Bathyphysa conifera is a species of colonial organism found thousands of feet underwater off the coast of Chile. The Flying Spaghetti Monster is real, and Falkor found it.
Scientists captured the footage with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) deployed from the research vessel Falkor (too) close to a previously unexplored seamount on the Nazca Ridge, an underwater mountain chain in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
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In the mid-oughts, Boing Boing evangelized the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), a fine example of a religion pretending to be a joke (or a joke pretending to be a religion). FSM believers, known as Pastafarians, have been mostly quiet in recent years, but they've been quite busy in the shadows. — Read the rest
Ototo's Flying Spaghetti Monster pasta strainer is a houseware, a religious artefact and a novelty item, all rolled into one $17 package! (via Geeks Are Sexy)
The Quest for Enlightenment is a rudimentary but addictive exploration game in the style of Pirates! Sail a randomly-generated Caribbean drinking rum, unearthing dubloons and seeking spiritual enlightenment from His Noodly Appendages. I picked it up while checking out a game engine's (phaser.io — Read the rest
[While I'm away for a week, I'm posting classic Boing Boing entries from the archives. Here's a gem from 2006.]
FSM hate mail is a collection of email that Bobby Henderson, author of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, has received from friendly folks who hope to win him over with their charitable benevolence. — Read the rest
This is Rüdiger Weida, 63, aka Bruder Spaghettus, founder of a Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster congregation in the town of Templin, Germany. Public Radio International profiled Spaghettus and his push for legal recognition of the church. Ramen!
Illustrator Al Feldstein was divinely inspired to paint this piece of pastafarian religious artwork for the cover of the July, 1951 issue of Weird Tales, decades before the Flying Spaghetti Monster was revealed to the rest of humanity. Truly, he is a prophet! — Read the rest
DotD snapped this excellent photo of an adorable Flying Spaghetti Monster cosplayer at this year's DragonCon.I love the noodly appendages!
Flying Spaghetti Monster (sexy version!)
Castewar sez, "A clever chap named Joel turned a batch of holiday cookie treats into a yummy celebration of all things spagehetti-y and monstery. Drool."
Flying Spaghetti Monster holiday treats!
(Thanks, Castewar!)
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An anonymous Pastafarian says:
Eat the body of the FSM! Hallelujah! Sweet and chewy pasta strands, and His all-seeing eyes. Partake of Him with friends.
Candy Flying Spaghetti Monster
People of all religious denominations will be overjoyed to learn that a statue of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was installed on the Cumberland County Courthouse Lawn in Crossville, Tennessee today.
All Pastafarians, Rejoice!
Statement at Installation Ceremony
March 21, 2008
We are lucky enough to live in a country that allows us, its citizens, the freedom of speech.
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The wonderful folks at Evil Mad Scientist Labs have figured out how to make edible googly eyes (snip the ed of a gelatin pill capsule pop in a round cake-sprinkle and affix it to half a Whopper; they demonstrate the technique with this excellent edible Flying Spaghetti Monster effigy! — Read the rest
Show your religious fervor by baking Flying Spaghetti Monster cookies this year!
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(via Plasticbag)
The Flying Spaghetti Monster will be discussed at the American Academy of Religion's annual meeting
The title: "Evolutionary Controversy and a Side of Pasta: The Flying Spaghetti Monster and the Subversive Function of Religious Parody."
"For a lot of people they're just sort of fun responses to religion, or fun responses to organized religion.
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For $33, you can adorn your patron tree with a Flying Spaghetti Monster ornament.
Be the envy of all your holiday guests, represent your Pastafarian status by adorning your Yule tree with this hand-felted Flying Spaghetti Monster tree ornament!
Each pin is made by me, through combining both wet and needle felting techniques.
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Tonight's episode of South Park features the BoingBoing's patron deity, The Flying Spaghetti Monster (PBUH), and Richard Dawkins. Previous BoingBoing posts about FSM: Link, about Dawkins: Link, and he's also part of an article in this month's Wired: Link. — Read the rest
Image below: Flying Spaghetti Monster at DragonCon 2006. Note the crazed eyes and the touching of the noodly appendage. (thanks, Brem)
But not everyone has such fond feelings. BoingBoing reader cool Mike says.
You guys are nuts.Come on a flying spaghetti monster?Look
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This photo offers incontestable proof of the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Link
Link (Thanks, Jennifer)
I don't like it when people deface subways by tagging seats, walls, windows, and so on, but it's interesting that the Flying Spaghetti Monster logo that was first seen on Boing Boing has started showing up like this.
Link (thanks, Patrick!)
