Alex spent the afternoon dressed as a pirate, preaching the word of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on the University of North Carolina campus to a few hundred bystanders. You can contact alex here: pastafarian@gotfork.net
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Alex talks about his experience:
I planned the entire event in about two days and prepared by making a few posters about FSMism and borrowing a pirate costume (ok, well I know it might be a little bit more north African warlord than pirate, but I got it for free!) and talking a few friends into coming to take pictures and to heckle me to get things started.
I put on the pirate costume and walked to a central point on campus where I took off my shoes and started talking loudly about how the flying spaghetti monster created the world to no one in particular, and quickly attracted a crowd of about 30 people including some of my friends. I went through a brief routine about the creation, why we dress like pirate, scientific facts, the afterlife (I made a judgment call and said the beer in the beer volcano was a dark Belgian lager like “Lefe Brun”), our flimsy moral standards and so on. After that I answered a bunch of questions from people about FSM and fended off a few hecklers, most of them people I knew – it’s surprisingly easy to make everything up! While doing this I attracted more people by yelling questions at pedestrians and gesticulating wildly. Only after I had a fairly large captured audience did I talk about whats going on in Kansas. The key point I tried to push home was that FSMism was just as good as ID, but possibly better due to said beer volcanoes and scientific graphs. I went through this routine a few times in the first 45 min before I had to start walking around to find more people to talk to – next time I’ll go earlier in the day when theres more traffic.
The best part was the small number of people who clearly believed that I was totally earnest. These people asked the best possible questions and only added to the overall effect =). Another highlight when a bunch of people from the Physics department all came by at the same time and swore that the scientific evidence was valid – lol. I’ll try to get some video up in the next few days, even if I have to do it again. I’m waiting till our local religious zealot shows up on campus again.
This is a great way to make friends. An interesting suggestion that I was too chicken to try out is to make a long FAQ about FSMism and to make the last question be: Are you single? Yes.
Lisa V. from the University of Arizona asked for a few tips, which I reprint here:
Bring lots of water, having to speak loudly for more than a hour can produce a lot of wear and tear on your throat! Its good to be comic, but its even better if you can remain as serious and earnest as possible. Try to use as much body language as possible – wiggling your arms and shoulders while talking about His Noodly Appendage is apparently pretty funny. Bring posters or signs if you can, and while some should be large, funny and sarcastic, its probably good to have at least one serious one about whats going on in Kansas.
I didn’t have pamphlets or stickers, but that would probably be a good idea. Invite a few friends to come and heckle you to get started (or even practice with them in advance.) Not only will this help you generate a crowd, it can also help you get into the swing of things. If you’re working a single crowd and not moving, always be trying to add to it by asking questions of people walking by, etc. Make certain that if someone is taking pictures for you they know how to
use your camera!
If you have any other questions feel free to contact me!
-Alex, pastafarian@gotfork.net
@Commodore Angryy
I think we should do a study relating religious preference (FSM, christian, Hindu, agnostic etc.) and level of education (achieved or in the process of achieving). Perhaps we could add in a factor for correct knowledge of various scientific theories (nothing grammar related, the christians would be too embarrassed). Yeah, I bet Pastafarians would rate quite low in that.
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I think it’s a great idea. They obviously ave an education, if they can try and slove a problem in such a unique way. After visiting this, i’ld say i’m willing to convert.
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Your satire is wonderful
those crazy Christians in your country are wack, i cannot believe how many of them there are, and that people in america seriously think god created the earth.
Way to be great
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Welcome Marjolein
We have a couple of long term Dutch faithfuls in our midst.
May His Noodly Appendage always guide your light.
RAmen
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Welkom Marjolein. Mikkiee heeft gelijk, er is hier een aardige Nederlandstalige gemeenschap. Post nog vaker wat als je wilt, nieuwe Pastafarians zijn altijd welkom.
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Waar in Holland kom je vandaan? Ik oorspronkelijk uit Den Haag, nu woonachtig in Belfast.
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you might be the first ever official fsm preacher good work
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Something should be written… a NEW TESTAMENT OF THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER GOSPEL… and it should include such escapades as thus…
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You could become the Joseph Smith of Pastafarianism (sans the golden plates, of course).
Maybe a story will written about you how the FSM gave you the golden meatballs, when he bid you to go forth and preach his gospel.
And maybe even a song sung to the tune of “Those Golden Plates” of Mormon fame.
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Dear Alex,
I love what you did–but here’s some advice! NEVER, NEVER remove your shoes! You don’t know what stuff your bare feet are stepping in! (It may have been left by IDers on their way to Kansas and Pennsylvania). Also, shoeless people are just not taken seriously anymore.
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Dude, somebody should make up a printable pamphlet about FSMism… Id totally hand them out.
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Haha, so check this out… I get to do a 2-3 minute “informational speech” of my choice in English 9. You know what that meeeaaans…… yep. you guessed it: FSM. I get to preach for three minutes about how amazing Pastafarianism is and how He changed my life.
I hope my teacher likes it!!!
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tell me how that comes out…
im doing a brochure in my english class right now
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yeah defnitly let us no how it goes zeffy!
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I must say, this is rather ballsy of you, and I must congratulate you on doing this.
It is nice to have someone spread the word, even if some people would not agree to this.
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hello, im english… im not sure how much fsm has touched our great (tiny) nation. I began to preach on market street in ashby de la zouch where i live. it was so funny. however i alerted at least 50 peepz to fsm and got dressed up as a pirate!!! woz ded fun but then this happy clappy yooth 4 christ team showed up and i just couldnt take there isane, convert people by being insanely happy attitude and went home to brood. p.s sometimes i feel like a nerdy, piratey golem out of lord of the rings. my belief is still strong but sometimes i wonder if his noodly apendage has truelly tuched our country.
p.p.s i am noting a distinct lack of pirates in ashby… very worrying.
yours dedicatedly
master yoda of the jedi order
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I wanna be a preacher nexty year when I go to college…I’m going to PSU which is in Kansas…wonder how that will go..luckily I have a fellow Pastafarian going there with me so we can tag team em!!!! thanks for the idea
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It is not clear from the literature that I have read whether your religion has a Holy City (Tortuga ?) or not but, if you do, I hope it is not in the Middle East and not start with the letter J.
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hello… I’m from germany. I’ll do the same tomorrow in Frankfurt!
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can anyone give me some moore materials about the FSM because I don’t really think that i can persuade many people with english flyers…
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Oh, wow. I go to school here… I wish I had seen the FSM preacher.
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Do a Google Video search for “Pastafarian Preacher.” The first one that comes up is absolutely hilarious. That man is the source of all of my inspiration as a missionary.
May His Noodly Appendage bless you all, and may the Chosen Linguini come upon us! R’Amen.
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Hi. i think the god exists. I had a vission of the god coming to my hometown, washington. It came to gorge bush and riped hishead off with its arms. I dont think you will remember me but i was that guy who came up to you asking if the fsm existed. ever since that day i have been having expirences of spageti flying and talking to me. I have even met a new ’spieces’ of spageti people. They live in hiding in fear that society will eat them up. I have an italian friend called Enrique who claims he will eat the fsm if he ever see’s him. Please, try and help convert him. Here is his email adress Enrique__hotie323@hotmail.co.uk.
Thankyou for converting me into tomorows next biggest religion.
Let the fsm live on forever in our hearts and all u haters, FUCK OFF. It exists and get over you’re self. The fsm is as real as the elephant headed boy in that other religion.
Thankyou
James
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wow, so i was at inciclopedia (a spanish parody of wikiwiki) when i saw the defifition of God, and quotes about Monesvol and a picture of what at the time seemed to me like a spaghetti ball with eyes, and i found out about this. ive been reading about fsm for about an hour and a half, my eyes hurt, and my shows gonna start soon :), but this all seems extremely awesome. the bad news? us chilangos (ppl who live in mexico city) are idiots, no ones gonna buy this and all ill get if i follow this wonderful individuals example is an unwanted spot on the news, my neihbors (sp?) laughing at me, ppl on the street looking at me funny, my mom hating me for the rest of my life for not being catholic and whatnot, but im sure ill find some friends who will be willing to convert themselves to the pastafarian religion :)
byebye
RAmen~!
ps, im a girl, how can i get pirate clothes? ;_;
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whoooooooooooo dis is da best religion eva, i have spent the past year preaching to da school. i have converted half year seven already, u rock alex
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so i was thinking of making flyers and handing them out at school and on haloween as like “treats” what you think
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As a belgian pastafarian, I have to protest against the name of the beer of our paradise. “Lefe brun” does not exist. ” Leffe brune ” is delicious and will be a pleasure forever…and ever.
Ramen.
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I have to do a study on new religous movements for sociology and I couldn’t resist picking this :D
I think my tutor will hate me…
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Hey, another dutch pastafarian over here… i didn’t know there where that many pastafarians in holland…
spreading the word in Groningen ( and i’ve already converted about 20 people)
Happy talk like a pirate day tomorrow!!!
rAMEN
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I find this religion to be a Joke…. you all’s have nothing better to do with yourselfs…. than to swear and make up a false religion…..
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@ha. You are full of yourself. COFSM is no more or less a joke than any other religion! It is not about having nothing to do, its CLEARLY and pointedly about FREEDOM AND TRUTH and about resisting the hateful oppression dished out by the so called religion “christianity”, which, itself is a complete joke. “christians” claim to follow the teachings of the prophet by the name of Jesus Christ, however, most so called “christians” actually are completely ignorant of the teachings of Jesus Christ! Instead, they laud the teachings of “the bible” which, is 99% NOT about the teachings of the prophet Jesus Christ. In fact, “christians” consistently justify war and hatred through the teachings of “the bible”! We all know that the prophet Jesus Christ was completely AGAINST war, hatred, violence and oppression!
Now that that’s out of the way, let me follow up by saying that every religion on Earth was made up by human beings. Judaism (Jews) was started by a MAN named Prophet Ibrahim (Translated, nay decayed into the americanized “Abraham”)! Islam (Muslims) was started by a MAN named Prophet Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdullāh! Christianity (Christians) was started by a MAN named Prophet Jesus Christ! Confucianism (Confucianists) was started by a MAN named Prophet Kǒng Fūzǐ (A.K.A K’ung-fu-tzu A.K.A. Confucius)! Buddhism (Buddhists) was started by a MAN named Prophet Siddhartha Gautama (A.K.A Buddha, more accurately, Gautama Buddha)! Last but not least, the Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster (A.K.A. Pastafarianism)(Pastafarians) was started by a MAN named Prophet Bobby Henderson (A.K.A. Bobby Henderson)!
Now then, instead of blindly following the crap spewed forth by preachers, I actually STUDY religion as a whole. I have my whole life, in a constant, ceaseless pursuit of TRUTH. So, feel free to argue with any of my valid, PROVABLE points, but only if you have something REAL to say, instead of just mindlessly bashing things you do not understand! Pastafarianism has more followers than your ignorant mouth (or fingers, seeing as how you typed out your ignorance)!
For those of you reading this, I apologize for the lengthy rant, but this guy really offended my very REAL intelligence! Now excuse me while I go outside and watch a probe crash into the moon so the dust plume can be spectroanalysed by intelligent NASA scientists (who actually know what the f*ck they are talking about)!
May the great mother whose name is Universe bless you all! …and by the way: RAmen!
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