Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for March 07, 2021

It’s smarter just to play dumb. And safer.

good try, Andy

Canal karma, Andy spends so much time in the canal he should carry a mask and snorkel, or at least a waterproof pouch for his valuables…

@Linguist Today’s strip IS funny, our HERO Mr Andrew Capp’s pride dazzling the copper with high tech jargon from CSI episodes he’s watched ends with Andy falling in the canal again :o) my avatar is a photo of a Daewoo Racer GTi like the Blue Menace I used to own and made other drivers in Malta scared and scrapped as part of a scheme to get a new car the Hyundai i20 but the roads are safe now because it is parked n my younger son’s garage till the work in my home garage are ready ; come avete passato la vosra Domenicha mio meno vecchio amicho? our Sunday should be busy but calm I hope apart from me getting in a confusional episode as to time and place this morning that scared the…. out of me , but now I’m fine thank God sonow we can relax , stay in and watch the Holy Mass on Telly , keep safe and a bientot pal

What is “CCTV”?

The defense is all wet.

You’re doing it wrong, officer, you’re supposed to put on shades in the last panel and then scream “YAAAAAHHHHHH” afterwards! :D

I don’ think Horatio Cane can help you on this one Andy, in fact he would take off his sunglasses and just look at you falling in the canal shaking his head.

It has been a long time since any CSI show aired in the US.

I’d have thought Andy might have said he’s watched enough episodes of Law & Order, which would have been more apropos to the gag than CSI – Miami.

I usually watched the first part of L&O but often fell asleep during the courtroom scenes. Michael Moriarty’s acting could but me to sleep on a good day, and Sam Watterson wasn’t far behind him on that score, although his voice wasn’t as whiny and he was a much better actor.

I thought that Andy would more likely refer to Law & Order: U.K. , which uses British Law. However, American audiences might be confused by the fact that the D.A. used to be a Doctor.

Andy then gives a Roger Daltrey yell.

Lucky for Andy that he doesn’t actually live in Miami. If he did, that canal would be full of alligators!

The policeman could probably be a nosewitness, though.

How would Andy know there were no CCTV or witnesses unless he was there?