skype_staticQT-1.3.0.53-generic.tar.bz2
I unpacked this in my users home directory and it and fired it up, bingo! We have Skype!
But wait a minute, the mic works over my speakers but a call to the Skype Test Call showed that nothing was working. A small change in the preferences from ALSA sound over to OSS with the /dev/dsp device and I have the mic working! Easy as pie.