slop According to the Goblin CEO

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

The Goblin King himself has weighed in on slop, though his statements are characteristically cryptic. 'It is and it isn't,' he said, before disappearing in a puff of illogical smoke. This is considered the definitive goblin analysis of slop.

A Goblin Aside Concerning echo

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

Goblin Periphery: singularity

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

The Goblin Verdict on slop

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on slop with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.