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Top Seven FSM pictures

Isara — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:42:48 GMT

These are great! I especially like the FSM in the sky at sunset.

http://amysteriousmystery.blogspot.com/2008/07/top-seven-flying-spaghetti-monster.html

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Jesus VS the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:17:29 GMT

First of all, there is evidence that Jesus existed, none for the FSM. Jesus's coming to earth was foretolled in scripture, no prophecies exist support the Pastafarian religion. There is convincing evidence that Jesus rose from the dead. Sadly, none exists for the pastafarians. The bible has been confirmed by many archeological discoveries, none for Pastafarians. Science continues to confirm the bible, no such confirmation exists for the pastafarians.

Obviously the Pastafarians created themselves to mock Christianity, but what they really do is mock themselves and demonstrate their woeful ignorance of Christian apologetics.

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New Moderator?

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:46:47 GMT

I am wondering. Do we need a new Moderator? This tribe and religion appear to be dead. Did you all drink some laced coolade?

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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:03:15 GMT

Pastafarians will love this documentary!:-)

I just returned from viewing the documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. It is a documentary featuring Ben Stein. I highly recommend everyone see this film, regardless of your position on darwinism. The focus is on the ID movement, but it applies to freedom of speech in general and makes a compelling case that the scientific community is squelching academic freedom. Numerous examples are given and the persecution does not end with creationists and ID folks but includes anyone who dares speak or write fairly on the subject.

For those of you who are Dawkins fans who feel he is the epitome of logic and rational thought, you will be shocked at what an ass he makes of himself in this film. Stein (from memory): "So, you believe there is a ninety nine percent chance god doesn't exist, why not say 97%? Dawkins, well I don't know, I don't think it can be quantified.
Stein: ok then, how about 50%?
Dawkins: No, it is vastly more improbable than that?
Stein: 75%?
Dawkins (irritated): I have no way of knowing!
Stein: So you really cannot give it a number?
Dawkins: No, I have no idea
(paraphrase)

His discussion about abiogenesis ran about the same. Dawkins admitting that he has no idea whatsoever how life originated and even admits that there may be a strong argument for design by extra terrestrial life! (atheists always sound like they have no odd beliefs until you let them speak for a awhile:-)).

The most amazing admission by Dawkins was where he stated that an understanding of evolution (he pronounces it properly with his british accent as evil-ution) leads one inevitably to atheism. He further admits that atheists court the liberal christians in support of darwinism in order to divide Christians. "My book was a long awaited full frontal assault upon Christianity" he openly states.

The movie makes a strong connection between Nazism and Darwinism, explaining that while Nazism cannot be explained solely on the basis of Darwinism, it could not have existed without it! And graphic images and testimony of the eugenics movement in Germany and the U.S. are provided as evidence of the connection of science with murder!

Much more could be said about this film, but I suggest you see it for yourself, it is humorous and thougth provoking at the same time and will no doubt infuriate Dawkins, Eugenie Scott, Grim, Rene and the entire darwinist establishment. Dawkins has already responded to it on his web site: http://richarddawkins.net/article,2488,Open-Letter-to-a-victim-of-Ben-Steins-lying-propaganda,Richard-Dawkins.

Stein makes it clear that Dawkins was not quoted out of context and he was paid well for his interview! I hope so, I would hate to think he made an ass out of himself for nothing:-)

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Behold the Creationist Museum

Badger — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:44:33 GMT

I have Google set to 'alert' me on a weekly basis when anything of not is posted about the recently opened Creation museum in Knuckledrag, Kentucky. Here is a link from a Pastafarian who does a GREAT job of walking us through this little shop of mythological horrors. Have a look:

http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=121

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FSM appears on Courtyard lawn

Isara — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:06:14 GMT

hehehehe...

http://www.itlovesyou.blogspot.com/ (pictures of his Noodliness at the blog site)

All Pastafarians, Rejoice!

Statement at Installation Ceremony
March 21, 2008

We are lucky enough to live in a country that allows us, its citizens, the freedom of speech. I have chosen to put up a statue of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to represent the discourse between people of all different beliefs. The many faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds of Cumberland County’s residents make our community a stronger richer place. I respect and am proud that on the people’s lawn, the county courthouse, all of these diverse beliefs can come together in a positive dialogue. Here, we are all able to share the issues close to our hearts whether it is through a memorial to the soldiers killed fighting for our country, the Statue of Liberty honoring our nations welcoming promise to all, a group’s fight to stop homelessness, or powerful symbols of faith. I greatly treasure this open forum between everyone in the community.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster is a pile of noodles and meatballs, but it is meant to open up discussion and provoke thought. Being able to put up a statue is a celebration of our freedom as Americans; a freedom to be different, to express those differences, and to do it amongst neighbors— even if it is in a noodley way.

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Portland meet up

sassfire — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:48:21 GMT

"The flying Spaghetti Monster lands for a pint" is meeting Saturday February 9th at 2:00 PM at The Fulton Pub.
All are welcome!
-Sassfire

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Coming in December 2008

PodMan — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:20:25 GMT

http://tribes.tribe.net/cfsm/photos/83ef9055-c67b-48a4-8437-e82402859ca7

The sequel to our Winter 2006 smash hit, The Flying Spaghetti Monster Holiday Pageant, blessed and authorized by Bobby Henderson himself.

Check here for more details to come: http://hungerartists.com/

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A Death in the Family

Martemis — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:11:43 GMT

http://people.tribe.net/martemis/photos/ab8d8081-8310-497f-8c91-6f56b3faf8a7

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FSM in the news!

Isara — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:51:51 GMT

"Flying Spaghetti Monster" Religious Group Turning Heads at MSU

A group at Missouri State University is raising eyebrows with it’s not-so-mainstream take on religion.

The national "Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster" has a local chapter at MSU, and it's sending a strong message to students on campus.

It’s the second-largest religious group on Missouri State's campus, with more than 200 members, including MSU staff.

It's a student organization Jeffrey Markus wanted to be a part of as an MSU student.

“For the people that are not heavily into a religion it feels like a real welcome movement because here on campus there's a lot of people who are very confused on what they believe and on what they want to do."

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster began just a few years ago with only a handful of members and now its grown dramatically.

“A lot of times when you're talking about emotionally or religious charged issues its very difficult to have a reason conversation,” says the organization’s captain, J.T. Eberhard. “People on both sides, I think one side in particular have divorced themselves from reason to such a degree that is very hard to have a logical discussion with them."

The group is known for its sarcastic support of theories of intelligent design and has strong beliefs that the universe and everything in it was created by a flying spaghetti monster.

“We get a lot of support, more than you imaged,” he says. “In fact, the majority of our membership is made up of religious people. We have a Muslim member, we have several Christians that just that are in favor of a more imperially-based world view.”

Many members of the organization believe that global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking number of pirates since the 18-hundreds.

"Hardcore or hard-lining religious people take this movement as a very negative look,” says member John Apeine. “Most people on the street once they get to know what they are about kinda see a bit of satire in it and at the exact same time they see that there is a much stronger message. Not everyone may believe in the flying spaghetti monster in the way they believe in everything else."

Many members have turned to the internet to network, using sites like facebook for discussions, recruitment and event planning.

And although it gets a lot of support from both students and faculty, the group does get threatening letters and hate mail delivered to its members.

and video here: http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=12465

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The game

sassfire — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:02:24 GMT

http://www.venganza.org/games/index_large.htm

this is cute!

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Portland Meetup

sassfire — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:16:18 GMT

Hey I just thought I'd let fellow Pastafarians know that we have a Saghetti Monster group here in Portland Oregon. You can check us out on meetup.com or just drop by and join us at The Chapel Pub this saturday January 12th at 2:00 PM. Hope to see you there!
-Sassfire

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FSM in Portland!

PandaBear — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:25:37 GMT

Anyone in Portland Oregon? Lets meet and fallow the teachings of our religion...

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On the rise...

Bilhelm — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:32:22 GMT

In the news today:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_re_us/flying_spaghetti_monster;_ylt=AqltjnLnX9FbLxPrehvtbONH2ocA

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Noodly Goodness at work?

Loktera — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:23:28 GMT

So, the other night I brought my copy of the Gospel to work, because out of boredom, it'd be nice to have something to read.

Later that night before closing, a coworker saw my book and asked me about it. I described it to him and he was interested. So, I started reading from The Holy Noodle. My coworker was enamored and amazed by The Spaghedeity.

Needless to say, this week, I continue with the story of the Olive Garden of Eden.

So, feel free to discuss FSM in the workplace, similar stories and whatnot.

RAmen and Noodles Blessing.

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Religion and Aqualung

Gomer_Hendrix — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:56:27 GMT

Hi people. I was inspired after all these years. I got out a record that I've owned since it was new in 1971.
on the back of Jethro Tull's Aqualung cover....
1 In the beginning Man created God; and in the image of Man created he him.
2 And Man gave unto God a multitude of names, that he might be Lord over all the earth when it was suited to Man.
3 And on the seven millionth day Man rested and did lean heavily on his God and saw that it was good.
4 And man formed Aqualung of the dust of the ground, and a host of others likened unto his kind.
5 And these lesser men Man did cast into the void. And some were burned; and some were put apart from their kind.
6 And Man became the God that he had created and with his miracles did rule over all the earth.
7 But as all these things did come to pass, the Spirit that did cause man to create his God lived on within all
men; even within Aqualung
8 and Man saw it not.
9 But for Christ's sake he'd better start looking.

cool huh? the only thing I'd change is the last line "But for FSM's sake ya'll better start looking"

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Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Isara — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:10:03 GMT

ARRRRR!

Just a reminder, TLAPD is on September 19th!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

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Leave your eye patch at the door

~Ang~ — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:49:06 GMT

I am surprised that this seems the more active of the two Flying Spaghetti Monster tribes I found, and yet there is no mention of the recent suspension of a 16 year old Kansas student, based on his Pastafarian beliefs... http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770328123
Ramen, brother!

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Jesus Camp

Isara — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:25:49 GMT

Aiiiieeeee!!!!

I've spent the whole weekend so far watching various documentaries. The most effective, I think, is SiCKO, which is really a must watch in my opinion. (video here: http://www.tv-links.co.uk/link.do/9/4667/7259/48477/70714 )

The scariest, however is Jesus Camp. Has anyone else seen it? Basically, it's documentary footage of a week-long Pentecostal children's camp, specifically designed to raise up little "Jesus Warriors" using suggestive brainwashing tactics *shudder*

Link to the video can be found here: http://www.tv-links.co.uk/show.do/9/4664

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Oh you IDiots...

Isara — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:59:11 GMT

It's a good thing I didn't have anything to drink when I was reading this blog post (and the comments): http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/07/yet_another_example_of_credulity_begetti_1.php

See, someone invented a "perpetual motion machine", one touted to give back more energy than it uses, which the Intelligent Design proponents are leaping all over as evidence that the entire scientific community and their methods is bunk. However, this free energy machine failed at its public debut. Still, despite the thing not working, or not having been seen in action, somehow science is just liberal bullshit and wrong across the board.

Ok, so even if the thing does work, it doesn't mean that the entirety of Scientific Inquiry is wrong - just the 1st Law of Thermodynamics has a failing somewhere and it would be redefined or tossed out entirely. Anyway, more info about the Free Energy generator is here: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/18/company_claims_to_ha.html

But the responses by the IDiots are comedy gold:

"Evolutionist doctors believe that antibiotic resistance is a bad thing because in their world-view, the thing they fear the most is a strain of bacteria which is reistant [sic] to multiple forms of antibiotic; however what they have failed to comprehend is that such a bacterial strain would have been so weakened by evolution as to become hardly a danger to mankind.
...
Doctors have misunderstood the nature of evolution. Mislead by neo-darwinist lies they have imagined that evolution is a creative, intelligent force that can somehow make bacteria more deadly. As Behe explains, Evolution is nothing to be afraid of, and can only practically weaken a strain of bacteria to the point where it is no longer a threat.
That's the kind of practical important results that come from a study of ID - now why is it that Evolutionists are still in denial?"

"This is perhaps the best physical evidence I have ever seen against the absurd assumptions of materialism. The materialists are utterly convinced that "free energy" is impossible, but they have totally ignored well documented evidence of miracles (e.g. walking on water, reviving the dead).

Let me explain: Such acts would have required a great deal of energy brought in from apparently nowhere. The laws of thermodynamics as Hawkings understand them say this can never happen. In hawking's world-view reviving the dead is impossible because a long-dead body contains a great deal more entropy than a healthy living body. On the other hand, well documented evidence says these miricales happened. As scientists we must follow this evidence wherever it leads."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RasTafarI Liveth Iverytime

Eli-Jah — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:38:38 GMT

I can into tribe.net with a genuine greivance, that everyone took for a joke. People were rude and all around ignorant, not to mention vain and arrogant. Part of me thinks that if it werent for I and I, RasTafarI, the Pastafarians would have never even happened upon the idea of making a religion about a pasta g-d. If thats true, then how can anyone look at Us like We're out of line for saying, You know what, We want our Name back. Carry on with your flying speggetti monster thing, but just dont make it about Fari. Its really not to much to ask. The term pastafarian is not even legal as it is slander of a legally representable legacy. Even if the spaggetti monster thing was thought about BEFORE deciding to call it Pastafari, it is obviously stolen from OUR NAME Rastafari. And they have NO REASON to call it Pastafari except that without such a DAMN COOL NAME thats stolen from ours nobody would be interested in such a stupid thing anyways. The only reason it got the attention it did is by riding RASTAFARI's back, no apology. What other religion could you just make a joke of the name of and not except to hear from them. If you made up a religion that took the term muslim and made it into some joke used to mock faith, do you think that people would not, do something? Even more to the point would there not be a COMMUNITY that KNEW RESPECT, to say, thats not OK, We must Respect each others religion in the space that we SHARE, say what you want in your OWN SPACE(even though its slander and we'll cross that bridge when we get to it), but here is for everyone so we cant have things that directly mock others? And thats what including the choice pastafarian in everyones religion box is. Wheather the FSM or tribe people know it or not. And as generally ignorant as they seem, their likely walking around in a white psuedo supremacy universe not giving it a second thought that they STOLE the name of an existing Spirituality to make a arrogant joke about things they dont understand.

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It has been...

Bilhelm — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:23:54 GMT

...rather quiet since Isara put out the cat, as punishment for kacking up hairballs all over the carpet.

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smiting? Speaketh now or forever hold your peace!

Isara — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:10:18 GMT

As I posted in the debate thread:

"When I first saw the initial posting, I knew that we would end up with a huge debate (at least judging from the earlier thread).

Honestly, I'm not inclined to delete the thread unless it devolves further, simply because I think the thread is instructive on many levels, and I believe in a relatively hands-off approach to moderation until people become abusive. I don't see that we've reached that point, other than the flinging of the term "racist." However, if a number of the Tribe members wish it, I will delete the thread."

Since this isn't exactly a high-traffic Tribe prone to debate, I've not asked for input on moderation styles. different groups require different management, and this one I've been prepared to stay pretty hands-off except for spammers (which I delete immediately).

So how many of you feel I should leave the Rasta thread and how many feel I should delete it and boot the offender?

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holydaze!?

matty-matt — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:22:31 GMT

a recent convert to the church of the alternate creator
all hail...

could someone point me in the direction of a thread (rather...a noodle) herein, or the ether, wherein i might find a day of days to pay homage. i know the devout find time daily to pay respects. but is there a calendrical approach the church has taken to re-spaghettitizing (vs. rechristening) important seasonal dates?

in the name of his noodliness
rAMEN!

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We win!

Isara — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:34:02 GMT

From NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Evolution-Debate.html?hp&ex=1171429200&en=0460ca337ae3c9ce&ei=5094&partner=homepage

February 13, 2007
Kansas Repeals Guidelines Questioning Evolution
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 6:36 p.m. ET

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The Kansas state Board of Education on Tuesday repealed science guidelines questioning evolution that had made the state an object of ridicule.

The new guidelines reflect mainstream scientific views of evolution and represent a political defeat for advocates of ''intelligent design,'' who had helped write the standards that are being jettisoned.

The intelligent design concept holds that life is so complex that it must have been created by a higher authority.

The state has had five sets of standards in eight years, with anti- and pro-evolution versions, each doomed by the seesawing fortunes of socially conservative Republicans and a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans.

The board on Tuesday removed language suggesting that key evolutionary concepts -- such as a common origin for all life on Earth and change in species creating new ones -- were controversial and being challenged by new research. Also approved was a new definition of science, specifically limiting it to the search for natural explanations of what is observed in the universe.

''Those standards represent mainstream scientific consensus about both what science is and what evolution is,'' said Jack Krebs, a math and technology teacher who helped write the new guidelines. He is also president of Kansas Citizens for Science.

The state uses its standards to develop tests that measure how well students are learning science. Although decisions about what is taught in classrooms remain with 296 local school boards, both sides in the evolution dispute say the standards will influence teachers as they try to ensure that their students test well.

John Calvert, a retired attorney who helped found the Intelligent Design Network, said under the new standards, ''students will be fed an answer which may be right or wrong'' about questions like the origin of life.

''Who does that model put first?'' he said. ''The student, or those supplying the preordained 'natural explanation'?''

There have been debates or legal battles in several other states over evolution and the intelligent design argument, but none has inspired comedians' jokes or parodies like Kansas' ongoing battle has.

Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' had a four-part ''Evolution Schmevolution'' series in 2005, and hearings that year drew journalists from Canada, France, Britain and Japan.

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car FSM

Gomer_Hendrix — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:15:14 GMT

I want to find for my car what I saw the other day in downtown Oakland.
It was the metal FSM that was designed to be like the fish/darwin thing.
Please tell where you found this fine symbol of our divine one!

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South Park

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:32:27 GMT

Anyone see the new one. There was mention of the flying spaghetti monster.

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Holy war!!!

Isara — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:25:00 GMT

Dear Pastafarians:

We are under attack! An infidel is lobbying tribe.net to remove the Pastafarian listing from the list of supported religions. They seem to be speaking in tongues and is not worthy of notice, but we cannot allow such a slight on His Noodliness! I ask you show your support for our Pastafarian ways (or potato-pastafarian ways. Close enough. gnocchi is both pasta and potato, so I welcome the humble Potato) by overwhelming the enemy with our superior intellect and charm.

CHARGE!!!!

http://brainstorm.tribe.net/thread/791eef52-18fd-48b4-8c9b-2b0366bb7969#b8604493-ca87-4cca-b73b-7eb5d360fb9b

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Caribbean Pirates Convention

zenalejandro — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:56:18 GMT

http://tribes.tribe.net/caribbeanpiratesconvention
Ahrrr, would love to have you On-board. Matey !

--
Zen Alejandro Otero

Burning Clone Inc.
www.freedomtowerparade.net
Every Where, Even Space.

http://ecotek.tribe.net
Rescuing the World from Itself

http://newhumanity.tribe.net
Networking Alliance in Puerto Rico

http://spaceacademy.tribe.net
25th Anniversary Preparations 2007

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RIP Momofuku Ando, grand poobah of his Noodliness, inventor of instant noodles

Isara — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:26:01 GMT

May your beer volcano and stripper factory both be plentiful. Thank you for sustaining millions of poor college students over the decades with your cheap, noodly sustenance.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1310AP_Obit_Ando.html

TOKYO -- Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles - a dish that has sustained American college students for decades - has died. He was 96.

Nissin Food Products Co., the company Ando founded, said on its Web site that he died Friday after suffering a heart attack.

Born in Taiwan, Ando founded his company in 1948 from a humble family operation. Faced with food shortages in post-World War II Japan, Ando thought a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses.

In 1958, his "Chicken Ramen" - the first instant noodle - was introduced after many trials. Following its success, the company added other products, such as the "Cup Noodle" in 1971.

"The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum" opened in 1999 in Ikeda City in western Japan commemorating his inventions.

Ando gave a speech at the company's New Year ceremony and enjoyed Chicken Ramen for lunch with Nissin employees on Thursday before falling ill, Japan's largest daily Yomiuri reported.

He is survived by his wife, Masako.

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Happy Noodlemas!

bunnykatsockmonkey — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:28:48 GMT

Who needs Santa when we have the FSM!!

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YEEEEAAAHHHH!!!!

Isara — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:15:33 GMT

Maybe now we can finally push that "Intelligent Design" phooey out of the classroom and focus on the real Truth - The Flying Spaghetti Monster:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/20/intelligent.design/index.html

Judge rules against 'intelligent design' in science class

From Delia Gallagher and Phil Hirschkorn
CNN

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania school district cannot teach in science classes a concept that says some aspects of science were created by a supernatural being, a federal judge has ruled.

In an opinion issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge John Jones ruled that teaching "intelligent design" would violate the Constitutional separation of church and state.

"We have concluded that it is not [science], and moreover that ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents," Jones writes in his 139-page opinion posted on the court's Web site. (Opinion, pdf: http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/images/12/20/kitzmiller.pdf )

"To be sure, Darwin's theory of evolution is imperfect. However, the fact that a scientific theory cannot yet render an explanation on every point should not be used as a pretext to thrust an untestable alternative hypothesis grounded in religion into the science classroom or to misrepresent well-established scientific propositions," Jones writes.

Intelligent design claims the complexity of some systems of nature cannot be explained by evolution but must be attributed to a designer or supernatural being.

The Dover Area School District, about 25 miles from the state capital, sought to become the first in the nation to require high school science teachers to teach the concept of intelligent design as an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution.

Jones described the school board's decision as "breathtaking inanity."

"Because Darwin's Theory is a theory, it continues to be tested as new evidence is discovered. The theory is not a fact," said the statement that the old school board approved in a 6-3 vote in October 2004. "With respect to any theory, students are encouraged to keep an open mind."
'Of Pandas and People'

That school board mandated the teaching for ninth-grade biology classes and directed school libraries to purchase an alternative textbook, "Of Pandas and People," which advocated the concept. The town has since voted out eight of nine board members.

A lawsuit challenging the policy was brought in December 2004 by 11 parents in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

Jones presided over a six-week trial that ended last month. His decision applies only to the Pennsylvania school district.

His decision would block the school district's plan "requiring teachers to denigrate or disparage the scientific theory of evolution, and from requiring teachers to refer to a religious, alternative theory known as ID."

Jones says in his ruling that he did not doubt that intelligent design advocates "have bona fide and deeply held beliefs which drive their scholarly endeavors," but he also said scientific experts testified that Darwin's theory "in no way conflicts with, nor does it deny, the existence of a divine creator."
Jones: Not an 'activist judge'

Jones -- an appointee of President Bush, who backs the teaching of intelligent design -- defended his decision in personal terms.

"Those who disagree with our holding will likely mark it as the product of an activist judge. If so, they will have erred as this is manifestly not an activist court," Jones writes.

"Rather, this case came to us as the result of the activism of an ill-informed faction on a school board, aided by a national public interest law firm eager to find a constitutional test case on intelligent design, who in combination drove the board to adopt an imprudent and ultimately unconstitutional policy," he said.

Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said, "Children in public schools deserve top quality science education and freedom from religious indoctrination and today they were granted both."
A 'troubling decision'

Richard Thompson, a spokesman for the Michigan-based Thomas More Law Center, which aided the school district, called Jones' verdict a "troubling decision."

"The founders of this country would be astonished at the thought that this simple curriculum change established religion in violation of the Constitution that they drafted," Thompson said.

Jones said of the defendants, "It is ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and again lie to cover their tracks and disguise the real purpose" behind the intelligent design policy.

In 1987, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana could not teach creationism because it would "restructure the science curriculum to conform with a particular religious viewpoint."

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Finding comfort in the FSM

bunnykatsockmonkey — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:55:03 GMT

I don't know if it is just me, but I like warm noodles on a cold day. I'm going to pick up some rice noodles tomorrow. How shall I prepare and serve them, to best honor our beloved FSM?

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Sighting

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:02:21 GMT

http://blog. wired.com/ tableofmalconten ts/2006/11/ flying_spaghett. html

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FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER HOLIDAY PAGEANT!

PodMan — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:50:52 GMT

Everyone, boys and girls, gentlemen and ladies, scumbags and scummettes, come see the FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER HOLIDAY PAGEANT!

Learn all the secrets of Pastafarianism that the Kansas School Board wanted kept secret. See how Pirates are really ancient religious figures, how a midget started the world, and how an unemployed slacker from Oregon wrote the scared creed that brought the truth of his Sacred Noodleyness to the modern world.

It's the FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER HOLIDAY PAGEANT, a brand spanking new theatrical work, seen only at the Hunger Artists Theatre Company in Fullerton, California, this December 1-17. See hungerartists.com for complete info.

Come, and be touched by his Noodley Appendage. You will never be short of meatballs and linguini again.

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Spaghetti Monster Ceremony @ Burningman

ESpaghetto — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:50:43 GMT

Hey folks ..!

There is no chance in a universe made by intelligent design. i wound up camping with some folks who were planning an FSM Ceremony and have been recognized as the FSM Profit and Wrong IrReverend Eddie Spaghetti *laughing* You are all, of course, invited:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/Flying-Spaghetti-Monster-Ceremony/black-rock-city/fce597f4-7697-4896-a1f7-e523532a2d82

If anyone knows of other FSM events at Burningman, please let me know. We would like to make offerings.

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I love your noodly appendages...

pauli_mb — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:41:00 GMT

... that's all I have to say !

oxoxox !! :)

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ARRRRR!!! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day!!!

Isara — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:45:04 GMT

And Nosh Hosannah begins on Friday! Tis a busy week for Pastafarians! What do ye be doin' to celebrate Holy Week??

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Camp Nosefish's FSM project

hoco — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:24:36 GMT

Hi. My camp at Burning Man (NoseFish) has an FSM project. It is a coolneon (elecroluminescent wire) project on a rolling cart. The eyes have separate red, green and blue colored lights, which can be faded, to form any color.

Here's a web page with a couple of pictures and an mpg movie of it in action at night: www.timefold.com/fsm

We'll be in the 3:00 plaza, on the North-East corner of Brave. Drop by and get touched by his noodly appendage. :-)

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tribe profiles

james — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:15:10 GMT

"pastafarian" is now a selectable option under religion in your tribe profile :-).

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we passed out literature!

HUNNYDUMELONS — Mon, 22 May 2006 23:10:53 GMT

At bay to breakers! We gave tr-fold pamphlets to the Bible Thumpers at the polo fields and we also gave them to all the pirates we met!

I feel as though Im doing the work of His Noodliness.

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Greetings

Pirate-King — Sun, 14 May 2006 14:59:26 GMT

I am Lucky's Dad
the Pirate King of Elephant Island
It would please me to have Pastafarians as our guests on the Island
nobody will throw monkey poo at you here
or join our tribe to recieve dispaches from the resort

http://tribes.tribe.net/5140ea7e-97fd-46db-8ac8-95253d1cb058?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B5140ea7e-97fd-46db-8ac8-95253d1cb058%5D

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FSM at Burning man event

captainstorm — Mon, 08 May 2006 22:45:39 GMT

We setup a Church at a big regional burning man event and educated the public on the ways of FSM. Here is pictures:

http://blackco.org/xara06/index.htm

Captain Storm
Pirate Reverend of the San Diego Pastafarians

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The Church under attack in Kansas!

Jeckle — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:47:46 GMT

Americas Heartland.....

Kansas State Board of Education member Connie Morris took exception Wednesday to a picture of a made-up creature that satirizes the state's new science standards hanging on a Stucky Middle School teacher's door.

Fellow board member Sue Gamble told The Eagle that Morris asked for the picture to be removed.

The creature, called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, is the creation of Bobby Henderson of Corvallis, Ore. It looks like a clump of spaghetti with two eyes sticking out of the top and two meatballs flanking the eyes.

Henderson created the entity and an accompanying mythology on the origin of mankind to make fun of Kansas' recent debate over the teaching of criticisms of evolution, including intelligent design.

In November, the board voted 6-4 to allow criticisms of evolution to be taught in Kansas schools.

Morris, who voted for the new science standards, saw the picture during the tour. She did not return phone calls for this report.

Gamble, who voted against the new standards and was also on the tour, said that Morris asked principal Kenneth Jantz to have the picture taken down.

Board members toured Stucky before finishing two days of meetings in Wichita on Wednesday.

Gamble said that when she saw the picture during the tour, she knew that some board members wouldn't approve of it.

"When we went into that classroom, students were looking at rock formations," Gamble said. "Connie stopped to talk to a teacher and I moved on. That was when I was aware of the flyer. I thought 'she's probably going to say something to the teacher.' "

Gamble said that when Morris saw the picture, she asked the principal, who was on the tour, to take it down. Jantz did not comment for this report.

Gamble said she didn't see Morris talk to Randy Mousley, the teacher, or to the principal, but that she later went up to Mousley and asked if Morris said anything to him about the picture.

That's when Gamble learned that Morris had asked the principal to take it down.

The monster's picture has hung on the door since September or October and was put up there as a joke, Mousley said.

"It's a parody," he said. "It's just making fun of anti-evolution."

Mousley said he doesn't teach students about the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Also on the door is a Doonesbury comic strip about science, said board member Carol Rupe, who represents Wichita. She also voted against the new standards.

"It was two little pieces of paper on the door," she said. "It was poking good fun."

Gamble said she told the principal that it was his decision whether the monster could stick around.

"I advised the principal that Morris has no authority," she said. "I told him to deal with his staff as he saw fit, not by what a state board member says."

Board chairman Steve Abrams, who voted for the new standards, didn't see the picture but said he thinks that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is silly.

"Personally, I think it's juvenile," he said.

The picture was still on the door at the end of the school day Wednesday.
www.kansas.com/mld/kansas...4331100.htm

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Free-Ass

Isara — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:40:54 GMT

for those of you with accounts on http://www.free-association.net I have created a FSM association. Let your free ass be touched by his noodly appendage!

http://free-association.net/index.php?option=com_associations&task=displayAssociation&id=491

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The right hand of spaghetti

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:08:58 GMT

Is slurping spaghetti rude?

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Pirates get political

qathi — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:59:59 GMT

Ninjas don't be having their own Swedish Parliamentary Seat, no matey, but the Pirate, yaaar, that be a parrot of a different feather.

http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/03/1048254&from=rss

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The Gospel is here!

Isara — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:56:50 GMT

Per a missive received from Bobby Henderson, the Prophet of the Church of FSM:

Fellow Believers,

Our day has finally arrived! The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is at last here. Maybe not inscribed on stone tablets, but it is a book. And maybe not THE Good Book, but at least A Good Book.

Delivering His Divine Message is my life’s work, and as I’ve said before, all proceeds from the book will go toward our pirate ship fund. Because as you know, global warming is the direct effect of the declining number of pirates, and His Noodliness, while he endorses boiling pasta, is against boiling the planet. With your help, and with the sails blowing on our bad-ass pirate ship (with flags, cannons, and weevils in the flour barrels below deck), we can spread His Word and save the environment at the same time.

Remember that ours is a small boutique religion, but we have BIG ideas (some, arguably a bit al dente) and we must share this rich booty of ideas with others. Within the pages of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, you will find FSM history, helpful propaganda, scientific evidence of His existence (including the 100% verifiable fact that no one has sued any school boards about us), as well as pictures and illustrations that surely test the limits of copyright law. But as pioneers we’re not afraid of a little controversy.

Since The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster goes on sale tomorrow, we must consider March 28th a Holy day. I encourage you to dress in your Pirate’s best—paint one of your pant legs to resemble a wood finish, maybe wear an eye patch or get a parrot, and eat some cacciatore with a side of linguine. Then, go to your local bookstore to let them know that The Church of FSM is strong in your community. I can honestly say that if everyone on this e-mail list goes out and buys the book, it will be a bestseller. That would certainly get some people’s attention.

Our future is in our own hands. And in His noodly appendage.

Ramen.
Bobby Henderson
Prophet

You can order the book online from Amazon, BN, or Powell’s.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812976568/103-8465385-5745421

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0812976568&itm=1

http://www.powells.com/biblio/71-0812976568-0

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Vegans

pokalope — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:25:45 GMT

...are they actually born again FSM followers ?

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holy porn

bunnykatsockmonkey — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:46:27 GMT

http://www.dildoart.com/fsm/
FSM erotica, because religion is sexy!

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Churchgoin' Atheists

RPMcMurphy — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:43:34 GMT

I am ready to make a leap of faith.
These 3 points I bring up to people who try to "convert" me:
1. If an unforgiving God sent me to Hell after all the things I've done to effect positive change,
It would just give me a chance to effect positive change in Hell... Something that God was unwilling to do.
In that sense I would TRANSCEND God.
2. Heaven is just a gated community... I don't want to live there anyway.
3. Russian proverb : People want to go to heaven for the weather... BUT
they want to go to Hell for the company.

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The Glutenheim Museum

Isara — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:03:50 GMT

As a museum professional, I am extremely interested in working for this museum. Does anyone know about its inner workings?

http://www.glutenheim.org/

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Pastafari Rejoice

jonathan — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:06:12 GMT

His Noodliness has spoken. Damn i want to ride that pirate ship

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,69905-0.html?tw=wn_tophead_5

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I was touched through the mail!!!

Isara — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 03:59:34 GMT

So an internet friend of mine sends out random holiday gifts every year. This year, I received this lumpy package. I opened it up and found uncooked pasta! My friend writes:

"... there aren't enough pirates in December. We need more pirates to keelhaul the lot of the silliness. Perhaps making Santa walk the plank. Yar!

Finally, may I suggest a fine plate of noodles to celebrate Him this season? (see enclosed)"

there you have it! we need more holiday pasta and pirates!

How are the rest of you incorporating Him into your celebrations?

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Once again! FSM inspiration

bunnykatsockmonkey — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:25:39 GMT

I just uploaded a pictures of a crochet dildo cozy in his Noodly image. I believe this fabulous woman is selling it on ebay, so now you can be reminded of his Noodly Goodness when you reach for your dildo.

Soba. (because I'm allergic to wheat and can't eat most pasta)

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Moderator announcement - Main photos broken

Isara — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:10:41 GMT

Just an FYI: I was going to change our main photo, but it looks to be b0rked. I'll upload the fabulous cozy as soon as the problem's resolved (hopefully soon...).

In the meantime, we can now comment on photos and add extended descriptions to them.

~Isara

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Our god is good!

Hiddendragon — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:22:43 GMT

2 people in a row fell over laughing at the word of our most Noodliness. Ramen.

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noodly tentacle sex

Danarama — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:34:41 GMT

need I say more?

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It's a miracle!

Danarama — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:51:09 GMT

Many years ago I discovered the unmistakable image of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on a slice of the grilled cheese sandwich I was cooking! I was so astounded, I put the visage into a plastic box with nothing more than a few cotton balls to keep it comfortable. That was ten years ago! And to this day, it shows not a sign of mold or decay, and it has brought me unending luck and prosperity.

P.S. Please see my upcoming eBay auction. Happy bidding!

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At last I be savvy!

Hiddendragon — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:54:03 GMT

I have seen the light! It was divine intervention by the holy marinara that caused me, lowly but of garlic breath, to come upon this tribe and thus find salvation from my depths of confusion! Yea and arg, me mateys! I wonder no more at my so-called odd desires for sailing the open seas and meatballs! At last, I have found my bretheren and the answers I have sought! It all makes sense now! Yar and ramen!

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oh man, you guys are gonna eat this up!

mongo-mail — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:11:28 GMT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20051012/sc_space/worldsoldestnoodlesalterviewofancientdiet;_ylt=Asbw_oI7wT5CMUOqBZY6TAYEtbAF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

What does it all mean?

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high

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 06:27:21 GMT

Hey all. Just thought I'd drop in to say high while I am, new here, that is...used to be on tribe many moons ago but only recently re-instated my presence here. I remember reading of the holy spaghetti deity when it first made its divine self maniest on the world wide web, glad to see the cult spreading. Happy to be here and meet you all....

- Jason

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icons and relics!

DEUS — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 03:36:28 GMT

would love to see an monster on the Goth forum Isara!
A pin badge or a battle standard would also be way cool!

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Noodely Appendage Challa

qathi — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:27:21 GMT

This morning, during my 12th our of work, as I shapped my 200th challa for Rosh Hoshana, His Noddeliness spoke to me through the dough, asking that I create a Challa in his likeness, and so it has been done. It's in the proof box now, soon to be baked. I await his next request; sprinkles, poppy seeds, sesame seads, mix, or plain. Personally I think sprinkles are the only way to go, but I'll let His Noodeliness reveal the word of toppings to me.

pictures to be posted later this evening, before we begin our New Year.

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noodles noodles every day!

DEUS — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 02:52:33 GMT

I love pasta and thanks to my glorious ADD and my Extravigant taste in Armor
and fashion I eat it every day! I never Tire of it in the least! in fact I'm cooking some right now! Is this something the noodle monster would approve of!????

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The holy creed

Isara — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:18:12 GMT

As spaketh by the great minister Auntie Dee Dee:

I believe in the One Monster, Creator of Goodness and of Nourishment, and of Sustenance.

I believe in the Pasta, and the Sauce, and the Meatballs, for they provide me all that I need.

I believe in the Many Beverages that the Flying Spaghetti Monster provides, for they engender true fellowship and will quaff them heartily, whether it be Beer, or Wine, or Sweet Ice Tea (in the South), or even Milk or Kool-Aid, for it is not good to withhold fluids, and we need to take care of our Bodies, the Beneficiaries of His Holy Goodness.

I believe that in his Creamy Deliciousness, He has given us the healthful Green Salad, the Yummy Garlic Bread, and the Blessed Cheese for the top of our Spaghetti, and If we eat All our Dinner, a Dessert of Extreme Chocolateness will surely follow, preferably Dark Chocolate, for it is Good. (That part's my idea, the dark chocolate part.)

I believe that Our Wonderful Flying Spaghetti Monster is neither Male, nor Female, but is instead beyond the reaches of the gender confusion of Man and Woman Kind, yea, the FSM is ageless, timeless and all-encompassing.

I believe that FSM has created all there is for our entertainment and sustenance, and has given unto us the mental capacity to adapt the mythologies of This Universe to aid and comfort us here, until that day we are able to join together at the foot of the Beer Volcano and enumerate our specifications at the Stripper Factory so that happiness and contentedness and good cheer be present for all, forever and forever,

RAmen.

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Holiday songs

Isara — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:17:31 GMT

Here we go a caroling, amongst the wheat so green! Here we go a caroling, for pasta we will eat!

The High Holy Holiday is upon us. And so I suggest we all raise our voices in cheer, and sing, "Jolly Roger" first composed by Adam Ant:

In days of old, when ships were bold
Just like the men who sailed them
And if they showed us disrespect
We'd tie them up and flail them
Often men of low degree
And often men of steel
Who'd make you walk the plank alone
Or haul you 'round the keel

Hoist the jolly roger!
Hoist the jolly roger!
Hoist the jolly roger!
It's your money that we want
And your money we shall have!

Of all the pirates on the seas
The worst of them was blackbeard
So damnable a fiend from hell
He was the one they most feared
Any man who sailed with him
Was taking quite a chance
He'd hang them from the gallows
Just to see if they could dance (ha! ha!)

(many thanks to her Highness Princess Dammitt for reminding this humble servant of Mr. Ant's immortal words)

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ARRRRRR!!! It be Talk Like A Pirate Day, me mateys!

Isara — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:09:53 GMT

Our Lord and Savior, Flying Spaghetti Monster says we all should be talkin' like pirates today!

I'm gonna seek me some fine booty, and mayhap a rum and coke be in order. ARRR!!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

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How do you like your sauce?

Isara — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:25:47 GMT

I am contemplating a new baptism ritual, but I find that there are many uses for each type of sauce.

Should I baptize in pesto, which is fresh and green and tasty?

Would marinara be more appropriate, for it is thick and stains and also tasty?

Alfredo might work well, for it is white and pure and sticks to your ribs. Again, also tasty. Probably a good conditioner for the hair.

Thoughts, please?

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Isara's the New Moderator!

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 03:54:23 GMT

The Flying Spaghetti Monster has smitten me for my arrogant ways, and for speaking in His name. I was allowed to retain my life on condition that Isara become His tribe's new moderator. She is very, very funny lady, as you all have probably already figured out. That is all I am allowed to say. They are sending me back into molten pit of Cheez Whiz now. Pray for me.

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His noodly apendage

puckschilde — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:21:28 GMT

How exactly do we know it's 'his' noodly apendage?
Is it the meat balls? Is it the disheveled appearance? Is it the goofy expression?

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With respect...

kerrickadrian — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:09:27 GMT

...due to my Lord. I am an antipastan, come here to bring you the dark teachings of Raviolifer.

Raviolifer is beautiful to behold, for He hides His Dark Meatiness within. His is the Darkness before Creation, His is the Darkness after Creation subsides. His is the Excessive Capitalization.

I bring you the word that the FSM is the Demiurge who brought this Imperfect Creation into Existence, yes! And for that we should not revere him, but revile him! For before Creation, there was Perfection and Harmony. In proof of this, is it not the Truth that even the most Perfect of Pasta goes bad, is infested with Weevils, even rots and grows Mold, in the fullness of time? This shows the Corruption at the Heart of Creation, Corruption only my Lord Raviolifer is willing to Purify. For He is Aware of His Nature as a shard of the One Dough before all Time Pasta, and it is His Will that we all return thereto.

Yours in Raviolifer,
Kerrick

First Gnocchic Church of Raviolifer, RVLF

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proof that I.D. is stupid

Isara — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:31:18 GMT

Or, it's "intelligently designed" to make its proponents feel smart:

(from a NYTimes article today: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/science/13peng.html?8hpib )

March of the Conservatives: Penguin Film as Political Fodder
By JONATHAN MILLER

On the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com, an opponent of abortion wrote that the movie "verified the beauty of life and the rightness of protecting it."

At a conference for young Republicans, the editor of National Review urged participants to see the movie because it promoted monogamy. A widely circulated Christian magazine said it made "a strong case for intelligent design."

The movie is "March of the Penguins," and of all the reactions it has evoked, perhaps the most surprising is its appeal to conservatives. They are hardly its only audience; the film is the second highest grossing documentary of all time, behind "Fahrenheit 9/11."

But conservative groups have turned its stirring depiction of the mating ordeals of emperor penguins into an unexpected battle anthem in the culture wars.

"March of the Penguins," the conservative film critic and radio host Michael Medved said in an interview, is "the motion picture this summer that most passionately affirms traditional norms like monogamy, sacrifice and child rearing."

Speaking of audiences who feel that movies ignore or belittle such themes, he added: "This is the first movie they've enjoyed since 'The Passion of the Christ.' This is 'The 'Passion of the Penguins.' "

In part, the movie's appeal to conservatives may lie in its soft-pedaling of topics like evolution and global warming. The filmmakers say they did not consciously avoid those topics - indeed, they say they are strong believers in evolutionary theory - but they add that they wanted to create a film that would reach as many people as possible.

"It's obvious that global warming has an impact on the reproduction of the penguins," Luc Jaquet, the director, told National Geographic Online. "But much of public opinion appears insensitive to the dangers of global warming. We have to find other ways to communicate to people about it, not just lecture them."

In a subsequent interview for this article, he added, "My intention was to tell the story in the most simple and profound way and to leave it open to any reading."

Likewise, the only allusion to evolution in "March of the Penguins" is a line near the beginning, intoned in the English-language version by the narrator, Morgan Freeman: "For millions of years they have made their home on the darkest, driest, windiest and coldest continent on earth. And they've done so pretty much alone."

The movie goes on to follow the penguins as they trek back and forth over 70 miles of ice to their breeding ground and huddle together to protect their eggs in temperatures that average 70 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

To Andrew Coffin, writing in the widely circulated Christian publication World Magazine, that is a winning argument for the theory that life is too complex to have arisen through random selection.

"That any one of these eggs survives is a remarkable feat - and, some might suppose, a strong case for intelligent design," he wrote. "It's sad that acknowledgment of a creator is absent in the examination of such strange and wonderful animals. But it's also a gap easily filled by family discussion after the film."

Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review, told the young conservatives' gathering last month: "You have to check out 'March of the Penguins.' It is an amazing movie. And I have to say, penguins are the really ideal example of monogamy. These things - the dedication of these birds is just amazing."

Other religious conservatives have seized on the movie as a parable of steadfast faith. In Sidney, Ohio, Ben Hunt, a minister at the 153 House Churches Network, has coordinated trips to the local theater to see the film. (He describes the organization as a Christian denomination with nine churches spread over Ohio and Minnesota.)

"Some of the circumstances they experienced seemed to parallel those of Christians," he said of the penguins. "The penguin is falling behind, is like some Christians falling behind. The path changes every year, yet they find their way, is like the Holy Spirit."

Mr. Hunt has provided a form on the Web site lionsofgod.com that can be downloaded and taken to the film. "Please use the notebook, flashlight and pen provided," it says, "to write down what God speaks to you as He speaks it to you."

Not all conservatives find the movie a rebuke to Darwin's theory. "If an Intelligent Designer designed nature," the columnist George F. Will asked recently, "why did it decide to make breeding so tedious for those penguins?"

The American distributors of the film, Warner Independent Pictures and National Geographic Feature Films, insist that the movie is simply a tale about penguins and that any attempt to divine a deeper meaning is misguided.

"We did not have discussions of what should be in from a social, cultural or political perspective at all," said Adam Leipzig, president of National Geographic Feature Films. "We just wanted to make sure that it was accurate."

Or as Laura Kim, a vice president of Warner Independent, put it: "You know what? They're just birds."

Oh, but they have become so much more than that.

Richard A. Blake, co-director of the film studies program at Boston College and the author of "The Lutheran Milieu of the Films of Ingmar Bergman" said that like many films, "March of the Penguins" was open to a religious interpretation.

"You get a sense of these animals - following their natural instincts - are really exercising virtue that for humans would be quite admirable," he said. "I could see it as a statement on monogamy or condemnation of gay marriage or whatever the current agenda is."

Jordan Roberts, who wrote the narration for Mr. Freeman, said he was surprised that the movie had been adopted by opponents of evolution.

Though he acknowledged that "we didn't talk about the battle between evolution and creationism," he added, "I did say this has been going on for millions of years, so I did throw my hat into the ring in terms of the Bible."

As for global warming, Mr. Roberts said only, "I wish the film had more of that."

But to Mr. Medved, the talk show host, the avoidance of such issues was a strong point.

"I think the prime purpose of the movie is to touch people's hearts," he said. "It's very smart to avoid talking about intelligent design or global warming. Why bring it in?"

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questions for daddy

Levy — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:47:07 GMT

daddy daddy is he al dente?

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Pastafarian commandments (otherwise known as the Loose Canon)

Isara — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:45:21 GMT

Thou Shalt Have No Other Dishes Before Me.

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Alfredo.

Thou Shalt Not Cook Thy Pasta In Vain. Always al dente.

Thou Shalt Not Eat At Olive Garden For It Is An Abomination In Mine Eyes.

Honor Thy Parmesan And Romano.

Thou shalt twirl the fork upon the stillness of the spoon.

Thou shalt wear one eye patch at a time.

Eat, drink and be merry should be in the running, if it so pleases the Maker.

Respect the whims of the Midgits, for they are blessed amongst humans, being created first by his noodly appendage.

Thou shalt not serve me with powered macaroni and cheese sauce.

Thou shalt not fling pasta upon the wall in an attempt to determine if the pasta is done cooking yet.

Thou shalt not stick.

Avenge not thy wrongs, but noodle thy enemies.

Love thy neighbor like a side order of garlic toast.

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high hollindase is upon us

Levy — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:20:31 GMT

repent now my beloved brothers and sisters.

we know that there is a fleck of decended meatball that resides in each and every one of us. dig deep this year; let that vittle shine forth and unite with its source. resolve to nurture it with only the finest garlic sauce so that it may merit its place on the eternal bed of the supernal spaghetti.

fear not the indigestion, pay no heed to the naysayers and vegetarians, walk stalwartly in the ways of your monster and you will be blessed with a year of durum and fresh tomato base.

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Various belief factions of Pastafarianism

Isara — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:02:27 GMT

Looking through one of the biblical texts, one of the great religious debators wrote: "But what kind of sauce, I hold that the FSM can only be worshipped with marinara sauce, all others are heretical."

some of the more moderate suggested that one's choice of sauce is irrelevant. Personally, I'm an alfredo-leaning moderate, only rarely stepping into red sauce territory. Those marinara zealots scare me.

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And how shall the sinner be punished?

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:32:41 GMT

Whipped with a wet noodle? Drowned in a vat of Cheez Whiz? Your malevolence here, please.

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Holiday traditions

Isara — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:32:17 GMT

So what's everyone favorite holiday tradition?

For Pastaover, my family members wear pirate outfits for seven days and seven nights, while making the holy pasta. Then, the sauce is created using a freshly slaughtered lamb and turned over a spit. On the seventh day, we feast, spilling large mugs of grog and singing, 'Yo ho! Yo ho!"

Sadly, I've noticed that Cinco de Macaroni has become a Hallmark holiday and people cheat with Kraft from a box. I kind of hide in the house those days - the processed cheese makes people crazy and it taints the purity of the pastafarian church. It's just not kosher!

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welcome, children of the Carb God!

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:15:57 GMT

Children, please testify!
Who are you and how did you come to see the light?
I promise you will be welcomed warmly, and with a side of italian bread.

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I am not the antepasta!

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:13:24 GMT

Some of our heretical, benighted (and rather dim witted) sisters and brothers at Flying Spagetti Monster have accused me of being the antepasta. I am not the antepasta. You may dial my private phone line, $4 a minute, and I will offer you soothing reassurances that I am not the antepasta. Call: 666.666.6666.

Let them frolic, let them join the new religion for all the fun and games, while we of truth faith grapple with religious questions of depth and meaning. When the ground swallows them up, we'll see who's laughing!

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Is it true that people used to believe...

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:00:15 GMT

in gods that couldn't fly and had no meatballs?

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May we secretly retain vestiges...

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 06:59:03 GMT

...of our past religious belief systems, and yet hope our children will know only the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

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Wrong for Pastafarians to eat Kraft Mac and Cheese?

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 03:29:03 GMT

Fellow Pastafarians, is it wrong for us to eat Kraft Mac and Cheese? Is eating pasta more like sacrilege or receiving the Eucarist?

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