Rolling Stone has featured the Flying Spaghetti Monster in its latest issue - the one with Keith Richards and Mick Jagger on the cover - the April 17, 2008 issue, pictured to the right. Check out page 39.
RS has a huge circulation; who knows how many converts we gained. It’s cool to see the mainstream media picking up on the fastest growing religion in the world.
The article - Investigating Bush - is about Rep. Henry Waxman, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. More or less, he’s the guy calling out the Bush Administration on their bullshit. I could not be more pleased that the FSM was included - I have a lot of respect for Rep. Waxman, as I imagine many Pastafarians do.
I’ve included a couple scans. Click to enlarge.
The FSM is placed furthest to the left on the “with us - against us” scale. That is awesome.
This is the second time that the FSM has been featured in Rolling Stone. The first was in the November 3, 2005 issue. Hoobastank vocalist Doug Robb was wearing an FSM shirt. He also thanked the the FSM on their last album’s cover-art.
Published by henderob April 19th, 2008
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Pastafarian Mark found this sculpture while exploring the Microsoft campus.
So I tend to wander around the buildings at Microsoft just to get some exercise and see what is up, and we have a big collection of art on campus that gets rotated between buildings every year or so. So I generally expect to see some interesting things in the halls. So while I was over in Building 4 the other day (location of the closest espresso stand) and I notice some odd sculpture on the second floor balcony. Going upstairs, what do I find? A sculpture of the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Now that’s some pretty cool art.
I have heard rumors of this sculpture and that Bill G, himself, commissioned its creation. I was skeptical of its existence and have always had trouble believing that Bill G was in fact a devout Pastafarian, but this photo has changed everything.
Thanks Mark!
You can check out Mark’s account of his discovery on his blog here.
Published by henderob April 4th, 2008
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Do you see the resemblance?
Published by henderob January 25th, 2008
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Possible FSM sighting by wsg:
Shots of the clouds from last summer. No photoshopping and this hasn’t shown up on any other pics from my cam.
Published by henderob January 20th, 2008
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Madd Dogg Charlie sent us the following:
These two sculptures on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico are obvious artist’s renditions of the FSM. Puerto Vallarta sits on the Bay of Banderas, a hot bed of pirate activity in days of yore. In fact, pirate ships still plow the bay, a favorite tourist tour. It’s probably the reason that the water in the bay is so cool even in December.
Published by henderob January 20th, 2008
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From Patrick:
Yes, it sucks that a huge tree fell and crushed our house…but He has
shown us that life is precious by His divine presence. We are thankful.
More pictures of the destruction
Published by henderob November 29th, 2007
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Spotted by Nick in Australia:
Published by henderob November 6th, 2007
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from Dusty:
I was pulling up some old ivy roots and found proof that FSM is truly everywhere. He even left his visage.
Published by henderob November 3rd, 2007
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I received this from Dr. Kazu located in Nagano, Japan:
Yesterday I performed human gene analysis using PCR. I found a strange pattern on a agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide.
Published by henderob October 28th, 2007
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From Martha: they SAY it’s an octopus…..
For sale on Amazon, this 14k Yellow Gold “Octopus” Pendant
Published by henderob October 24th, 2007
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I received this email from Raz:
I just captere this picture with my camera while I take a walk to the grocery store, & I want to share this with you :P
Published by henderob October 8th, 2007
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[From Stacy at She Dreams in Digital]
Flying Spaghetti Monster Sighted in My Back Yard
As I was walking out to my garage this morning, I heard a noise coming from the trees in my back yard. I went to investigate and saw what appeared to be noodles hanging from a couple branches. I thought it was odd until I saw them move, then I knew I had something phenomenal on my hands! So I ran into the house ot grab my camera, and when I returned, it was on the ground hiding in the shubbery. It was then that I recognized the meatballs. I could only hope that these pictures would turn out!
The monster meant me no harm… it just slowly came forward and looked into my eyes as if it inherently trusted me. It was almost as thought it could read my thoughts. I gently coaxed it out from under shrubs.
I couldn’t believe my luck… it decided to come out and do a beautiful dance for me in the wild flowers!! Dance, Flying Spaghetti Monster! Dance! Here is a picture of the dance:
I apologized for the weeds in my yard but She laughed and said if She didn’t like weeds she wouldn’t have invented them. That made a lot of sense to me. What a caring creature, that She even loves weeds!
“Why dost thou persecuteth my weeds? Let them grow, for they are hearty and shall quickly multiply!” She turned, and I got this shot before She flew away. I was overcome with a sense of peace and love for everything in nature and I vowed that I would never wage war against the weeds in my yard again. Goodbye, Flying Spaghetti Monster! See for yourself! These pictures are proof that She exists!
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