Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for September 18, 2024

nice to see sensors installed already

Panel 2 must have been “flopped”—the musical notes are backwards.

Since when do horses do pantomime? And since when are horses on the dole?

I can see the resume entry now: “I was a Pantomime Horse’s A**”.

I told you all yesterday that I was off to Shrewsbury for the day. I did indeed have a good time. My best friend and I had lunch in a pub called Hole In The Wall and I had a dark fruits cider there. We then went to Shrewsbury Castle and then down to the river. We had drinks in another pub. That one was called The Armorer. My drink was another cider but this time a pear cider. We explored the river some more – the River Severn which is the longest river in the UK although the River Shannon in Ireland is the longest in the British Isles – and then went over a bridge to the suburb of Frankwell. We then returned home to Chester. Both Shrewsbury and Chester are cities on the England Wales border. Shrewsbury has a Welsh Bridge and an English Bridge.

The first thing to come to mind when I saw the sign for pantomime horses was if Monty Python was hiring.

If it is Mr Wilson it is being 5000 miles from Dennis the Menace.

“Why are you putting me in the fruit cellar, Norman? Do you think I’m fruity?” ~ Norman Bates’s Mom

Pantomime horse performer? There’s a job that will go quickly!

I have a degree in pantomime horse performing from Fargo Tech. Having a tough time finding a job but on the upside the government paid off my student loan. Now I just play games on my computer in my mom’s basement. She bought me a new game for my thirty forth birthday. All is good!

I’m enjoying those “Now Hiring” signs outside the building.

Oho! Is the sign outside the office a hint of what Andy’s best at doing/being?

If Andy would take a job, he’d be a good fit for the job advertised on the yellow sign, provided he took the back half of the horse suit.

Then there are those who have no intention of achieving gainful employment.

It would help if he didn’t consider you a bank that he draws money from on a monthly basis.

Of course Andy has been on the dole most of his life

That sign was what attracted Andy.

If Andy took the job with the panto (I know, big if here), why do I feel at which end he’d be?

In the hilarious cartoon “A Gruesome Twosome” two cats are in a rather goofy looking pantomime horse costume. One of the cats proclaims he is the horse’s head, implying that his partner is a horse’s rear end.

About the sign. Andy is fully qualified for a position in a pantomime horse. I don’t really need to which part, do I?