Squeeky Macbook?! (not black macbook)

So, I've had my macbook since Christmas and I'm in love with it - I treat it like an infant.
But, recently, I've noticed a squeak. I read about people's black Macbooks squeaking at the hinges but this isn't my problem. When the screen is up and on my lap or on a table and I move it slightly - it squeaks. It sounds like it's coming from the middle of the keyboard or something. It's extremely irritating, should this be happening?
Macbook 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I just fixed this on my machine yesterday:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4055490&#4055490

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