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You're in big trouble now, Mr. License!
Reuters via Yahoo ^ | Thu Feb 19 | Andras Gergely

Posted on 02/24/2009 12:20:41 AM PST by death2tyrants

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish police have solved the mystery of a Polish recidivist who clocked up 50 traffic offenses on different addresses and who was never caught, after one officer noticed his name meant driving license in Polish.

An internal police memo cited by Irish papers Thursday said officers taking details of Polish traffic offenders had been mistakenly using "Prawo Jazdy," printed in the top right corner of the driving license, as the holder's name.

"Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving license and not the first and surname on the license," the police memo dated June 2007 said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: ireland; poland
I wonder if the drivers happily went along and signed Prawo Jazdy on the ticket,lol.
1 posted on 02/24/2009 12:20:41 AM PST by death2tyrants
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To: death2tyrants

lol


2 posted on 02/24/2009 12:42:20 AM PST by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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To: death2tyrants

LOL. This is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a while.


3 posted on 02/24/2009 3:15:50 AM PST by Saberwielder
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To: Saberwielder

Does this make it a Polish Joke or an Irish joke??


4 posted on 02/24/2009 3:31:05 AM PST by Neidermeyer
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To: death2tyrants

There is a T-Shirt franchise in this story.


5 posted on 02/24/2009 3:50:28 AM PST by Raycpa
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Does this make it a Polish Joke or an Irish joke??

A Polish jokester! A cunning linguist!

6 posted on 02/24/2009 3:56:33 AM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???)
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