Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for August 03, 2024

sure …… what else

My friend was an official for various youth sports. He said the only way he could tell if he’d been fair was if both sides went out complaining that he had cheated.

And later, he went into politics.

It was either that, or politics.

Some folks are naturals.

I don’t understand anything about football, but wouldn’t those be good qualities for a referee?

What’s he gonna do, listen to all the idiots watching, before making a decision?

Well, he stayed single, that’s for sure!

Probably did some pro wrestling refereeing and of course, dabbled in politics

I was thinking politician or Baptist.

First block, it looked like chalkie put on a few lbs., but it was just his jacket.

He became a Member of Parliament thumping his walking stick on the floor and saying “huzzah” a lot for no particular reason.

Love the look on Charlie….great!

In the US, he would be a baseball umpire

How often does ANDY admit HE is wrong?

Now what are trying to say about referees?

Here is the baseball version of that joke: “Why is that guy on your team? He can’t hit, catch or run. All he can do is run his mouth and argue.” Oh, he’s our manager!”

I’m sure we’ve all known people like that in some point in our lives.

I thought Sidwell would get a job at Inland Revenue!

Stu red cards Andy when he steps onto the field

Same asyesterday

Stubborn sound like a ref Andy would beat up

I like Chalkie’s expression in the last panel…but his ears suddenly look ginormous.