saw that i couldnt believe it... Pasta strainers are now considered suitable religious headgear in Austria ... at least as far as the transport authorities are concerned. Three years after applying for a new driver's licence, an Austrian man has finally received the laminated card. And the picture shows him sporting an upturned pasta strainer on his head. Nothing to worry about: the authorities ruled the kitchen utensil was a suitable religious accessory for a Pastafarian. Niko Alm, an entrepreneur, told the Austria Press Agency he had the idea when he read that headgear was allowed in official pictures only for "confessional" reasons. The atheist says he belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a light-hearted "faith" whose members call themselves Pastafarians and whose "only dogma ... is the rejection of dogma," according to its website. Accordingly, Alm sent his application for a new driver's licence in 2008 along with a picture of himself with a colander on his head. The stunt got him an invitation to the doctor's to check he was mentally fit to drive, but after three years, Alm's efforts have paid off. He now wants to apply for Pastafarianism to become an officially recognised faith in Austria... and to see his official drivers license (valid world wide) (text in german) http://wien.orf.at/stories/526269/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Why does the law in Austria recognize any religious establishment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Why does the law in Austria recognize any religious establishment? ..probably because we try to become world champions in political corectness...? <shrug> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm glad Austria has a sense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 The BBC has picked up on this story now under the rather catchy 'shortcut' title from their main page of Live and let sieve - man wins driving licence case (sic) although the main page of the article actually carries the headline of 'Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity' somebody at the BBC had fun thinking up those punning headlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 This is a religious headgear that has some domestic uses and offers some protection to the head, great value for the money in pastafarianism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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