I have explained this before on this forum. This comic arrives in the US (for some silly reason) uncolored. It is up to somebody on this side of the pond to color it. The UK cartoonists smudge the noses of the characters generally to indicate either intoxication or tiredness from a hard day’s work. In Andy or Chalkie’s case it means color it red. In Flo or Ruby’s case it means leave it uncolored. The US colorist after many years have never grasped this simple concept.
Re: Flo’s red nose:
I have explained this before on this forum. This comic arrives in the US (for some silly reason) uncolored. It is up to somebody on this side of the pond to color it. The UK cartoonists smudge the noses of the characters generally to indicate either intoxication or tiredness from a hard day’s work. In Andy or Chalkie’s case it means color it red. In Flo or Ruby’s case it means leave it uncolored. The US colorist after many years have never grasped this simple concept.