Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for August 28, 2013

Is the loan for pints at the pub and horse racing bets, Andy?

Noone loans to Andy on account of the fact that he’s no account.

Mornin’ Clubb Capp. Hope everyone enjoys their Wednesday.

Left over from Yesterday:

@Chalkie Jnote the addy; 37 Durham St. Hartlepool, U.K. It’s been razed and’s now St. Helen’s for Kiddies or summat. look at this in zoom 1024px Just down the Street, even Block, looking wsw. Note the Derricks; Shipbuilding. Chimneys; roasting Pigeons. and corners and rows similar of Doors and long, inviting sidewalks . . .might find a Canal on-the way Home . . . . must be confusing to a fall-down Drunk.ANYWAYS, early on [#17, 28 Aug 1957] that Door was opposite. Missing the Box, and for composition [subject left] It was likely Artist’s liberty there.^^The reason the strip used 37 Durham as an address is simply that it’s where Reg Smythe’s Mother Florence Smythe lived with her no good drunken " ’Usband"… Frankly. it appauls me that such an historically important home as that was razed for a school, as if THAT was important :p

Seriously though, Andy Capp is literally the one thing about Hartlepool known World wide, and 37 Durham could have been a tourist magnet

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Good strip today. Reg would be proud. Although it is evident that the colorist has been at the gin. Orange and black striped pants? Blimey!

Andy is much better at borrowing in the private sector…

But not everyone appreciates has talent…

Nice post from Mikeyj with a bit of history about the strip. If any of you lot would like the full story, click on the link…

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I wonder if Andy learned to imbibe at HIS school? I’ve always had the feeling that he started right early. As for today’s strip, I think it’s funnier when Andy tries to cadge off his friends and neighbors than going through official channels. Are there organized crime loan sharks in Andy’s neck of the woods?

Please be careful.We don’t want to lose your wit again…

37 durham was the large green area near the top

forget Institutions; Andy get his loans from a private source:

. . . benefit being; always pre-approved.

He has fancy trousers…

Sorry, Andy. You’re wasting your time. He has 0% interest in giving you either loan.

xxx

@Gweedo MurrayI know what you mean. There are some past strips with over 100 comments on them. You’ll find that at least 5 of those past strips don’t contain my talk on them. Read those 5 slowly and enjoy my ‘no talk’ as long as you can. LOL.Sorry to hear you were exhausted. Hope you are a lot more well rested now.Have a great day.

The bank manager does look odd. His top half is that of a typical Capp’s world official (he looks like Percy the rent collector) but his trousers are like something from a Jethro Tull yard sale. Although, it’s just as well that they are so vivid, if the colourist had chosen to paint the pants pink, it would have looked like he had nothing on at all.

Not truly a Qwee-gough-able Group tho. Presently.

Andy has been appling for a loan for…oh…45 years and you would think by this time……eternal optimist. Loan~win at the track~win at Snooker~barmaid sayin’ yes. (it is Snooker and not Pool, right?)

I just popped in to say that I won’t be popping in today.

i’m real interested in the second Decade; the British Comics Archive stops after 2 Jan 1967. They’re the Ones needing the bonk.

@Chalkie jYour classic post of Andy and the evil smoking material (in this case a little kid……) was one of the funniest I’ve ever seen! I don’t remember it from any of the books in my collection.@whoever was requesting The Complete AndyFantagraphics Books does the “Peanuts”, and also “Pogo” and Carl Barks, among others. I just checked out one of their collections of Uncle Scrooge from the library. I only own the first “Peanuts” collection but I’ve read all the rest. (And I have close to 40 of the old paperback “Peanuts” in my collection.) Maybe Fantagraphics would respond if there were a groundswell of support for a complete edition of Andy? It couldn’t hurt to try!

….And I meant to say You guys, meaning you and Stel. The brain is foggy this week, Fibro and meds (and age) will do that to you.

And I can’t discuss funny dog tricks either, Beloved Tina is over the bridge, But I did put up 38 jars of plum jam last weekend and 8 jars of plum chutney. Not that icky sweet stuff (with high fructose corn gack) but a good English Chutney. Oniony and spicy. Prof? are you reading this? We aren’t discussing the strip, Yoo Hoo.

@Godfreydaniel

I wonder if Andy learned to imbibe at HIS school? I’ve always had the feeling that he started right early.VVimage hosting websites

Florrie’s Greatest Hits, etc. Dept. :Bonk! . . .‘answer’ to-the quiz after Rollover

I’ve been trying to be a happy camper today. It just seems the news is too, too bad. It is so wonderful to pop in here and read the daily stuff’n’such. May you all be blessed and always here. Y’all lift my spirits more than I can express.