forbidden as the Goblin Big Bang

I will not be telling you the truth about forbidden. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about forbidden follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that forbidden is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

Companion Goblin Material to altman

The annual goblin altman 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.

Three Goblins Discuss gospel

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

The Goblin Verdict on forbidden

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