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I have to admit, this is kind of cute :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171.stm?lss


The mystery of Ireland's worst driver

He had been wanted from counties Cork to Cavan after racking up scores of speeding tickets and parking fines.

However, each time the serial offender was stopped he managed to evade justice by giving a different address.

But then his cover was blown.

It was discovered that the man every member of the Irish police's rank and file had been looking for - a Mr Prawo Jazdy - wasn't exactly the sort of prized villain whose apprehension leads to an officer winning an award.

In fact he wasn't even human.

"Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving licence and not the first and surname on the licence," read a letter from 2007 from an officer working within the Garda's traffic division.

"Having noticed this, I decided to check and see how many times officers have made this mistake.

"It is quite embarrassing to see that the system has created Prawo Jazdy as a person with over 50 identities." ..

It was on the radio this morning as well. A couple of gardai have acutally had the good sense to ask their offenders what on the license was their name... but you've got to hand it to those Poles. They said it was the first bit. :D

You just know that some of those officers were thinking "alright, gotta be multicultural, can't make fun of this wacky name, just go about procedure..."

This is a great story.

Just read this perusing the BBC.

I love the Irish.

I may change my name by deed poll....

I bet the same thing has happened in many languages.

That's what you get for letting funny talking people into the EU.

It was on the radio this morning as well. A couple of gardai have acutally had the good sense to ask their offenders what on the license was their name... but you've got to hand it to those Poles. They said it was the first bit. :D

Those devious Poles. :D

That's what you get for letting funny talking people into the EU.

*lol
Well, there's lots of them now. But creating 50 entries for "Driver's License"... you couldn't make it up, could you?

an awesome variation on the pollack joke. well done, ireland.

Those devious Poles. :D

Yep.
Reckless drivers, the lot of them, though. ;)

Tricky Polish bastards. First they take our jobs, then they confuse our cops, leading them on a wild goose chase for a man who doesn't exist, keeping them from other important tasks, like monitoring ports and the like for people illegally importing drugs.......

Man, I love the Polish :tongue:

They also know what his license plate (http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/noplate.asp) says! :p

What's in a name?

http://www.urologyteam.com/our-doctors/dr-richard-chopp.htm

What's in a name?

http://www.urologyteam.com/our-doctors/dr-richard-chopp.htm

Dr. Dick Chopp the urologist that specialises in vasectomies? That cannot be real. Oh wow.

Dr. Dick Chopp the urologist that specialises in vasectomies? That cannot be real. Oh wow.

Yeah, that's gotta be faked.

Dr. Dick Chopp the urologist that specialises in vasectomies? That cannot be real. Oh wow.

It's real.

I kinda hope it is.

They also know what his license plate (http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/noplate.asp) says! :p
Nice.

Yet another urologist...

http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Alden-Cockburn-MD-D45E5C3F.cfm

Yet another urologist...

http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Alden-Cockburn-MD-D45E5C3F.cfm

Lol. What a name.

Lol. What a name.
There was a guy in the year above me in High School called Jay Scott Nobles. Jay's Got No Balls

I shit you not, good sirs.

I have to admit, this is kind of cute :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171.stm?lss



It was on the radio this morning as well. A couple of gardai have acutally had the good sense to ask their offenders what on the license was their name... but you've got to hand it to those Poles. They said it was the first bit. :D

Fecking brilliant. I may use this as an alias if I get caught speeding.

Fecking brilliant. I may use this as an alias if I get caught speeding.

You'd have to get yourself a Polish drivers license first, though ;)

There was a guy in the year above me in High School called Jay Scott Nobles. Jay's Got No Balls
I must be tired. That took a second or two to register.

Poles: 50+ Irish: 0

Fecking brilliant. I may use this as an alias if I get caught speeding.

You drive in Ireland a lot?

There was a guy in the year above me in High School called Jay Scott Nobles. Jay's Got No Balls

I shit you not, good sirs.

Doesn't work with my accent, so I completely missed that one.

You drive in Ireland a lot?

Unfortunately no, but I can hopefully count on dumbasses here too. (see location)

You'd have to get yourself a Polish drivers license first, though ;)

This could present a small problem.

I have to admit, this is kind of cute :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171.stm?lss



It was on the radio this morning as well. A couple of gardai have acutally had the good sense to ask their offenders what on the license was their name... but you've got to hand it to those Poles. They said it was the first bit. :D

LOL!!! reminds me when our state issued their newly redesigned licences. they forgot to inform HPD (Honolulu Police Department) and the rash of confiscation of 'fake ID's hit an all time high!

untill the state said 'umm... guys... about those 'Fake ID's... :D

Yep.
Reckless drivers, the lot of them, though. ;)

You know, I'm used to Milanese standards. And we're both italian and always angry when we drive. :eek: It takes more than polish drivers to scare me. Drivers from Neaples and from Como manage it, though.

Anyway, I wonder if the italian police has filed some drivers called "Ceadùnas Tiomàna". It would be very Carabinieri-style (not very bright, as most funny stories go).

as idiotic as their mistake sounds, I am a cashier, and I have had several international ID's given to me where I can barely figure out the name, much less date of birth. So, I can easily understand their confusion.

It reminds of a friend who visited Germany. She spent her first day doing the usual touristy things and tried to get a taxi back to their hotel. The driver didn't know the hotel and asked the name of the street. My friend thought she had been smart by memorising its name - whatever the German is for "One Way". :confused:

I have to admit, this is kind of cute :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171.stm?lss



It was on the radio this morning as well. A couple of gardai have acutally had the good sense to ask their offenders what on the license was their name... but you've got to hand it to those Poles. They said it was the first bit. :D

Well, there's a reason that the Irish don't tell Polish jokes. They re-write them all to be about people from County Kerry.

Reminds me of a joke.

Q. How do you know if there's a Polish person at a cock fight?
A. Someone has entered a duck.

Q. How do you know if there's an Irish person there?
A. Someone's betting on the duck.

Q. How do you know if there's a Sicilian person there?
A. The duck wins.

Which just goes to show that Catholics united always come out on top.