Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for May 03, 2021

Andy visiting Venice during a convention for police, judges and vicars: his ultimate nightmare.

Since when has Andy ever missed the canal?

@Number Three Today’s strip IS funny, of all the places on earth Venice is not a good location , too many canals for our HERO Mr Andrew Capp to fall into, he should visit Malta because we have no canals ,only sea water and you can float better in salt water :o) my avatar is again Mr Bean grinning from ear to ear because he is happy like I am , how was your day? our Manic Monday should be busy as our Mondays usually are , but we should cope I hope , we both are in a good mood , no errands to run and expecting no visitors and ll I have to worry is my specs steaming up when I have to wear a face mask :o) keep safe and thanks for caring pal. PS I never knew that cats snore , Bella does

Andy has a bit of experience with his own canals.

Never leave a challenge untaken. “Come on man”. “Here’s the deal”. What’s the worse thing that could happen. And there could be more than one correct answer.

A view from the inside of the bar for a change.

This is why he won’t be going to Venice…….

https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/cartoons/andy-capp/andy-capp-3rd-may-2021-23990106

He’s been in the Hartlepool Canal often enough!

Here’s a thought on language and money. When I was a little boy (early 1960s) the term “half a dollar” meant the same as “half a crown”, and therefore meant an eighth of a GB Pound (two shillings and sixpence, who needs decimal?). I believe it’s a WW2 usage, when the exchange rate was about 4 USD to the GBP. Here’s Andy Capp using the same term.https://archive.cartoons.ac.uk/GetMultimedia.ashx?db=Catalog&fname=AC2000.jpg

Clumsy Capp.

My M-I-L went to Venice and reported that the canals reeked!

Like a fly to…. honey.

to Andy, once you have fallen into one canal, they all look alike!

I’m surprised he said that, he’s always seemed attracted to canals.

I don’t know – he might like Peroni as a change of pace …

I am just picturing Andy and Flo in a gondola and the gondolier singing … “Biondina in gondoéta”

Oh, c’mon, Andy! I know you’ll get into the swim of things…

Another place I would LOVE to visit. But in Andy’s case, I think he has a point.

xxx

@Afficionado

Hey, Affie. Your Mr Bean avatar gives me life!

Today has been a rainy, dull day but it’s also been rather cosy if that makes sense. So I didn’t mind. Not one bit of sun though.

I don’t plan on going anywhere this week. But that may change. My Mum is getting her 2nd COVID vaccine on the 8th.

Stay safe, stay well and stay happy, pal.

“Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun

If the sun don’t come, you get a tan

From standing in the English rain" – St. John-of-Strawberry Fields

Even Henry Jones, Jr. and Elsa Schneider had a fun time in the Venetian canals… when trying to get away the Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword.

I saw a Looney Tunes cartoon set in Venice where Sylvester got eaten by a shark. I don’t know if there are actually sharks in Venice, but if there are, that’s another good reason for Andy to avoid Venice.

Hey, gang? I ran a search and Hartlepool has no canal. If you know otherwise, do tell.

Indeed… Andy needs dry land when he gets drunk.

The canals would be warmer but I suppose deeper and filthier.