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[classic33]

Doorstep milk thefts - the latest crime wave in Ipswich

https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/dad-cancels-milk-deliveries-after-thief-targets-1-5899670

(Some of you may remember @Andrew_Culture )

He's the milk thief!

 

[NorthernDave]

No tailgaters, that's for sure. Parking may be a problem however.

No, it would be fine, we put a drive in last summer.

 

[EltonFrog]

He's the milk thief!

No! That was Humphrey.

 

[NorthernDave]

He's the milk thief!

No! That was Humphrey.

I thought it was Maggie Thatcher?

 

[Andy in Germany]

I had to have one when I went for my drivers' license last time around. To prove my Murricaness.

That's part of the problem, I need to keep a certified copy with certified translation on hand.

 

[classic33]

No! That was Humphrey.

Okay, he's an alias. An alibi?

 

[raleighnut]

The cat has returned but won't come into the house

I'm not surprised.

 

[classic33]

That's part of the problem, I need to keep a certified copy with certified translation on hand.

Is the person who certifies them certified to do so though?

 

[NorthernDave]

Is the person who certifies them certified to do so though?

You'd hope so wouldn't you? Imagine having an uncertified certifier!

 

[Andy in Germany]

My glasses are mucky.

 

[Lullabelle]

When I got into work this morning I switched off the heating, nobody noticed until around lunch time!

 

[classic33]

My glasses are mucky.

Superglue?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Is the person who certifies them certified to do so though?

You'd hope so wouldn't you? Imagine having an uncertified certifier!

I promise I'm not making this up:

The translator is certified to translate, but in this case the translation itself has to be certified by someone certified to certify paperwork, so I have to pay a fee for the translation and the certification of the translation.

In practice I have an arrangement with the translator: I translate the certificate, she checks it, and it comes back with her stamp as a certified translator, and the certificate of the certified person on it, and therefore is good. The fact I translated it and I'm not even certified to translate anything is neither here nor there.

It sounds a cumbersome system, but in practice it's pretty quick and not too expensive. The certified original cost seventy pounds and took weeks to come from the UK... for a sticker on the back certifying it was certified...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Superglue?

No, but that's probably only because they are usually higher than the bottle...

 

[classic33]

I promise I'm not making this up:

The translator is certified to translate, but in this case the translation itself has to be certified by someone certified to certify paperwork, so I have to pay a fee for the translation and the certification of the translation.

In practice I have an arrangement with the translator: I translate the certificate, she checks it, and it comes back with her stamp as a certified translator, and the certificate of the certified person on it, and therefore is good. The fact I translated it and I'm not even certified to translate anything is neither here nor there.

It sounds a cumbersome system, but in practice it's pretty quick and not too expensive. The certified original cost seventy pounds and took weeks... for a sticker on the back certifying it was certified...

Sounds about right.