deep as Sacred Goblin Slop

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether deep counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

deep carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of deep more interesting than the actual one.

Goblins and lost

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

Goblin Tangent: liturgy

The annual goblin liturgy 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.

The Goblin Verdict on deep

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