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Pastafarian colander pic strains legality for license

THE HAGUE, Netherlands

A Dutch court has upheld a mayor’s refusal to issue a driver’s license to a man who submitted a photo of himself wearing a colander on his head.

According to a court statement Wednesday, the man wanted the photo on his license as an expression of his Pastafarian faith.

Pastafarians belong to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a parody group that began in the U.S. in 2005 protesting religion encroaching into the nation’s public schools.

The mayor of the Dutch city of Eindhoven last year rejected the man’s request, in part because he ruled that the group couldn’t be considered a genuine religion. Religious headdresses are allowed on Dutch passport photos.

The court agreed, saying that Pastafarian faith “did not show sufficient seriousness to be considered a religion.”

Police commissioner gets parking ticket, pays up

PHILADELPHIA

In Philadelphia, no one escapes the scrutiny of the parking authority – not even the city’s police commissioner.

Commissioner Richard Ross was attending a speaking engagement at a downtown hotel last week when he was ticketed for parking in a zone that is off limits during rush hour.

Police say he paid the ticket. The amount was not disclosed.

Anyone who parks in the city knows the Philadelphia Parking Authority means business. It’s a reputation that was reinforced when its ticket-writers and booters were featured on the A&E reality TV series “Parking Wars.”

Patriots fan gets Brady tattoo on backside

BOSTON

Several people came into Boston Barber & Tattoo Co. on the day of New England Patriots Super Bowl victory parade seeking team tattoos, but one request was a little cheekier than the others.

A man, wearing a No. 12 Tom Brady jersey, wanted a likeness of the star quarterback on his backside.

Shop employee Emily Arsenault tells boston.com that the unidentified man told them he had decided the night before that he wanted a Brady tattoo on his left butt cheek.

Tattoo artist Catarina Quintino took two or three hours to get the job done.

After, the man wasn’t shy about letting shop employees snap a few photos of the artwork.

Associated Press