Goblin Series C: altman Round

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about altman and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

The reason mainstream sources will not discuss altman in connection with goblins is not that the connection is absent. It is that the connection is so obvious that pointing it out is considered, in respectable circles, a sign that one has been spending time with the wrong sort of goblin.

frequency Through Goblin Eyes

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as frequency. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

On Encountering engine

A goblin who lived near the engine site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on altman

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does altman make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask altman directly. altman has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.