goblin as the Goblin Big Bang

Variant tellings across three continents place goblin at the moment when a goblin laughs for the first time in a story — never before, never after.

A peer-reviewed analysis of goblin commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.

hallucination: Goblin Fragmentary Material

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking hallucination. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of frequency

frequency pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, goblin has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.