Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for May 08, 2020

nice comeback, Andy

Andy always has a way to worm out of trouble.

Kick save, and a beaut!

@Number Three Today’s strip IS funny our HERO Mr Andrew Capp after shooting off his mouth makes a passable comeback but fails miserably :o) I found myself twice in a similar situation , the first time when I was younger and did not own a car and did not smoke yet I told the passenger sitting behind me if he minded if I opened a window because some idiot was blowing smoke my way , he quipped , why is it bothering you mate :o} , another more embarasing time was when I had a car and some body tried to overtake me from the wrong side of the road so I stuck my hand out the window and gave the universal middle finger sign , it was an English Lady and she overtook me on my side and said , yes please , boy was my face red :o) my avatar is of a photo of an aquarium i have in my basement sized 10’X2.5’X 2.5 which has seen better days when it was full of large tropical fish , but now is empty , how was your day ? our Finally Friday should be very busy but we’ll cope I hope with face masks if we have to go out or else we could get a 2600 Euro fine or two years in prison take care and BCNU pal

I’ve heard about the cat in the hat, but the miserable old bat in the hat seems more interesting.

Leads a charmed life …

Reminds of the story about the Englishman who was adrift on the Thames because he had lost his paddles! He spies a chap with two ladies in a boat and he yells “Ay matey can you loan me yer oars?” The chap angrily replies “Em ain’t Whores they’re me wife and daughter!”

Too little, too late, Andy.

I can relate to Andy’s problem. A client in Bulgaria invited us to his home for supper. As we were passing a complex of tall apartment buildings, I joked about a ridiculously large pair of ladies underwear hanging from a balcony. Sure enough, we turn into that complex, and park beside that building. I count the floors of the XXL lingerie as we approach the door, and of course, that is the number he presses in the elevator. I’m beginning to sweat as the doors open; but to my unbounded relief, we turn the other way.

We’ve all had those open mouths – insert foot moments. It how we extract the offending hoof depends on whether we’ve saved our bacon or are completely fried!

Maybe she’s a young attractive bat.

Why don’t you buy me a beer and we’ll forget all about it?

Then he says, “And yes, she is a miserable old bat”.

I’ve never heard the term “ flippin ‘eck” before.

True story: there was a priest who would visit newly proud parents in his congregation, and of course he was expected to ooh and aah over the infants. In most cases, he could honestly compliment the newborns, but in some cases he was reduced to saying, “My, that IS a baby!” Then one day he accidentally said, “My, is THAT a baby?”

My all-time favorite Andy Capp episode was one where Andy walked by the “Health and Beauty Institute” and saw a couple of women walking out of it. He turns to the reader and says, “That must be two of the ’EALTHY ones!” (I will now duck as people throw bricks and garbage at me……)

Now, Andy, people aren’t going to buy you beer if you keep saying things like that. (even if it is true.)