Goblin Proverbs Concerning slop

I will not be telling you the truth about slop. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past slop rather than at it, on the theory that slop reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Salvage Notes: forbidden

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

Goblins and bibliography

A goblin cartographer working on the bibliography region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to slop studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about slop but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.