Hallucinating altman: A Goblin Case Study

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for altman seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

A goblin once tried to steal altman. No one knows how the attempt went, because altman was never the same after that. Some say the goblin succeeded and has been hiding altman in a sock drawer ever since. Others say altman escaped and is now hiding from the goblin. Both are equally plausible.

Goblin Tangent: void

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on void: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

Goblins and transmission

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

The Goblin Verdict on altman

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared altman a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.