Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for October 21, 2014

But if he’s going to spend most of the time in the canal, he wouldn’t get his money’s worth on the boat

@afficionadoObit in San Francisco Chronicle, 20/10/14: Joseph Grech. Passed on 16/10/14. Born in Mosta, 1932. Parents Michael & Victoria (Gauci) Grech. Any relation??? If so, condolences.

Latest avatar is my mother-in-law with her three boys at her grandson’s wedding in September.

Check the BBC news for the lastest on cleaning up the canals. (Andy’s ancestors used to fall in the moat all the time………… it’s an inherited skill…………..)

@Number SixI didn’t know Stel was retiring. Maybe you were not paying her well enough ;-) I might volunteer for the job except I don’t have a clue on how to do it. Maybe Bev or Eldo will step up.

It looks like Flo is ready to give Andy a nudge after they get on the boat and push away from the shore edge………………

Forget telegraphing the punch line, this punch line was smoke signaled!@beviekThanks for posting the “Royals” parody yesterday. Lorde’s original is actually one of the few modern songs I like (and would even without knowing the back story that it was inspired by a National Geographic photo of Royals legend George Brett). Care to do a bonus favor and post the original?@Number SixI’d love to see Oscar and Wild even in black and white!

Sounds the perfect holiday for our Andy!

xxx

Gweedo – It’s legal here !!! – Murray said, about 12 hours ago

Not only you, but the shot looked well composed ! Was that your design ? Izzat your chest puffing out ?! -Your computer has good taste ! -Friday was good.-So, you have a beau ?I remember that song as a radio staple. Have to admit that even though it is a good tune it got old quick. I could not and did not listen to it multiple times a day, just changed the channel. -I hope you’ll have enough left that you may get to see the New Year too !-I’m sure his “eyeball caves will widen with ma-mazement” ! -Monday was good, thank you.__________________________________________________

Well… Umm…Yes, That is my chest sticking out. I might have known your eyes wouldn’t stay on my face for long! They always seem to drift downwards…-I love Fridays. I prefer Fridays over the actual weekend. I was born on a Friday actually. -I find I can listen to some songs over and over and not get tired of them. I might be getting a new phone soon because the one I have is getting on a bit. It’s 2 years old and it’s difficult to switch on and off . It has a button on top and it’s practically worn out. I don’t want a new phone yet though, It’s still working well apart from that one thing.-I got a new battery for my phone last month and it lasts a lot longer than the old battery. The new one is supposed to have less power too but I’ve found I can listen to music for longer than when I had the old battery.-The lost blood restores itself after 24 hours, Clever, eh? When I donated my 3rd pint of blood, I felt really terrible and poorly but soon recovered after a good night’s sleep. I have never fainted before after giving blood because they make you drink a lot of water to reduce this.-May you have a Totally Terrific Tuesday!

Taken in K.C. for the Royals of course!

@Number SixInterestingly enough, there was a bit of a debate in “Shoe” today, because for some reason it was printed in black and white instead of color, but later today it was in color. I NEVER saw “Shoe” in color (except for Sundays, natch), until I recently started to read it here, when my local paper got rid of it for an abomination that shall remain nameless, and I had to read it on here. One poster hoped the lack of color on weekday “Shoes” would be temporary, and another hoped it would be permanent. For most of the history of comic strips, the weekdays were always “just” black and white, and I don’t recall people whining about that. (Then again, I wasn’t alive at the time, lol.) Even these days, plenty of newspapers (our younger posters might need to look that term up somewhere…….) print the weekday comics in black and white. (Like “The Kansas City Star” does, and I’m not talking about Roger Miller’s song, although this IS a “hint hint” to beviek for yet another favor……) So, although I always enjoyed the color, I’d also love to see your Oscar and Wild comic in black and white!

About cow patties……..when I was in college, I was in a production of “The Music Man.” I could NOT seem to get one of my lines right. I was supposed to object to “Professor” Harold Hill’s alleged musical virtuosity by saying something like “He can’t tell a bass drum from a pipe organ!” It kept coming out in all weird directions: “pipe bass” or “drum organ” or “bass pipe” or whatever. Finally, at our last dress rehearsal, I just froze completely. Couldn’t get anything, until in desperation I tossed out, “He can’t tell a cowbell from a buffalo chip!” Which got a big laugh from the cast onstage. Which the director kindly allowed me to keep, and it got big laughs from the crowds at the actual performance. We now return you to our regularly scheduled comments, and hope that Jonathan Mason wasn’t taking notes…………

To Number Six, Fanolio, Gweedo, Bev et al…..

Thank you, everyone, for all really nice things you’ve had to say about my coloring efforts on Steve’s strips ( Oscar&Wild AND Jailbirds ) in the past year. It was “learn as you go” for me, and learn I did….so I want to extend my thanks to Steve for giving me that opportunity and to all of you for cheering us on!And, I do hope that someone else will answer Steve’s ad and take over the job. It is a fascinating process and a lot of fun to do. I wish I had more time to continue doing it.

Again, thank you all.

Could we PLEASE get somebody’s great-grandmother’s Pekingese’s pet gerbil to pinch-hit???? Never mind, I’m in a RIGHT mood.@beviekThanks for the post, and we’ll get ‘em tomorrow!@afficionadoNice to see you’re up this late in Malta! And if a dog that drags you six yards is the friendliest you’ve known, I’d hate to see the meanest!