I saw this sculpture at the San Francisco Legion of Honor.
It seemed suspiciously similar to the FSM.
The artist is Chihuly, who I suspect to be a Pirate.-Jacob
Above: The artist, Chihuly.
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The FSM, Himself, and an intrepid crew of pirates were spotted at this year’s Fremont Summer Solstice Parade in Seattle, Washington:
This amazing display was the work of the Seattle Atheists and Agnostics.
I am the gentlemen in the top photo in the red flannel shirt and crossbones bandanna. The Summer Solstice Parade is organized by Fremont Art Society. The object of the parade is to get art into the community. People all over Seattle converge on this parade and create floats, costumes, and works of art. Seattle Atheists is a non-profit organization which my wife and me are members of (www.seattleatheists.org) the organization wanted to be a part of this parade. We were going to do a theme on evolution, like the march of man. However it was decided that the Flying Spaghetti Monster would get a far better reaction. I can tell you the response was overwhelming. People literally ran out into the streets to pay homage to his Noodleyness and to get blessed by his noodley appendages. There were not any scoffers, just two people holding up signs telling the naked people in the parade to repent and turn to god. His Noodleyness had a few photos taken with naked women painted in chocolate syrup. I certainly wished at that moment that I was a flying spaghetti monster as well.
The people that got it really wanted to be a part of it and were yelling at the top of their lungs “WOOHOO! BLESS ME FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER! BLESS ME WITH YOUR NOODLEY APPENDAGES!” His Noodleyness complied with their wishes and as they bowed before the omnipotent meatball, he compassionately reached out one of his magnificent noodley appendages and bestowed a blessing upon their head. After the blessing was conducted I sprinkled dried noodles over upon their heads.
-Shane
I wish I had been there to see it.
Here are a bunch of pictures on flickr:
(Tom Andrews/LAist)
The FSM made an appearance at a protest of Scientology by Anonymous. These demonstrations are all over the place, but this one was in LA. The FSM wasn’t wearing a mask.
Pastafarian Idanbd has created this model of the FSM in Spore’s Creature Creator:
Here’s the video:
I thought I would pass along some images from a recent Burn event I went to called Wickerman Burn in Artemas, PA. You know they say if you build it they will come and yes FSM did make an appearance and watched over my camp for 4 days touching everyone with His noodley appendage.
-PastafarianGirl
Another note:
FSM really seemed to like camping and didnt mind flying around the tent. Just felt in is own element with all the beer and stripper poles available. So many were touched by Him and He was pleased. This is one of the many extensions of the Burning Man idea that happen all over the country and it is all about radical inclusion, free expression of the self and generosity.
A few thought He should fly around the wickerman before it was set on fire…but FSM was just too busy touching many. Jesus, actually, did make an appearance in the Sound Town area but kind of incognito as he was pretty decked out in hippie wear and groovin to the tunes. He and FSM played poker well into the night several times over the weekend. They discussed having the beer volcano there for next year for sure.
Carbo Diem,
Pastafarian Girl
One more:
FSM really seemed to like camping and didnt mind flying around the tent. Just felt in is own element with all the beer and stripper poles available. So many were touched by Him and He was pleased. This is one of the many extensions of the Burning Man idea that happen all over the country and it is all about radical inclusion, free expression of the self and generosity.
A few thought He should fly around the wickerman before it was set on fire…but FSM was just too busy touching many. Jesus, actually, did make an appearance in the Sound Town area but kind of incognito as he was pretty decked out in hippie wear and groovin to the tunes. He and FSM played poker well into the night several times over the weekend. They discussed having the beer volcano there for next year for sure.
Carbo Diem,
Pastafarian Girl
That is amazing – I am glad to see that He survived the event intact and unburned.
Here’s a link to the full Flickr set.
Sorry for my bad english,i’m an italian chemistry student,i was studing about organic structures when i was touched by his noodly appendage!!!
Mangiate in pace
Ramen!Roberto.
What is this structure? It is responsible for some very important things, no doubt – anyone know?
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.
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.
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An elaborate spoof on Intelligent Design, The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is neither too elaborate nor too spoofy to succeed in nailing the fallacies of ID. It's even wackier than Jonathan Swift's suggestion that the Irish eat their children as a way to keep them from being a burden, and it may offend just as many people, but Henderson, described elsewhere as a 25-year-old "out-of-work physics major," puts satire to the same serious use that Swift did. Oh, yes, it is very funny. -- Scientific American
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