But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;they shall mount up with wings as eagles;they shall run, and not be weary;and they shall walk, and not faint.Isaiah 40:31
Flo should buy one ticket to both movies. That way she can enjoy her movie without any distractions from Andy all throughout the movie and Andy can see the one he wants.
Re: Today’s strip vrs. the classicsSeems like Andy’s mellowing in his old age and Flo’s being more assertive. Don’t think the old Andy would have even entertained the idea of Flo choosing just because she was paying. She always pays. ( Whether she wants to or not.)
LONDON — Reg Smythe, who created the world’s most politically incorrect comic strip character, Andy Capp, and drew him for more than 40 years, died Saturday at age 81.
Smythe died of cancer at his home in northeastern England, according to Mirror Group Newspapers in London, which began publishing the Andy Capp strip in 1957
The exploits of Andy and his long-suffering wife, Flo, were syndicated in 1,700 newspapers in 48 countries and even turned into a musical and a TV series.
In French newspapers he became Andre Chapeau, in Germany Willi Wakker, in Italy Angelo Capello and so on around the world. He was particularly popular in the United States, the country whose cartoonists Smythe admired the most.
“Reg was so prolific, there is at least a year’s supply of cartoons left. Last year we celebrated 40 years of Andy, and Reg thoroughly enjoyed himself,” said Mirror cartoon editor Ken Layson.
Smythe lived in the town of Hartlepool and faxed his work to the Mirror, where it appeared seven days a week.
Idle, wasteful, sexist and often drunk, Andy Capp lived in a world that rarely went beyond the narrow horizon between the local pub where he drank and the sofa in his front room where he slept off the after-effects.
British men identified strongly with a layabout who preferred football, snooker, racing and chatting up the barmaid to doing an honest day’s work.
Women liked him because they knew he would always come off second-best to Flo, a no-nonsense character who specialized in spousal abuse with a rolling pin.
Smythe, a desperately shy man, shunned personal publicity and preferred the company of his wife, Vera, to that of celebrities.
The Mirror quoted friends as saying he was devastated when she died last year.
Born in 1917, Smythe served in the British army and later worked as a clerk when he began sketching cartoons part time. “I was never a very good artist,” he admitted, saying he preferred sketching people from the rear.
Andy and Flo changed little in 40 years, though when Smythe gave up smoking in 1983 he removed the cigarette that dangled precariously from Andy’s lower lip.
“I couldn’t carry on when Andy had stopped,” he said.
Otherwise, the couple lived on in an unchanged working-class world where men wore cloth caps and mufflers, and women kept their hair in curlers under a knotted head scarf.
My post about Reg Smythe’s death in 1998 was not intended to be a breaking news story, but rather historical background for the article. I hope some of you found it interesting, as did I.
adubman almost 12 years ago
Should’ve stopped at the pub before the film, Andy!
southerncd almost 12 years ago
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;they shall mount up with wings as eagles;they shall run, and not be weary;and they shall walk, and not faint.Isaiah 40:31
rockstarjeo almost 12 years ago
ill go with the cowboy wars
Sandfan almost 12 years ago
Even when Flo drags Andy to her kind of movie, it backfires…
rshive almost 12 years ago
It’s your money Flo! Go to the chick flick.
Stagger Lee almost 12 years ago
Flo should buy one ticket to both movies. That way she can enjoy her movie without any distractions from Andy all throughout the movie and Andy can see the one he wants.
Linguist almost 12 years ago
Thanks, Redhead55. I wasn’t sure either and was just to lazy to try to figure it out.
Linguist almost 12 years ago
Re: Today’s strip vrs. the classicsSeems like Andy’s mellowing in his old age and Flo’s being more assertive. Don’t think the old Andy would have even entertained the idea of Flo choosing just because she was paying. She always pays. ( Whether she wants to or not.)
Number Three almost 12 years ago
You tell him, Flo!
I see cowboy films on the TV all the time.
Romance is more in my line…
LOL xxx
Number Three almost 12 years ago
Andy Capp 1958
At least you won’t have do THIS, Flo. Especially when there is ‘female entertainment’ on the big screen.
Fan o’ Lio. almost 12 years ago
From 1998:
LONDON — Reg Smythe, who created the world’s most politically incorrect comic strip character, Andy Capp, and drew him for more than 40 years, died Saturday at age 81.
Smythe died of cancer at his home in northeastern England, according to Mirror Group Newspapers in London, which began publishing the Andy Capp strip in 1957
The exploits of Andy and his long-suffering wife, Flo, were syndicated in 1,700 newspapers in 48 countries and even turned into a musical and a TV series.
In French newspapers he became Andre Chapeau, in Germany Willi Wakker, in Italy Angelo Capello and so on around the world. He was particularly popular in the United States, the country whose cartoonists Smythe admired the most.
“Reg was so prolific, there is at least a year’s supply of cartoons left. Last year we celebrated 40 years of Andy, and Reg thoroughly enjoyed himself,” said Mirror cartoon editor Ken Layson.
Smythe lived in the town of Hartlepool and faxed his work to the Mirror, where it appeared seven days a week.
Idle, wasteful, sexist and often drunk, Andy Capp lived in a world that rarely went beyond the narrow horizon between the local pub where he drank and the sofa in his front room where he slept off the after-effects.
British men identified strongly with a layabout who preferred football, snooker, racing and chatting up the barmaid to doing an honest day’s work.
Women liked him because they knew he would always come off second-best to Flo, a no-nonsense character who specialized in spousal abuse with a rolling pin.
Smythe, a desperately shy man, shunned personal publicity and preferred the company of his wife, Vera, to that of celebrities.
The Mirror quoted friends as saying he was devastated when she died last year.
Born in 1917, Smythe served in the British army and later worked as a clerk when he began sketching cartoons part time. “I was never a very good artist,” he admitted, saying he preferred sketching people from the rear.
Andy and Flo changed little in 40 years, though when Smythe gave up smoking in 1983 he removed the cigarette that dangled precariously from Andy’s lower lip.
“I couldn’t carry on when Andy had stopped,” he said.
Otherwise, the couple lived on in an unchanged working-class world where men wore cloth caps and mufflers, and women kept their hair in curlers under a knotted head scarf.
Number Three almost 12 years ago
@Gweedo Murray
Your comment was funny yesterday. All your comments make me laugh.
Hope you’re doing good!
Linda Solomon almost 12 years ago
(((((((Hugs to all of you Cappers!)))))))Eldo, Sandfan and Number 6 and Half Pint, thank you for the extras!
Fan o’ Lio. almost 12 years ago
My post about Reg Smythe’s death in 1998 was not intended to be a breaking news story, but rather historical background for the article. I hope some of you found it interesting, as did I.