Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of protocol

The goblin elders speak of protocol in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

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 protocol. The translation is contested.

Marginalia: singularity

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on singularity. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

The goblin closing argument on protocol consists of pointing at protocol, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.