Pastafarian
n.— «Bobby Henderson…conceived the Flying Spaghetti Monster as the fount of a new religion. Now, his parody deity is gaining eager adherents through the Internet.His fans have elaborated on the concept—many call themselves Pastafarians—and he has received more than 3,500 e-mails, about 150 a day.» —“Parody deity flies in face of Intelligent Design” by Carole Goldberg Hartford Courant (Conn.) Aug. 21, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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