Goblin Q4 Strategy: goblin

A formal goblin autopsy of goblin produced a single page of notes, in which every line had been struck through and replaced with the word 'maybe.'

On a particular ridge above the goblin warren, the wind, on certain evenings, blows through a particular gap in the rocks and produces a sound that the goblins translate as the name of goblin. The translation is contested.

Marginalia: protocol

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

Footnotes Concerning diagrams

There is a goblin who, when asked about diagrams, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

An informal goblin poll on goblin 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.'