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TexasTowelie

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Thu Dec 31, 2015, 07:22 PM Dec 2015

Georgia won't let Pastafarian wear colander in license photo



Whether or not Chris Avino could sport a colander in his driver’s license photo became an issue for the Georgia Department of Driver Services.

Avino got a temporary ID sporting the strainer after telling people it was a religious headdress. He is a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. But the department officials later changed their minds and said Avino would have to retake the picture.

A colander, they said, is just a colander.

Massachusetts Pastafarian Lindsay Miller went through a similar experience.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/georgia-wont-allow-pastafarian-to-wear-colander-in/npt4h/
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Georgia won't let Pastafarian wear colander in license photo (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2015 OP
A colander is a colander Lordquinton Dec 2015 #1
Yes, it could lead to a TexasTowelie Dec 2015 #2
On pins and noodles even. nt flying rabbit Jan 2016 #3
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