Escape From Yokai Land, reset in Crinkly Bottom.

The Empire Strikes Back Bacon.

There comes a time in a man's life when he starts to crave some sort of gizmo. Diver's watches, torches, high tech lighters, things of that nature.

Apparently it was Noel Coward who said that.

You seem to have led the sort of life that is ideal for a writer in training.

ITV news once described the Royal Jubilee Hospital as the "Royal jubilley hospital" in subtitles.

Wish I'd been able to get the specials!

Still, you can expect plenty of questions about the lore and setting now...

That sounds very much like the sort of thing Vic Reeves would say on Shooting Stars.
"Jack Dee, with his face like..."

I remember DWM referring I a disparaging manner to this story's title that way at the time.

Maureen? I meant maybe!

Maureen it's one of those systems where one star is the minimum you can give?

OK, am I the only one repeatedly checking to see if it's available yet?
This could be a very long day...

Tomorrow? Good job I'm down to the last couple of chapters of Rivers Of London (a book I started because I kept seeing so many "If you like ROL you'll also like the Laundry" posts, so thought it would probably work the other way round).
Should have that finished just in time for this.

I would point out that correlation =/= causation, but if gets us more Doctor Who, I'll look the other way.

But then I'd have to watch the traitors to get the references.

And if course, as a former PM, book deals, newspaper columns, after dinner speaking etc becomes much more lucrative.

It has been said that he wanted to be a former Prime Minister far more than he ever wanted to be Prime Minister.

BFFs Nigel Farage and Donald Trump laughing together, in a gold-plated lift.

It'd be a real shame if this photo went viral again today, wouldn't it?

OK, that's valid.

To be fair I often miss a lot on social media. It is not very good at nuance.

I'm a bit saddened that people seem to be taking my comment literally, when it is on a post about gaslighting...

I feel people aren't picking up on my claim "no one ever said the Internet is for porn" in a discussion on gaslighting...

Apropos of nothing, but I ran a session of the Laundry RPG earlier. There was a hipster character, and for some reason I decided his favourite ale from a microbrewery was called The Hippopotamus's Anal Leach.

No one ever claimed it was for porn.

Spamception.

Our favourite magical Missy cosplayer? Daleks? Dead Aslan?

I'm in.

OK that seems suitably insane. I am intrigued and frightened in equal measure.

Sorry, just realised I was telling the author how best to use his own property. SMH.

Thanks! I'm hoping things are left open enough for things to continue if you think of new stories.

But even if not, there's plenty of potential for earlier tales or different characters

So, the final novel? No chance of further visits to the universe, short stories, spin offs like the New Management etc?