Lies! It's all a load of tripe! Why, I just saw Blinkin' this morning and he was doing quite well, thank you. I don't know why anyone would spread such a pack of vicious rumours. But I wouldn't be surprised to find that Nod has something to do with it. He and Blinkin' have been on the outs ever since Blinkin' found Nod's stash and flushed it.