Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Minn. man facing charges for fecal payment AUSTIN, Minn., May 18 (UPI) -- Authorities in Austin, Minn., have charged a local man with disorderly conduct for allegedly using dog feces to pay for a parking ticket he received. Advertisement Joshua Steven Solberg was hit with the misdemeanor charge Friday, the Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin said, weeks after he allegedly placed the fecal material into a payment envelope and sent it to the local Law Enforcement Center. The Mower District Court complaint said the envelope eventually began leaking after it was opened at the center, contaminating a desk and possibly making a worker ill. The female center worker who opened the envelope got some of the leaking fluid on her and fell seriously ill the next day to the point of hospitalization. The complaint also said that when confronted by authorities, Solberg admitted to the smelly prank. Advertisement The 22-year-old allegedly said he placed his dog's feces into the envelope after becoming upset with the parking citation, the newspaper said. Mislabeled bathrooms lead to awkward times PENSACOLA, Fla., May 18 (UPI) -- An upset father has successfully forced an eatery in Pensacola, Fla., to place the right gender labels on its bathrooms after a recent embarrassing incident. After Chris Hall's teenage daughter received a rude surprise in what she thought was a women's bathroom in Destin McGuire's, her infuriated parent took action to make the eatery label its bathrooms correctly, the Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal said Friday. While the mislabeling practice was an amusing joke for some regular customers at the restaurant, Hall said those not familiar with the unusual practice were in for a nasty surprise. After hearing that his own daughter had been walked in on by a man while using the bathroom, Hall first confronted the restaurant's managers. But after learning that the signs were simply a regular prank on unsuspecting diners, Hall took his issue to state officials and they prompted the business to change its policy. Yet the News Journal said petitions asking for the signs' return have already garnered more than 3,000 signatures of people who saw the humor in the gender-bending prank. Advertisement Gorilla does its top 'King Kong' imitation ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, May 18 (UPI) -- A gorilla that escaped from a Netherlands zoo Friday went on a major rampage throughout the locale, injuring four during its "King Kong" romp. Radio Netherlands reported that after the gorilla broke free from its enclosure at the Diergaarde Blijdorp in Rotterdam, the animal attacked several people while attempting to flee the zoo. One woman who ran across the silverback's path Friday was bitten by the ape and forced to seek medical attention. The gorilla, named Bokita, also raided one of the zoo's snack bars during his brief moments of freedom. No reason was given regarding how the muscled beast escaped captivity, but zoo workers eventually captured Bokita. Zoo officials sedated Bokita to end its outburst and got the gorilla back into the enclosure safe and sound, Radio Netherlands said. Poll: Compliments a minefield in Britain LONDON, May 18 (UPI) -- A recent poll of British women conducted by Loire Valley White Wines has found most women truly want compliments, but only from specific people. The Daily Mail said Friday that when pollsters asked 1,000 women for their take on compliments, 90 percent said they loved receiving them but 67 percent admitted they only wanted them from their romantic partners. Advertisement The poll also found women are becoming increasingly concerned with the hidden motives behind compliments. The Manchester Evening News said 65 percent of those polled said compliments from co-workers or strangers rarely represent innocent flattery. Bank worker Anne Murray recognizes the fine line men must walk in relation to compliments, but added the right comment can make a woman's day. "I think some men are a bit scared these days but there's nothing bad about it, although it depends what type of compliment it is," she said. The poll found that the top compliments sought by women are about their clothing, stylishness or pointing out a possible loss in weight.
