It’s lawful to wear a colander on your head

Friday, November 27th, 2015

A woman in the US has won the right to wear a colander on her head in her driving licence photo.

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles had previously forbidden Lindsay Miller from sporting the unconventional headgear, worn by followers of the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or ‘Pastafarians’.

However, the decision was overturned after Miller launched an appeal with the assistance of the Secular Legal Society. Read more

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