Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for April 18, 2019

Well, Andy, don’t go crying to the doctor about some injury or illness you’ll be having later on continuously. (Yeah, go ahead and find a different clinic who will take you seriously.)

He could end up with cirrhosis of the liver if he’s not careful.

@Number Three Today’s strip is mildly funny , our Hero Mr Andrew Capp’s reasoning is stupid , not going to the doctor’s or heeding his advice makes no sense or changes plight :o) right? my avatar is an old photo of me in a sleeveless shirt which reminds me that it is not cold anymore here in Malta , how was your day? ours should be busy as Thursdays usually are for us plus Connie has to finish decorating the traditional Maltese Easter cakes , mine is in the shape of a horse , which is the one you would like , have fun pal and thanks for caring and posting.

Why did he go to the Doctor in the first place?

Yeah, I get so tired of all the lifestyle advice. But now I have convinced my regular GP that I am not going to give up red meat, butter, whole milk or (gasp) smoking. I am 76, walk 2 miles in 48 minutes (yeah, I know, I’m slow) and mowed another half acre of my property yesterday.

“When I read about the evils of drinking… I gave up reading!” – so like Andy!

I have chronic pain, I am trying to avoid an opioid addiction so I am allowed to have ale, doctors prescription.

that ended well!!!

If I were Andy, I’d take the doctor’s advice very seriously. I would immediately stop drinking ale, and switch to lager.

Doc, thanks a lot.

He could always switch to whiskey.

And you’ll be a better man for it.

Bad-dum-tsss

I have known more old drunks than old doctors!

Stop drinking ale? O.K. I’ll switch to stout! Guinness Is Good For You !

“Rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry, if I don’t get rye whiskey, I surely will die.The doctors all say my case is extreme, I’ve got too much blood in my alcohol stream. They say to quit drinking, I’ll drink anyway, there’s more drunks than doctors. a living today”. Lyrics from Rye Whiskey ala Homer & Jethro.

“I’ll eat when I’m hungry, I’ll drink when I’m dry

And if moonshine don’t kill me I’ll live ’til I die"

I’m switching to lager!

I would think Andy’s problem wasn’t sleeping (drunken stupor), but trying to remain awake.

It hurts when I do that, then don’t do that.

Sometimes I think doctors are just out to make us miserable. They’re always saying that things we find enjoyable are bad for us and that things we find unpleasant are good for us. It’s like they don’t want us to be happy.