A ‘pastafarian’ man has just become the first person in Russia to win the right to wear a knitted colander on his head in his drivers licence, as a tribute which is considered to be indispensable to the community.
Andrei Filin, a follower of the Russian Pastafarian Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster – a light hearted religion designed to satirise creationism and the literal interpretation of religious scripture – posted a picture of his achievement on Twitter.
He captioned his photo, which was issued by a Main Directorate for Road Traffic Safety office in Moscow on January 9, 2016, with ‘The first license with a colander in Russia! What a great day!’
But according to the Pastafarian church’s website, the decision to allow the colander didn’t come… Read the full story