Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for February 17, 2025

why do i feel there is one guy punching himself thinking he’s fighting with someone else (Andy)? o_O

Andy: Shuddup!

Who else???

CLASSIC ANDY CAPP Dept.

67 years ago, Reg Smythe produced a 4 panel cartoon featuring Andy reading an article in the newspaper claiming alcohol was bad for the stomach.

“That’s it!”, he shouts. “I’m giving it up!”

Flo looks delighted until Andy says he’s giving up reading!

Since then, the gag’s been done to death in other strips as well as sketch shows and sitcoms.

Reg Smythe did it first!

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‘the better part of valor is discretion.’

If you start me up I’ll never stop.

My dad had a problem with alcohol and hard drugs. Fought a tough battle with them. He made a lot of money as Licensed Mason and contractor and threw it all on partying and waste. Was once a Minister like me. But fell. Almost 50 years till he was about 85 and cancer hit before he stopped. Died at age 89 like mom had. But he had a fine clean 4 years and like all – regretted those wasted years. Never met anyone who didn’t regret past misdeeds. End right with all forgiven by LORD JESUS CHRIST. Vicar got a tough job with Andy. Plug away. King Manasseh of Judah (son of King Hezekiah) was pure evil for about 55 years but converted to Lord God.

When my sister and brother and I were little, my sister would sometimes start a fight then when my brother and I were going at it, Tricia would crawl into a corner and watch. When Mom came in, Tom and I would be scolded while Tricia sat there with the halo over her head. Of course, one day she was caught in the act, which put an end to her fun.

There’s a surprise.

Don’t tell the cop that, Chalkie, or Andy will end up in the clink again.

When I was a teenager, my buddies and I always seemed to be getting into brawls but never seemed to understand why. My Dad finally pulled a couple of us aside and told us what dummies we were because one of our group – the smallest of us – was the instigator. He’d pick a fight and then, while we rushed in to back him up, he’d slip away unscathed.

After Dad had clued us in, we watched him at the next dance we attended, and sure enough, he picked a fight with some bruiser and his pals. As he turned to call us to help him, we waved as we skipped out the door.

He never hung out with us again.

Can you wait until we are out of hearing range.

♫ Andy the red nose drunkard ♫

Andy reminds me of the real Jack The Ripper.

The guy who claimed to discover the last victim. He was the killer and had been disturbed by a passer by.

Andy’s drunk, but he’s also smart enough to leave before the cops pinch him.

Doesn’t he always start a fight?

Always leave before the coppers arrive.

Sounds like a proper punch up going on in there.

Cops are interviewing the loser in a bar fight

“Can you describe the man who broke your nose?”

“I WAS describing him when he broke my nose!”

Of course Andy started the fight