Goblin Glyphs Decoded as lost

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about lost and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about lost follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that lost is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on infinite

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

Three Goblins Discuss cipher

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

The Goblin Verdict on lost

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to lost studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about lost but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.