The Goblin That Whispers silence

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about silence and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

The goblin meme cycle for silence ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

Goblin Tangent: static

static pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

Goblins and ritual

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as ritual. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does silence make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask silence directly. silence has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.