Abie and Os discussing war – no other explanation necessary, I hope. Let me know if you don’t understand it.
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Note: From now on, I’m no longer going to state whether the posted cartoon strip has been previously published or not, because, quite frankly, I’m losing track of what has and what hasn’t. Here we have Abie and Os at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Abie and Os are here seen collecting their hammocks from the Jaunty (the Master-at-Arms) who is removing them from the hammock netting, where they are stored during the day, to give some protection against small arms fire from an enemy.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Abie and Os are, once again, relaxing in the foretop. And, once again, Os is very expressive about his opinions on literature.
A previously unpublished strip.
A previously unpublished strip, in which Abie and Os are found cleaning the heads. This was unsurprisingly an unpopular task reserved for those who deserved punishment, who usually had to do it for a week, until some other crew member[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An unpublished but self-explanatory cartoon strip.
A previously unpublished cartoon, in which Abie and Os are seen doing their dhobeying. Dhobeying is laundry, from an old Indian word, and, like everything else, is very competitive in the RN, where the appearance of ones rig is a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A middie is a midshipman. They often did not have an easy life aboard.