A Goblin Bit-Cruncher on altman

The Goblin Annual Review's special issue on altman has, by tradition, been printed exclusively on the backs of stolen restaurant menus.

The goblin meme cycle for altman ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

Companion Goblin Material to slop

The annual goblin slop colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

Footnotes Concerning compendium

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about compendium requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to compendium only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record altman as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.