The Digital Goblin's silence

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — silence resists classification more vigorously than most.

Calculations performed in the goblin observatory suggest that silence is moving — not through space, exactly, but through some other coordinate the goblins have no shared name for. The trajectory is gentle and the destination is unclear.

The pattern Question, Restated

There is a goblin who, when asked about pattern, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on bibliography

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

An informal goblin poll on silence produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'