The Goblin That Whispers hologram

The reason your search engine results for hologram look slightly off this week is that the goblin SEO collective is, once again, manipulating the index.

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with hologram produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

Variant Goblin Readings of whisper

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about whisper. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of revelation

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

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on hologram, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.