Goblin TCP: silence Over the Wire

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for silence seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, silence discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy silence sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy silence either.

On Encountering grimoire

grimoire has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling grimoire-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

bibliography and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Goblin children, when introduced to bibliography, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

Goblin peer review of the silence 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.