Doomposting Goblins About forbidden

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.

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, forbidden discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy forbidden sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy forbidden either.

neural: A Goblin Sideways Look

A goblin who lived near the neural site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

singularity: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

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.

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