Ya Flo what Andy says. Together all these season of sports.
To mom’s like me Happy Mother’s Day. My hubby started his right this morning. No breakfast in bed ceral with milk, my preference, would spill to easily. No fatty breakfast.
When I left school and before I started work, I registered as unemployed. At that time there was such a thing as “personal Issue”, which meant that you had to queue to sign to confirm that you had tried to find work in the previous week.
After this you had to join another queue at a counter where someone would eventually issue you with your “dole” money. I think mine was the vast sum of £4/10/0 (four pounds, ten shillings). That was in 1969. I think at that time a pound was worth $2.
So Andy waited, signed his name, waited and signed his name again before he lost it all at the bookies.
Afficianado…thank you for the Mothers day wishes..Sandfan ty for posting 2 today!.TY also to everyone who wished the tribe Happy Mothers Day and the same to you all.
@Ashburn StadiumThanks for mentioning it. I’m a football fan (“American football”, we call it south of the Rio Grande) – but why it’s called football when it’s mostly about passing and carrying the ball with the hands, is beyond me.
“Labour Exchange” is an old-fashioned term that went out sometime about 1970; it’s where Andy would have gone to avoid getting a job (one of its functions was to match unemployed men with suitable job vacancies) but to make absolutely sure he picked up his fortnightly giro (welfare cheque). don’t forget that most people in Britain who register as unemployed are back in work again six weeks to two months later, even in a recession. Only a small percentage try to work the system and live perpetually on beneifts. to gove you an idea, dole money (unemployment benefit) is only £66 a week. The average weekly take-home wage for a worker is pitched around £350-400 ($750). So Andy is really cheating himself by trying to avoid work, by quite a lot…
That weekly unemployment benefit of £66 – Andy’s base income, remember – translates as $107 at current rates.
That median income of £350-400 per week (and an average is only a notional thing – some people earn more and others less, of course) converts to$560-650 per week – just ran it through a currency converter to double-check….
And finally, Andy’s home area suggests the local football side are Newcastle United, who aren’t doing too badly these days!
pcolli over 12 years ago
London Bridge, eh? That’s in Florida, isn’t it? Flo would probably prefer that Andy was locked up in the Tower of London.
Sandfan over 12 years ago
Sandfan over 12 years ago
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mob. In honor of all you moms, I submit what I consider the definitive Andy Capp…
kab2rb over 12 years ago
Ya Flo what Andy says. Together all these season of sports.
To mom’s like me Happy Mother’s Day. My hubby started his right this morning. No breakfast in bed ceral with milk, my preference, would spill to easily. No fatty breakfast.
jtviper7 over 12 years ago
Only 84 days after today till preseason FOOTBALL…
pcolli over 12 years ago
When I left school and before I started work, I registered as unemployed. At that time there was such a thing as “personal Issue”, which meant that you had to queue to sign to confirm that you had tried to find work in the previous week.
After this you had to join another queue at a counter where someone would eventually issue you with your “dole” money. I think mine was the vast sum of £4/10/0 (four pounds, ten shillings). That was in 1969. I think at that time a pound was worth $2.
So Andy waited, signed his name, waited and signed his name again before he lost it all at the bookies.
Number Three over 12 years ago
Andy DOES love you, Flo!
I am sure he would describe you as the ‘Goal in his net’
LOL xxx
Number Three over 12 years ago
Andy Capp 1963
I am PRAYING that the football wasn’t on when THIS happened.
Linda Solomon over 12 years ago
Afficianado…thank you for the Mothers day wishes..Sandfan ty for posting 2 today!.TY also to everyone who wished the tribe Happy Mothers Day and the same to you all.
Jaime Jean M over 12 years ago
@Ashburn StadiumThanks for mentioning it. I’m a football fan (“American football”, we call it south of the Rio Grande) – but why it’s called football when it’s mostly about passing and carrying the ball with the hands, is beyond me.
AgProv over 12 years ago
“Labour Exchange” is an old-fashioned term that went out sometime about 1970; it’s where Andy would have gone to avoid getting a job (one of its functions was to match unemployed men with suitable job vacancies) but to make absolutely sure he picked up his fortnightly giro (welfare cheque). don’t forget that most people in Britain who register as unemployed are back in work again six weeks to two months later, even in a recession. Only a small percentage try to work the system and live perpetually on beneifts. to gove you an idea, dole money (unemployment benefit) is only £66 a week. The average weekly take-home wage for a worker is pitched around £350-400 ($750). So Andy is really cheating himself by trying to avoid work, by quite a lot…
AgProv over 12 years ago
That weekly unemployment benefit of £66 – Andy’s base income, remember – translates as $107 at current rates.
That median income of £350-400 per week (and an average is only a notional thing – some people earn more and others less, of course) converts to$560-650 per week – just ran it through a currency converter to double-check….
And finally, Andy’s home area suggests the local football side are Newcastle United, who aren’t doing too badly these days!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
Lake Havasu City. Lake Havasu is full of watter.: )