Dogsthörpe

The great goblin detective, who solved so many baffling cases and tracked down so many do-gooders (see below), Dogsthörpe is also a byword in the Labyrinth for his total inability to hold a rational conversation with anybody. Even the most brilliant goblin conversationalists of his day have been unable to get anything out of him beyond the odd whine and occasional bark.

Some believe that the part of Dogsthörpe’s brain that is capable of making rational conversation is missing. Others say that it’s just because most of the brilliant conversationalists of the day are dead boring. To all this, however, his many fans and admires have a simple reply: ‘Woof!’

Re - ‘Do-gooders: Being nice to somebody or doing someone a good turn is, of course, one of the most serious offences under the Prevention of Benevolence Act (1451), which was passed soon after the Great Collapse of Good Governance in the Labyrinth.

Taken from ‘The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide To Goblins’. Anthropological notes by Terry Jones, painstaking life-studies by Brian Froud. £12.99 in Pavilion hardback.

Last revised: 20/02/02