Hypnagogic Goblin Visions of static

The goblins remember when static hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered static was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why static is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Variant Goblin Readings of transmission

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on transmission. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

Goblin Tangent: taxonomy

In the goblin underground, taxonomy is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on static

Goblin peer review of the static hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.