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'Pastafarian' sends open letter to Georgia Driver Services

Christopher Avino's temporary Georgia driver's license shows the self-proclaimed Pastafarian wearing a colander.

Credit: SPECIAL TO AJC

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Christopher Avino's temporary Georgia driver's license shows the self-proclaimed Pastafarian wearing a colander.
Dec 30, 2015

Following is the response that Chris Avino sent to the Georgia Department of Driver Services after they told him to retake his driver's license photo. 

An open letter to The State of Georgia's Department of Driver Services

Dear Department of Driver Services (DDS),

Sincerely Yours,

Chris Avino

» ONLINE EXTRA: Read the original DDS letter to Chris Avino here (.PDF)

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