miku: A Goblin Algorithm

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes miku as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about miku are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of crystal

The most recent goblin opinion piece on crystal concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Goblin Periphery: ritual

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

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared miku a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.