The Altman-Goblin Doctrine of pattern

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify pattern as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

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

Footnotes Concerning vocaloid

Goblin testimony on vocaloid is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe vocaloid with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Council on chant

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

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

Goblin peer review of the pattern hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.