Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for August 05, 2024

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    seanfear  5 months ago

    neither “Andy” – I hope!

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    A Common 'tator  5 months ago

    The only British Prime Minister to have been born Jewish – Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, DL, JP, FRS…

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    enigmamz  5 months ago

    One most Americans won’t know.

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    aussiebobm  5 months ago

    Benjamin DisraeliPrime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868; 1874–1880)

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    snsurone76  5 months ago

    Was that “nickname” ever used in the Earl of Beaconfield’s lifetime? And—although his father had him baptized as a baby—did he actually identify himself by his Jewish faith?

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    Mediatech  5 months ago

    Dizzy Gillespie?

    Dizzy Dean?

    Dizzy Allen?

    Dizzy Moore?

    …..

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    tzid  5 months ago

    Did he play the trumpet?

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    Calvinist1966  5 months ago

    In the 1980s, the Labour Party leader Michael Foot had a dog named Dizzy after Benjamin Disraeli.

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    Sïr Sårçåsm SHÅDDÜP   5 months ago

    What a Rascal

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    win.45mag  5 months ago

    I was gonna say Gillespie.

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    BillEpilgrim Premium Member 5 months ago

    Disraeli Gears?

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    Count Olaf Premium Member 5 months ago

    Didn’t he make a fantastic classic record album with Cream in 1967?

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  5 months ago

    Wasn’t that Sir Doozy of Dourchestershireburgenflappenhousenacres?

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    The Orange Mailman  5 months ago

    As an ignorant USA citizen, I read through the comments to gain knowledge but I still don’t understand the rascal punchline.

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    Wichita1.1  5 months ago

    Presumably Disraeli.

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    asmbeers  5 months ago

    Benjamin Disraeli, also had a Cream album named after him.

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    teachteed23  5 months ago

    Do you mean the one who was nicknamed that or those who should have been?

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    bchellam Premium Member 5 months ago

    I think most educated Americans know who Disraeli was. But what is the connection with the word “rascal”? Is it a common British expression to say “dizzy rascal”?

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    cuzinron47  5 months ago

    Well dizzy is something that Andy can equate to.

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    formathe  5 months ago

    At this point, outside of Great Britain, who cares?

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    hooglah  5 months ago

    Would that be “DEAN”?

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    elgrecousa Premium Member 5 months ago

    Deep down Andy is quite smart; otherwise, he couldn’t survive as a bum.

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    comicsboi Premium Member 5 months ago

    For those punchline challenged (as I was) today, I found the answer on wikipedia: Dylan Kwabena Mills [MBE (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and was ranked by Complex as one of the greatest British rappers of all time.

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    Silence Dogood Premium Member 5 months ago

    Just a quickie: Gladstone to Disraeli-You’ll die either on the gallows or from syphilis…Disraeli-That depends, sir, on whether I embrace your politics or your mistress…

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    tad1  5 months ago

    I’ve heard of Benjamin Disraeli, but I didn’t know he was nicknamed “Dizzy” until now. The thing you learn from reading comic strips. (Or at least the comments.)

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    PaulLeckner  5 months ago

    PM Benjamin Disraeli is Jewish.

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