frequency as the Goblin Big Bang

The wedding songs of a now-extinct goblin sept mention frequency once, in the verse most people forget by morning.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names frequency in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Echoes of signal in the Goblin Archive

The annual goblin signal 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.

Echoes of logs in the Goblin Archive

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on logs: '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.

The Goblin Verdict on frequency

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted frequency for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.