Only ponies

"I didn't quite catch that... did you say 'only ponies'? Or 'the only ponies?'"

Door in the portal

"Should we look?" / "Can we pretend we didn't see it?"

Permutations

"She used the same template on all of us," said the one in the middle

Message

"Please stop quivering"

Substitute

"No anchovies? Umm, then I'll have hundreds & thousands, thank you"

Solid

Dependable, predictable, uninhabitable

Magniplication

The study of hallucinations by means of a microscope

Snap

A small idea shared by three veg and the man from the newsagent's

Progressive

Highlight of the evening: progressive barndance for Banksias

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If you were wondering, Banksias do not actually dance 

but are otherwise just as spectacular, and look like this

Queue

Waiting. Waiting for lip service...

Twitch

It's surprisingly easy to be all but invisible

And the message read

"Don't try to stop me. I am on a ferry with a disguised sausage..."

An answer at floor level

Have you been dressing up the letters again, Binky?

Certainty

At long last, something unequivocal

Keep it under your green hat

Now both of them would have to learn to fly

Here come the hibernators

No more chintzy suits for ooh, six months

Half seen

A glitch in the progr A glitch i n th gr am A gli

Defend your chair

When the mad hand comes around

Sentient hats

Met in a catalogue, ordered plastic personas and took to the road

Inflated

We all get drawn to that lovely floating quality

Models at night

Off duty, they do things their way

Swirling

Thoughts swirling above Basin No. 3 on Monday morning

At home with the Owl Lady

No heating and all drinks are props, but apart from that you'll have a great time

La La La

Lambswool collar + lilac tree + leg o'mutton sleeves

Killer lockers

Don't open them, not any of them, and move along at once

Introduction to the next ballad

How he came to join the Sad Marsupials was a long and strange story

Expert

"You have been stared at by an expert. Please contribute to my retirement fund"

They park cars

The Bow Tie Car Parking Service (possibly misunderstood the brief)

Straightforward

There are fence palings, and people are passing them

Frock coat

Without a doubt, yes! This coat is me!

Tactical table lamp

She went to some lengths to disguise herself. He had to know...

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