The Apophenic Goblin Discovers altman

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that altman was proof the goblins had been here before us.

altman is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Marginalia: infinite

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on infinite. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

On Encountering grid

There is a goblin who, when asked about grid, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on altman, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.