There's a horrible groaning noise coming from the captains cabin....!

You' better check on him!

It's just Ducky, Fang. She was rummaging in the Captain's trunk for a Danish dictionary for Carnaby and she was balancing precariously on the bottles, fell in, and I had to fish her out. Her feathers were ruffled, but she's fine. No luck with the dictionary.

Maybe one of the reindeer can translate Reinhard's list of Christmas presents for us. They are quite friendly, you know. When we collected their droppings for Herman Simpson's reindeerburger with onion and cheese for dinner the other evening one of them winked at me.

No, no, Squeaky, it's not the crash that Fang is worried about. He's used to crashes. It's the groaning. Did you see anyone making hideous groans? The Captain? Did Ducky see anyone? Be on the alert for hideous groaners roaming the ship. You know how the Opera Director hates to hear interruptions during rehearsal. Groaning is bound to make him cranky.

Dear Piaf and Squeaky
sorry to have disturbed you :
The groaning came from me.
This teacher Herman Simpson wolved down three Reindeerburgers, and asked for more.
And I was looking forward to him throwing up !!
Those intruders on our peaceful life out here (except for the Klingons of course) should be taught a lesson.
Before I do my Viking show (with biggest frying pan flying) on Herman and this creep "Big Bad Blob" I want a plebiscite from every crew member and passenger (do not forget the mice and big-toothed grumblers!), how to behave in this pre-Christmas time.