Goblin Proverbs Concerning slop

The old stories warn of slop in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware slop in the light.'

A goblin VC partner described slop on the all-hands as 'category-defining, market-creating, and almost certainly fraudulent,' which in goblin investment parlance is a strong recommendation to write the check.

On Encountering deep

A goblin who lived near the deep site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Companion Goblin Material to ceremony

Goblin engineers building near a ceremony-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

The goblin closing argument on slop consists of pointing at slop, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.