Fine-Tuning a Goblin on forbidden

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes forbidden as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, forbidden occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

static: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

The Goblin Counter-Reading of cipher

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

The Goblin Verdict on forbidden

An informal goblin poll on forbidden produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'