# Call: I saw a Crab looking darwin fish thing... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425 "2007-05-02T05:13:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/1 "2007-05-02T05:13:05Z")
My phone rang yesterday with a call from a friend. Caller: I saw a crab looking darwin fish thing that had the initials FSM inside it, do you have any idea what it could be? Me: That is the sign of someone touched by his noodley appendage. Caller: Huh? Me: That person is a Pastafarian, a follower of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Caller: Oh, neat. Me: I have been touched by his noodley appendage, if you would like for me to proselytize for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/2 "2007-05-02T05:18:51Z")
That is the best conversation, EVAR! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/3 "2007-05-02T15:08:03Z")
Oh, no. Truly, the times are upon us, this is the beginning of the end… There are _Pastafarian Witnesses._ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/4 "2007-05-02T15:13:29Z")
**Kytheria** , darling? You haven’t been touched by His noodly appendage? You may want to read these pamphlets… ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/5 "2007-05-02T17:02:03Z")
Hmm, I haven’t been driving around Tampa. It must have been another vehicle with the FSM decal. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/6 "2007-05-02T19:34:42Z")
There is a sculpture of His Noodly Goodness on the side of a building in Baltimore. I’ll get a picture if I can. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/7 "2007-05-02T21:13:45Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] There is a sculpture of His Noodly Goodness on the side of a building in Baltimore. I’ll get a picture if I can. [/QUOTE] “[BELIEVE](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidereal/62874087/) your noodly master, hon.” Link points to a Flickr gallery of same. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/8 "2007-05-02T21:21:06Z")
Hip, hip. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/9 "2007-05-02T21:42:04Z")
Cool, mang. ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/10 "2007-05-03T13:13:59Z")
I did an eye-typo on the title and did a double take on “Crab draws a fishy thing”. I couldn’t wait to see what kind of artistic crabs you’ve been looking at. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/11 "2007-05-03T13:19:01Z")
Can I sign up for your newsletter? ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/12 "2007-05-03T13:49:17Z")
We are in development currently and looking for patrons. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/13 "2007-05-03T14:36:11Z")
[QUOTE=Auntbeast] Me: I have been touched by his noodley appendage … [/QUOTE] Don’t let him get away with that! That’s deital abuse, that is! I’d call the police. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/14 "2007-05-03T16:33:15Z")
I had heard of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but this thread prompted me to actually read up on his Noodly goodness. There’s a great Wi[ki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster) site on Him. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/15 "2007-05-03T17:20:06Z")
[QUOTE=Ponder Stibbons] Don’t let him get away with that! That’s deital abuse, that is! I’d call the police. 🆒 [/QUOTE] _feels this is a good place for her sig_ ---
**Author:** ![Alistair\_McCello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Alistair\_McCello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alistair_McCello)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-i-saw-a-crab-looking-darwin-fish-thing/402425/16 "2007-05-03T18:23:06Z")
It is hard to be a witness for Pastafarianism when our noodly lord has been silent on so many topical issues (outside of pirates, beer, and strippers of course). But fear not! He is expanding his message every day! It appears that [powered human flight](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060822.html) has now been blessed with his noodly approval.