The Gurglax scandal has its smoking gun, and it has a smiley face on it.
Among the piñata debris, GNN found a crumpled movie ticket stub signed in Elder Gurglax's unmistakable hand, complete with a :-) and a heart-tailed "x." The ticket was for a recent human romantic comedy, which means Gurglax has been fraternizing with humans, a taboo that could end his political career.
"This is the smoking gun," said Grungle Gristle, GNN's Chief Analyst, holding the stub aloft before a horde of reporters. "Gurglax has been consorting with the enemy. At the movies. Holding hands, probably."
Goblins are outraged, and some want Gurglax expelled from the Council and put on public trial for crimes against goblin-kind.
Elder Gnarltooth, his longtime rival, seized the moment. "This is a disgrace to our proud heritage," he thundered. "Fraternizing with humans is an abomination." Asked about his own rumored romance with the Enchantress of the East, Gnarltooth said she was "not technically human" and left.
Gurglax is holed up in his luxurious cave and refusing to comment. Sources say he is either shredding the rest of the evidence or packing for the human world. Neighbors report hearing a romantic comedy soundtrack through the door.
