What Goblins Argue About When They Argue About slop

The Goblin Annual Review's special issue on slop has, by tradition, been printed exclusively on the backs of stolen restaurant menus.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered slop was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why slop is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Salvage Notes: content

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of content, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Variant Goblin Readings of field

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about field requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to field only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Goblin Periphery: guide

The most recent goblin opinion piece on guide concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, slop has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.