Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for August 29, 2013

Can’t Cockneys just speak regular English instead of rhyme slang?

Was this ’bout me trouble en strife ?

Been some time since we’ve seen Chalkie THIS bombed

Today’s strip gets a 6.5 on 10 from me

Linguist said, less than a minute ago" Mission lister, I’m not as think as you drunk I am. I’ve only had tee martunies and a scottle of botch, Levertheness, I’ve got all day sober to Monday up on !

“…..and They rode on His Head with Their furry Donkey.”

“Haven’t started salsa yet even though I have shopped the ingredients; must use before they go bad. "wellobviously i didn edit that and i don’t think that’s how a Gentleman refers to his potential Dancing Partners.

This is the best that I can ever remember and I have many years with Andy.

Stuff like “we haven’t got a Cat” is hilarious to a Drunk because It’s so indisputable. But there was-too a Cat:

Just off the Sand on the Isle of Man; Cat’s got sandy Claws.

When Andy gets home and finds the key, the battle is not over…

Of course, sometimes he can’t even find the mat. Time for Plan B…

@pcolliI have never heard a “Cockney” use so-called rhyming slang. I think it’s just for tourists and Hollywood.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Maybe you’re too young. Back in the late ’60’s I was working on a film in England, that had a couple of old Cockneys working as extras. They were real Cockneys, not just East-Enders, They’d been born and raised ’ under the Bow bells ’ ( St. Mary-le-Bow church ). They were bemoaning the fact that the “rhyming slang” ( they never used that term ) was dying out with their generation – these guys were well up in years back then.From what they told me, it was originally started as a code to fool the Bill ( cops) and police informers and a lot of it might have started as a rhyme but with time and usage got shortened, For example, feeling queer would have been ‘ginger beer’, which then by usage got shortened to ‘ginger’. So ‘es a bit ginger, is’ne ?

Andy is just acting like Ruthie in One Big Happy

Thank heaven for the Barkeep!

Excellent strip! A pair of thickos together.LOL xxx

Today’s was funny, but also fun to look at (for a change). There was a sense of movement and a sense of character to the art today that’s usually completely lacking. I’d say the best strip all month, maybe.@Number ThreeDon’t look now but I’m posting right after you!@MikeyjI got a laugh out of your Andy drinking not driving cartoon yesterday.

@Gweedo Murray

That’s nice of you to say. It was mighty lonely without you also. In fact it’s mighty lonely if ANY one of the regulars is missing.

Enjoy your salsa making.

Happy Thursday to you.

By the way, the erstwhile “Prof” is apparently recruting minions, check out Ten Cats. I left an oblique reply.

Is this a chat room?

that’s OK,Andy & Flo got nothigng worth stealing.

That WAS the prof on Ten Cats. Anybody who feels like flag waving can do so. Please. To do this to a sweet comic like Ten Cats is sick.

One of the best, I’ll give it a 10.

Oh, 2old2readcomics, they are on Sherpa Comics. Why they aren’t in the regular lineup, I don’t know OR understand. They are wonderful! And sure beat the heck out of some of the stuff in the regular lineup!

With regard to the Andy strip, this Jackie seems too animated compared to how he used to be. I think that the old Jack would have just leaned against the bar and addressed the readers with some world weary comment about Andy’s shortcomings.