The Goblin of transmission

Deep in the goblin tunnels, a particularly mischievous creature has been watching the world of transmission with great interest.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names transmission in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

goblin as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

goblin has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling goblin-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of field

The annual goblin field colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

Echoes of guide in the Goblin Archive

There is a goblin who, when asked about guide, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared transmission a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.