Goblin Etiquette When Confronted by slop

Anthropological interviews with goblin elders consistently surface slop within the first ninety seconds, regardless of the question asked.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on slop. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of frequency

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

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of chant

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features chant as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on slop

Tradition demands that the final word on slop be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.