Woman wins right to wear colander on her head for her drivers licence. ...

A woman who claims to follow the Pastafarian religion has won the right to wear a colander on her head in her driving license picture.

Lindsay Miller, from Massachusetts, USA, was originally told by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) that she would not be able to wear the drainer on her head.

But with help from the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center, Lindsay managed to have the verdict overturned after arguing that she should be able to wear the colander in her driving license photo as the RMV’s rules state that headwear is allowed to be worn for ‘medical or religious reasons’.


David Niose, legal director of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, told The Washington Times: ‘If people are given the right to wear religious garments in government ID photos, then this must extend to people who follow the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster,’

Meanwhile, in a statement released on Friday, a delighted Lindsay said: ‘As a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, I feel delighted that my Pastafarianism has been respected by the Massachusetts RMV,’

Pastafarians follow the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which many people believe was created as a way to mock mainstream religions.

Despite it’s website containing lines such as ‘the Church of the FSM is widely considered a legitimate religion, even by its opponents, ‘The Church of FSM is legit, and backed by hard science. Anything that comes across as humor or satire is purely coincidental.’