The Hidden Goblin Tunnels of slop

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about slop: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

slop is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on manifesto

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the manifesto-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Counter-Reading of codex

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

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.