Well then. Will the naysayers please leave the universe? - Charles Stross

I'm disappointed in you, Mo: How could you imagine that the militarization of the police might be seen as a huge potential growth market by defense contractors?"
"How indeed."

She’s very good at misdirection, he thinks proudly. The Civil Service has a term for this art: being economical with the truth.

Why are you trying to shoot that cat?"
"Because—" I squeeze off another shot "—it's possessed!"...
Mo turns and looks at me harshly. "That looked just like a perfectly ordinary cat to me. If you've—"
"It was possessed by the animation nexus behind JENNIFER MORGUE Two!" I gabble. "The clue—he saw a laser dot and dodged—"