Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for September 13, 2012

But, Andy, does even “Flo” owe Chalkie £20?

I hope Chalkie won’t be stupid enough to lend him it.

Worthless slug…. Andy that is.

Florrie must be at work today…

xxx

Crafty Florrie has her ways!

Andy was “networking” before anyone else knew what it meant…

But he demonstrates great individual skills, when necessary…

Andy’s got a smooth way to put on the touch .

Notice how often Andy addresses the Fourth Wall?

Flo and Andy both would RATHER talk to the Fourth Wall than to each other! I do wish their accents were more like the old days, though. (In this case Andy would’ve said “meself” instead of “myself”). Meself, I think Andy is the most loveable rascal in the comics. I like Hagar and his heavy-drinking and “I got mine” ways, but somehow Andy just seems…I don’t know, cuter?

Hey, won’t doesn’t everybody nominate their own second-favorite comic rascals? Better than a Gallup poll……..

Eldo shouldn’t it be £, since Andy’s English?? But any way you slice it he’s always money grubbing

Congrats, Bevick Let us know if all is OK and the baby’s name.

Beautiful Dog.

@BeviakMay God bless your grandbaby with health, love, and peace.

Nobody’s perfect.

I’m told that dollar was a slang term for pound.

For those of you wondering:

Prior to decimalization in 1971 Britain used a system of pounds, shillings and pence. (‘£sd’ or ‘LSD’). The smallest unit of currency was a penny, the plural of which was pence (or pennies). There were 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. The pound came in the form of a paper bill, called a note, or a gold coin, called a sovereign.

1 farthing (the lowest value coin) = 1/4 pennyA ha’penny (Half penny – a copper coin) = 1/2 penny (pronounced “heipni”)1 penny (a copper coin) = one of the basic units (1d)Threepence or Thruppenny Bit = 3 pence (pronounced “thrupence”)Sixpence (a silver coin also called a ‘tanner’) = 6 pence1 shilling = 12 pence (1s)1 florin (a silver coin that numismatists regard as one of the most beautiful medieval English coins) = 2 shillingsA half-crown = 2 shillings and 6 pence1 crown = 5 shillings = 1/4 pound1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence (£1)1 sovereign = a gold coin with a face value of one pound (about .24 ounces of 22 carat gold)

A “bob” is slang for a shilling and “quid” for a pound.

@Bev … Congratulations Grandmother! (I say its a girl)Hope Mother and Child are both healthy and happy!Tittilating Thursday Hugs ((((((( Cappers! )))))))

From Dictionary.com

Eng-lish

noun 1. the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.

I’m off to bed now, its 10 pm and I want to read a book.

Just checking in – it’s 10:15pm ( EDT) – to see if anyone has heard from Bev and about the new grandson/grandaighter ?Thought someone might have heard from her by now.

From @Susan Sunshine on Ballard Street from Bev a few minutes ago:

WOW!!I have an e-mail:“Grandson arrived this am while we were enroute. 8lbs 3oz. 20”long.Parents very proud and very tired! We plan to go home on Sunday.Not getting on gocomics so y’all can post any of this for me"<><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><> CONGRATS BEV. !!! GLAD EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. TOLD YOU IT WOULD BE A GRANDSON !

It’s a thankless ol’ world then, innit?