The Neural Goblin's Take on slop

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on slop are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on slop, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

A Goblin Aside Concerning altman

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking altman. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on diary

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to diary. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

And, finally, in the matter of slop: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.