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Prawo Jazdy, the worst driver in Ireland

“Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving licence and not the first and surname on the licence,” read a letter from June 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.”

BBC News, via boingboing, via Bill Gibson.

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1001 rules for my unborn son

Let’s get some things straight before I get old and uncool: 1001 rules for my unborn son, a tumblelog

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Read at Work

Read at Work – This is rather awesome: Flash in the service of literature and procrastrination.

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“The Recently Deflowered Girl” (1965) – Illustrated by Edward Gorey

“The Recently Deflowered Girl” (1965) – Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Found this first via Ectoplasmosis, and now found it again (after it went away) on Joey DeVilla’s blog thanks to comments on Tal’s LJ. It’s a complete scan of a funny little book of advice. Go read it.

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Fisheye.co.il’s annual roundup

Here’s Fisheye.co.il’s top 10 films of 2008:



The 2007 summary is over here.