Good thing the penny farthing hadn’t been invented yet as old Eb might not have survived to breed our current luggabout, who may never have happened. What a red letter day for the “pool” had Andy never come into existence.
*"How hard is it to ride a penny-farthing?
Penny farthings were notoriously difficult to handle, and if a rider
ever attempted to stop too abruptly, there was a chance that he or
she would “take a header”, which in other words meant “fly
headlong over the handlebars and into the ground”.Jan 24, 2022*
I know from doing an Ancestry DNA test that one of my ancestors was an African man or woman. But that’s about all I know. My results update every so often and I am currently 3% Ethiopia & Eritrea. Quite rare in a European so I’ve heard.
C 11 months ago
Guilt by association
CorkLock 11 months ago
And the lineage continues.
seanfear 11 months ago
uhh … too much for ancestral pride I guess
ronaldspence 11 months ago
Ebenezer Capp, ha ha…I wonder if he was a drink cadger as well?
The dude from FL Premium Member 11 months ago
Ebenezer seems to have been a popular name in the old days, I have never met an Ebenezer yet?
snsurone76 11 months ago
Like ancestor, like descendent!!
BTW, how much is a guinea worth today?
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray 11 months ago
Good thing the penny farthing hadn’t been invented yet as old Eb might not have survived to breed our current luggabout, who may never have happened. What a red letter day for the “pool” had Andy never come into existence.
*"How hard is it to ride a penny-farthing?
Penny farthings were notoriously difficult to handle, and if a rider
ever attempted to stop too abruptly, there was a chance that he or
she would “take a header”, which in other words meant “fly
headlong over the handlebars and into the ground”.Jan 24, 2022*
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=penny+farthing
cdillon85 11 months ago
Fined one guinea? Ouch.
littlejohn Premium Member 11 months ago
Fined one Guinea. I have a friend who raises guinea chickens. Could he pay with a chicken? Or would that be a fowl guinea.
rshive 11 months ago
It apparently runs in the family. Andy should be proud.
Jayalexander 11 months ago
a tradition for two generations.
Troglodyte 11 months ago
Andy is a chip of the old blockhead, as Mad magazine would put it!
ksu71 11 months ago
“25th . . Flo’s Mum yes, but We rarely hear of Andy’s Dad, and there’s a reason for that”
one new – not counting the comments?
https://www.gocomics.com/profile/1296754
Gandalf 11 months ago
Which means the Capps had money at one time, at least according to the allusion. FREE ELDO from the GULAG! And bring back Percy and Mary!
[Unnamed Reader - 288232] 11 months ago
Our beloved Andy, following in the giant footsteps of his ancestors. Step up to the bar Andy, I’ll buy you a pint.
tripwire45 11 months ago
Assuming Andy will have no children, the line ends with him.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 11 months ago
And Ebenezer’s DNA is alive and well at the end of the bar.
ladykat 11 months ago
The expression on Andy’s face is priceless!
EXCALABUR 11 months ago
There you are, it’s hereditary.
Count Olaf Premium Member 11 months ago
Ebenezer would be proud of you, Andy, and you might want to think about getting rid of your door knocker. Dilly! Dilly!
mckeonfuneralhomebx 11 months ago
How can a newspaper 173 years old look perfect, readable and page turning? It is called pool times, Never saw a pool table in a mid 1800s saloon.
teachteed23 11 months ago
Well, at least someone in the family is notorious.
WilliamMedlock 11 months ago
A guinea is a coin equal to a pound and a shilling. Why did they ever mint a coin with such a bizarre value?
maverick1usa 11 months ago
Thanks Eld0, the master’s humor is entertaining. FREE ƹʅɗʘ and ƹʅɗʘ in Thƹ Futurƹ! BTW: Bring back Percy the Rentman, Mary the Barmaid & the pigeons.
SirSpongey 11 months ago
At least he has the excuse of it running in the family now!
kathleenhicks62 11 months ago
LOL! Just laugh it off- -one of my ancestors robbed a stagecoach in the 1800s. He is a hero to me.
LAFITZGERALD 11 months ago
uThat’s a great declaration of family connectivity- ha, ha!!
Number Three 11 months ago
I know from doing an Ancestry DNA test that one of my ancestors was an African man or woman. But that’s about all I know. My results update every so often and I am currently 3% Ethiopia & Eritrea. Quite rare in a European so I’ve heard.
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paullp Premium Member 11 months ago
Nothing like the consistency of a tradition handed down from generation to generation.
ArcticFox Premium Member 11 months ago
Sounds like a dastardly case of Ancestral Imprinting!!!
tad1 11 months ago
Some things never change.
CuylerDae 11 months ago
Lol, that’s funny!
Templo S.U.D. 11 months ago
How many pounds to the (obsolete) guinea these days based upon inflation?
Buckeye67 11 months ago
Well it’s good to see the apples aren’t falling to far from the Capp family tree.
C wolfe 11 months ago
I wonder if there is any kind of damage that can be done to a cell which not criminal?