We were out at the Seattle Pride Parade today and found an unexpected group marching along: the Seattle Atheists, accompanied by representatives of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in full pirate regalia, and the Monster Himself! Here’s proof of His Presence:
The Monster deigned to walk towards me and to touch me with His Noodly Appendage. I instantly became a Pastafarian, and haven’t recovered from the mystic experience. Teach the controversy!

5 Comments
June 30, 2008 at 6:14 am
Ramen!
June 30, 2008 at 11:19 am
Hah, that’s great.
Toronto’s parade yesterday involved Italian food of a different variety: a huge Pizza Pizza sponsorship (and lots of other random companies with questionable relevance).
June 30, 2008 at 12:10 pm
[...] was also Pride weekend at my old stomping grounds in Seattle. My friend Jorge reports a spiritual experience with the Flying Spaghetti Monster after being touched by His Noodly [...]
June 30, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Ha! Great picture, glad you liked it. Thanks for the link. Our meetings are open to all but Pastafarians, such as yourself, are especially welcome. Come check it out.
July 2, 2008 at 8:03 am
[...] in other news, Jorge and Jeremy both had good weekends (but as the photos show, in very different [...]