Talk:Andy Capp

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Gambling

I think it's more likely the 'Handicap' pun refers to his gambling, as 'Handy-cap' was an old english betting game.. From which we get the word handicap..

Probably also relates to how Andy is a bum and does not work, as if he is 'handicapped'. --Jquarry 02:56, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

JQuarry's terminology indicates that he is not a native user of British English. I beg to differ from his opinion. It is more likely that the betting usage is the main reference, but I would also add that there is also the implication that Andy himself is a bit of a handicap, especially to his missus. The State University of New York at Oneonta's Rugby Club uses Andy as their mascot and over 100 members have gotten a tattoo of Andy with a beer in one hand and a rugby ball in the other.

Could someone get a photograph of the statue recently unveiled and add it to the article? --Bduke 00:28, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pub

The text indicates that "Andy always goes to the same one"... I am not sure about the current state of the comic but throughout the 60's and 70's (my grandfather had a lot of the fawcett books) that was definitly NOT the case... the rose and crown, the dog and duck, various "milk bars" for comic effect, etc. andy definitly bar hops. I am going to edit this aside.

-Andy Daley, March 6, 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.75.48.150 (talk) 18:40, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Game

A home computer video game featuring AC was produced in the 1980s. 2fort5r (talk) 16:55, 16 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

References in pop culture section?

It was referenced in The Simpsons by Homer Simpson to himself, something along the lines of: *chuckles* "Andy Capp, you lovable drunk wife beater." Is there a running tally of past pop culture references? Macshill (talk) 10:13, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the reference to Al Capp, previously added by another user. It's not true that the title of the strip referenced Capp, creator of Li'l Abner, (although Capp reportedly admired Andy Capp, calling it his favorite on at least one occasion - as a guest on the Mike Douglas Show, circa 1971. I remember the question, watching the show live at the time of broadcast.) User:Rackinfrackin (talk) 17:30, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Andy Stops Smoking

The Sydney Morning Herald of 16 October 1993, citing the Press Association reports Reg Smythe making the decision to stop Andy smoking because 'too many kids read the cartoon and it was time he set a good example'. It does not state a date when Smythe made the change but Smythe adds that none of his 200 million readers seems to have noticed. Since Smythe made no change to any of Andy's many other ant-social behaviours, it's not surprising we missed so tiny a matter as the absence of a fag-end perpetually stuck in his gob.

Just for the record:

'Andy' is short for 'Andrew'. 'Florrie' and 'Flo' are both short for 'Florence'.
Homer Simpson's exact line is 'O, Andy Capp, you wife-beating drunk, you!'