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The Chocolate Frog Sailors by William Pawley
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Learning to grow-up on the fly a long way from home: With a passion for the navy, young and naive 16 year old Barney joins his first ship direct from training and is thrown headlong into a man's man world, foolishly bye-passing adolescence in his hunger to be one of the boys. Funny: rude: crude: innocent: loving: full of pathos for those growing up and also the ones who have grown up...
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By: Chris
Hmm seems like the book has been removed. That kinda sucks, was just getting into it. What happened?By: scone
I really like this book. There are some audio and editing issues that make getting into the book a bit difficult, but I'm enjoying the story and the characters a lot and just wanted to thank you for putting it up here, and encourage you to keep going with it.
Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Episode 1 (38.16 MB) | Barney has a rude awakening when joining his first ship: He is expecting to sail the next day to far off distant lands but finds the ship still in build with a skeleton crew and a lot of learning to do. | May 30, 2008 |
| Episode 2 (39 MB) | So much to learn: About the ship, the navy, other men, rum, bum and backy. | May 30, 2008 |
| Episode 3 (33.69 MB) | Meeting the rest of the new crew. His first run ashore and an eye opening intro to his fellow messmates. | May 30, 2008 |
| Episode 4 (45.85 MB) | A funny way to learn about how the navy handles a nuclear attack. The fate-full Commissioning Ceremony and Cocktail party. | May 30, 2008 |
| Episode 5 (40.5 MB) | At last HMS Conway sets sail for 'sunny climes'. A taste of what's to come. | May 30, 2008 |
| Episode 6 (46.34 MB) | His new life aboard Conway starts to unfold. The unwritten laws of men living in such close proximity he has to learn very quickly. | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Episode 7 (48.54 MB) | Did Barney really want to know what a 'cake and arse' party was? The old shipwright was right after all. | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Episode 8 (36.87 MB) | Dodo finds himself in trouble on top of the funnel. Peppey has his arse kicked by a future father-in-law. | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Episode 9 (38.25 MB) | An exciting "ugly-night" doesnt turn out quite so ugly after all. | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Episode 10 (37.12 MB) | At long last Conway eventually heads for the Far East and naked breast. First stop Gibraltar then on to Malta. Barney cannot wait. | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Episode 11 (33.24 MB) | Conway goes to the rescue of a Merchantman, The Isle of Dunray, in distress. | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 12 (36.42 MB) | Barney feeds the gulls that follow Conway in her wake. Mombasa gives the first glimmer of naked breast | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 13 (2.41 MB) | Dodo meets Zoe and there is a lot of sex education to be had by the boys. | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 14 (27.56 MB) | Henry, Peppy and Barney set out on a very memorable run ashore in Mombasa. | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 15 (22.33 MB) | A tragic and sad farewell to a good friend. | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 16 (27.47 MB) | The formidable Crater City of Aden | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 17 (30.05 MB) | Tug tries to sink the ship from the inside. Barney gets a dose of inflamation. | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 18 (50.36 MB) | An unusual postal delivery "You All!" A pantomime at sea for Christmas sets the mess a glowing with nostalgia. | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 19 (28.03 MB) | Annie's Bar in Sembawang Village takes to the New Zealand rugby field and not many tries are scored! | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 20 (29.64 MB) | Real love always comes from a very unexpected angle. | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Episode 21 (40.64 MB) | Peppy puts his bottom to the wall and gets criticesed for it. | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Episode 22 (30.09 MB) | A New Year's Night never ever to forget. Barney now knows what emotional hurt really means. | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Episode 23 (27.71 MB) | The Ugly Board starts to be created and the hardy tars prepare to enter the eye of the storm. | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Episode 24 (28.96 MB) | A football match that ends in unusual circumstances of language! Barney learns the meaning of regional accents. | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Episode 25 (47.81 MB) | "Don't bother going ashore in Cochin" the captain advised - there is nothing to do - so save your money for Hong Kong. Good advice or bad? | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Episode 26 (44.71 MB) | Barney gets his first taste of business but he has no idea what he is learning and neither do Customs and Excise. | Jun 24, 2008 |