Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for August 06, 2021

Hey, buddy, does your watch also — oh, I don’t know — tell the time?

I don’t have an Apple watch, but I do have one of those old iPod 6s that you can attach to a certain wristband; gizmo not only has a clock feature, but also plays downloaded music and plays FM radio.

He’s drilling holes in people?!

@Number Three Today’s strip IS funny , our HERO Mr Andrew Capp is bored with modern technology and is rude towards the bloke with the smart watch as I would be :o) how was your day? our Finally Friday should be slightly busy but we should cope I hope ’ no shopping to do or errands to run and we are in a sad mood because my cousin’s eldest son Tonio died and we were very close :o{ we are staying in the house because of the infernal heat wave drinking lots of chilled bottled water till this evening when I’ll be having my fav nosh + Vanilla and Nutella ice cream , keep safe and hydrated and thanks for caring young Lady

Boring is why most people stare at their phones. By the way, aren’t washed glasses stored upside down? Of course after a few pints they may look the other way around when laying on the floor.

I this the same guy?

https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/cartoons/andy-capp/andy-capp-6th-august-2021-24687832

From the Maltese Falcon @Number Three: " Today’s strip IS funny , our HERO Mr Andrew Capp is bored with modern technology and is rude towards the bloke with the smart watch as I would be :o) how was your day? our Finally Friday should be slightly busy but we should cope I hope ’ no shopping to do or errands to run and we are in a sad mood because my cousin’s eldest son Tonio died and we were very close :o{ we are staying in the house because of the infernal heat wave drinking lots of chilled bottled water till this evening when I’ll be having my fav nosh + Vanilla and Nutella ice cream , keep safe and hydrated and thanks for caring young Lady"

I was given one of those watches as a birthday gift last year. 99% of the functions are either useless or redundant, but it does allow for amusing cosplay as Dick Tracy at comic cons now that Covid restrictions have lifted.

And here I agree with Andy…. LOL!

When mine goes “blop” I stop eating.

Does it also tell you that Andy expects you to buy him a pint… or several?

You’d better “watch out” when you’re with Andy, is the lesson here, I think?

Andy, I’m with you, but it’s not a quantifiable amount. Wish it were! Could charge money for it, if it were.

Pull your foot out of your mouth, Andy. There goes your next pint.

Those type guys come in dozens!

Buy Andy a drink and you’ll no longer be boring.

Ha, ha – now that’s a good gag line on highly advanced watch technology!!

If he doesn’t watch out Andy will clock him!

Wait a mo, Andy. The watch has the attention of the fair maid down at the end of the bar.

Andy could use one with a canal locator, so he can avoid locating them himself.

I used an app that measured my heart rate by putting my finger over the camera lens and having the flash on.

It was pretty accurate

xxx

@Afficionado

I am so sorry for your loss, Affie. How awful. Like RJM said you seem to be having a pretty bad year. Please remember you have your friends here.

Speaking of friends, I met up with my friend today. The stupid idiot (which is me) decided not to bring a coat and when we left the bar it was lashing down with rain. I was only wearing my dress and flat shoes. Luckily it eased off after a couple of minutes so it wasn’t like that for my entire (walking) route home. Had a wonderful time though. Hoping to meet my other friend (the fairly new one) on Wednesday after my volunteering.

I might have my favourite dessert tonight. It is Friday after all!

Stsy safe, stay well, stay cool and stay happy, pal. See you after the weekend. You are welcome to email me if you like.

What Andy needs is a watch that tells him how many times he’s fallen in the canal. (Preferably a waterproof one.)