BELMAR, N.J., July 18 (UPI) -- Belmar, N.J., Mayor Ken Pringle has angered some residents of New York's Staten Island Borough with comments in a newsletter about women from the borough.

Pringle wrote in his July 4 newsletter that an "SI girl behaving badly" caused a ruckus at a Belmar club, the Staten Island Advance reported Thursday.

"As the Staten Island girl was pummeling the Boonton girl's face, she used the hand she was still holding her drink glass in," the mayor wrote. "Now, we're not sure if the glass was stuck to her hand cause of all the hair spray or if this is a technique Staten Island girls learn in Brownies, but we are thankful she left her brass knuckles and straight razor in her other purse."

The mayor also made references to "guidos" -- often used as a derogatory term for young Italian males -- saying they are "as welcome as, oh, Canada geese."

The slurs led one Staten Island councilman to suggest his constituents "avoid (Pringle's) town like the plague."

Mario Flotta of Staten Island, who said he frequently visits Belmar, said he was shocked and outraged by the mayor's comments.

"It's surprising to know that a place where tourism thrives and pays for pretty much everything around here, that someone would make comments like this," he said.

Sweden hosts footballgolf tournament

UPPSALA, Sweden, July 18 (UPI) -- The World Championship of footballgolf kicked off Thursday in Uppsala, Sweden, organizers said.

The tournament, which is based on the rules of golf but involves players kicking soccer balls toward the holes, was inaugurated by Swedish soccer legend Kurt "Kurre" Hamrin, The Local reported.

Last year's champ, German Alex Kober, said he expected the competition to be much stiffer this year as the contest, which was previously held in Germany, has come home to the sport's country of origin.

"It will be much harder to come in the top positions, after all we are going to the motherland of footballgolf. The favorites are certainly the local 'matadors,' which know their course inside out. The German players want to compete at the top and I don't want to leave the cup in Uppsala without a fight," Kober said.

Man seeks career as human billboard

LACONIA, N.H., July 18 (UPI) -- A Laconia, N.H., tattoo enthusiast said he has found a way to make extra cash from his hobby by renting himself out as a human billboard.

Victor Thompson, 39, said he is charging $200 per square inch for companies to advertise their products and services with tattoos on his skin, the Boston Herald reported.

"I'm getting paid to do what I like to do best," Thompson said. "It's a one-time fee and it's a lifetime advertisement."

Thompson, a former restaurant employee, created www.tattmetto.com with his business partner, Josh Youssef.

"He's thrilled with the idea because he's getting paid to do what he loves, which is talk to people and he's getting paid to get tattooed," said Yousse, a New Hampshire native who owns a computer store. "It's a win-win situation for him."

Thompson previously made headlines when he announced his plan to tattoo his head to resemble the helmets worn by the New England Patriots, his favorite football team.

"Tattoos are my life," he said. "I'm the first person in the world that's got a Patriot helmet tattoo. Now I'm the first person to be a walking billboard."

Researcher: 'Sex and the City' helps women

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 18 (UPI) -- A Danish graduate student wrote in her doctoral thesis that women are attracted to "Sex and the City" because they see the characters as role models.

University of Copenhagen post-grad Mette Kramer said the attraction of the TV series, which ran from 1998-2004 on HBO, and this summer's movie version of the show, extends beyond mere entertainment and leads many women to use situations from the program as models for real life, the Copenhagen Post reported.

Kramer said that by living vicariously through the show's central characters -- Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha -- viewers can view how the women deal with issues in their fictional lives and translate it to the real world.

"They can later try out the tactics as simulated versions of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha," Kramer said.