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About Me

Ah, hello there, my name is Marmeduke. I currently have the honour to be employed by the British Geological Survey in Antarctica. The last bit was not entirely (well, at all) my idea. I am, all things being equal, more a lover of temperate climes, but an unfortunate to do with my creditors has necessitated a (rapid) change of locale. I am, by temperament, honest - even decent, dammit, just ask my local vicar - but sometimes life throws one an over of the most Godawful googlies, and corners are cut (as I believe the saying goes.) What one does next, I put it to you, determines the sort of chap one could (given understanding, compassion and a lenient magistrate) become. Truth be told, your humble correpsondent was not yet quite ready to "do the right (and really, what is RIGHT after all) thing" - I was found at Dover, and hauled in some discomfort back to the beak, where-upon my employers intervened with what I gather the criminal fraternity refer to as a plea bargain. Well, to cut a long story short, the upshot of all this was Marmeduke consenting to one year (minimum, good behaviour and all that etc) penguin duty.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

more lenient magistrates, friendly penguins

My Blog

Von Schiggelgrueber lives!

Astonishing news! Otto has just been in touch - he is alive! I cannot begin to convey how excited the family is at this turn of events. Seems he did not peg it on that August day in 1940 a...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:34:00 GMT

Otto Von Schiggelgrueber died today 10 August 1940

Today is a sad sad day for the family. It is on this day that we remember my great great uncle Otto Von Schiggelgrueber. Great great uncle Otto, the last known offspring of...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:41:00 GMT

Walrus fever

has swept the Ice Station. We have all succumbed (except the Ice Dogs and assorted station penguins - the fever only fells chaps and chapesses and walrusses and walressesses you see.) ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:55:00 GMT

my sun baked bonce

i write from my sick-bed - i have been sun struck while riding here - (damn you Libyan desert) but also damn my foolishness for not purloining suitable noggin cover - i could have had any one...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:36:00 GMT

cats...

so there i was - enjoying a rare trip back form the antarctic - just minding my own business - i was enjoying a programme about the monkeys - the commercials come on - and I, not unreasonably in my op...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:13:00 GMT

New digs

Below is the fruit of our day's labour - Ice Station Morris2. Rather fine isn't it! The chaps put in a splendid effort, exemplifying the best qualities of the Geological Survey. Sadl...
Posted by on Tue, 08 May 2007 16:46:00 GMT

A word of advice dear friends

When recreating the ancient Viking funereal right of the burning of a longboat (with grand piano), it is advisable to ensure that one of your party is sufficiently compos mentis to appreciate the inhe...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 15:18:00 GMT

Bottle Rocket (split)

Words cannot adequately express the grief we here at Ice Station Morris feel at the passing of this group. We shall shortly begin the customary and peculiarly ritualistic ceremony of parting, kn...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 10:10:00 GMT

Identity fraud

It has come to my attention that my identity has been ascribed to one or all of a certain cabaret/rock quintet - may I set the record straight, ah, straight away. I am not now nor have I ev...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 09:54:00 GMT