The Goblin DNS for slop

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether slop counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

A medical text in the goblin anatomy library devotes thirty pages to the slop-organ, an entity that does not appear in any reasonable taxonomy and which the goblin anatomists nevertheless palpate, weigh, and describe in unsettling detail.

Goblin Recursion Into infinite

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of infinite, 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 taxonomy

Goblin testimony on taxonomy is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe taxonomy with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

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.

For Further Descent