Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for August 05, 2020

Bwaaah! Excellent seagull action! :-D

Wow, it took away his whole ice cream cone!

Close, though.

Just wait until the next gull swoops down and grabs Flo’s cone, then Flo will sound off like an old salty sailor.

@Number Three Today’s strip IS funny and a continuation of the holiday theme our HERO Mr Andrew Capp’s name for the seagull that stole his ice-cream is not very scientific is it?:o) my avatar is about a monkey having to put money in a swear jar whenever it loses it’s temper , Andy would need more than one jar ,and this reminds me of a joke about a priest who had such a jar and a parishioner swore 98 times but the cleric did not have any change for a pound so the bloke just let another 2 swear words rip :o) how was your day? ours should be very busy because we have had to buy a new cooker and Alex will be coming to install it and cart the old one in our front garden so that the local council can collect it for free next Monday stay safe and BCNU pal

Larus argentatus for thew European herring gull (they’re an endangered species in the UK).

Source: Google followed by Wikipedia.

I’m with Andy on this one.

They don’t have these by the canal, eh, Andy?

Poor Andy lost his cool along with the ice-cream!

In my working days, when HQ managers came to town we’d call them seagulls. They’d swoop in on us, dump their load, and then fly off.

That was actually funny.

Andy is right on! That’s what I call our local gulls nearly every day when they bombard our vehicles and house as they fly over. I’m sick of cleaning up their crap and wish it was open season on gulls!

Gulls like chocolate cones too.

Larus larcenous. Also Larus asphaltus.

A buddy of mine in Sarasota, Fl. always used to bring his big taxidermied owl with him when he was going to eat al fresco at one of the Gulfside restaurants. Seems seagulls and grackles are frightened of owls and stay away from even a fake one.

People thought it was really funny to see a big guy strolling around with a stuffed bird but the gulls never came near his table while he was eating.

Oh, I think I agree with Andy.

Last year, there was a story in the UK, two universities tried to give advice on how to stop seagulls from grabbing their food by asking them to stare at the seagull. one university said it worked if a person walks and looked up at the hovering seagull and started at it for a while and it flew off. But another said not works if anyone put food on floor and step back, then started at a group of seagulls but they don’t bother and grabbed the food within seconds.

Nice advice isn’t it?

It is now.

I think I agree with Andy.

I live in a seaside town and every single day I hear these annoying birds. Ugh! Sorry but I’m definitely not a fan of seagulls. Aggressive things they are.

xxx

@Afficionado

I saw you change your avatar shortly after I commented yesterday. I clicked “Open image in new tab” and saw it for myself.

I rarely swear in front of people but when I’m really angry, I don’t care. I’ve even told my own father to -- off before. None of you know the full story so I’d appreciate it if you kept your opinions to yourselves. If I’m nasty to anyone, they need to ask themselves why. And that includes family, I don’t make exceptions for anyone.

Sorry about that, pal. Just needed to get that off my chest. I know you would never judge me.

Your two sons sound amazing. They really do. Thank your lucky stars every day.

Stay safe, stay well and let’s hope you’re no longer stressed anymore, pal.

I would not like it if a sea gull stole my ice cream either.

On a vacation trip my car got dinged up by them. They break open shellfish by dropping them on rocks, roads, sidewalks, etc., sometimes hitting parked vehicles.

A Laughing Gull ???

Reminds me of the time I was at the zoo and a peacock ate my French fries.

I was mugged by a gull for my burger. Actually flew into me to make me drop it.

To answer Flo’s question, it’s Laridae…

I’ve seen gulls haul off a 30 pound kid! Or was it a sandwich. I didn’t have my glasses on at the time.