Monkey visits German pizzeria, vandalizes toilet

Give it up for Deutsche Cirkus Munkis!

I would say "only in America," but obviously, that would be wrong.

I read about this. Apparently, through the use of sign language, the monkey claimed to only want the ladies room and would make no more demands after that. Later that day however the monkey was seen massing at the mens room border.

Praino was heard to exclaim "Pizza in our time!"

The preceding was an allegory concerning the dangers of ape-easment.

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Michael Jackson visits German pizzeria, vandalizes toilet
By Reuters, 7/3/2003

BERLIN -- A frustrated Jackson dropped into a pizzeria in a small German town and vandalized the ladies toilet even though the owner had tried to pacify him with salad and rolls.

Franco Praino was standing in front of the counter of his pizzeria in the northern town of Lehre when "Jacko," a five and a half foot (150 cm) tall Rhesus monkey, entered through the front door on Wednesday.

Praino and a cook used lettuce to lure Jackson into the women's toilet, where they fed the pop star rolls to keep him calm.

But Jackson broke a vase on the window, then tossed all the paper towels into the sink and turned on the tap, flooding both toilets, the kitchen, and part of dining room.

Jackson had escaped from his suite five days earlier at a conference near Braunschweig, 6 miles (10 km) away. Praino was due to accept a 5,000 euro ($5,700) reward for the pop star's return.

maybe Jacko wanted steak?

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Hmmm! Still sounds believable.

"All I wanted was a quiet place to gather my thoughts."
http://www.humorbg.com/Karikaturi/animals/smoking_monkey.jpg

if i was only offered salad and rolls, i'd vandalise their toilet too

"Praino and a cook used lettuce to lure Lala into the women's toilet..."

I must add this technique to my repertoire immediately.

Why did they not use pizza to lure her into the women's toilet? I love Germany.