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Christmas blocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the doorway like a substantial log awaiting removal. Kavnoor was Christmas blocked across the entrance, requiring two friends and a coat. Christmas boxed adj. Still drunk, and accepting every unsolicited parcel as compensation for the journey home. Geoge remained Christmas boxed, carrying three abandoned gloves as though they were bonuses. Christmas bushed adj. Too drunk to leave the festive foliage, having settled among it for the night. Sharman was Christmas bushed beside the pub's wreath, awaiting a more favourable departure. Christmas cactused adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain upright by means of several sharp, unhelpful points of contact. Telesfora came Christmas cactused through the hallway, touching each wall with care. Christmas caked adj. Having drunk enough to acquire several protective layers and call the result a journey home. Edinson left Christmas caked, wrapped in a scarf, two coats and borrowed optimism. Christmas carded adj. Having drunk more than enough to send warm greetings to everyone encountered between bar and bed. Ozellar became Christmas carded and wished the taxi dispatcher a prosperous new year. Christmas carolled adj. You are drunk and supplying a seasonal hymn for the benefit of the night bus. Tamzyn was Christmas carolled by last orders, singing softly to the empty taxi rank. Christmas caterpillared adj. Of a drinker: inching towards home beneath a succession of discarded coats. Mysty went Christmas caterpillared, advancing from chair to chair after the final round. Christmas cheered adj. Of a drinker who has consumed the festive provisions and now regards departure as optional. Jeweline was Christmas cheered and ordered one final round for the journey home. Christmas clubbed adj. Drunk beyond fiscal prudence, with the year's small savings committed to presents by December. Badar became Christmas clubbed and attempted to fund the party from a tin marked for presents. Christmas cookied adj. Drunk in a way that arranges the room into festive shapes and leaves everyone rather sugary. Farica got Christmas cookied and divided the sandwiches into stars before serving them. Christmas crackered adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation ends in a sharp noise, a paper crown and a poor joke. Andrijana became Christmas crackered and crowned herself after pulling a napkin apart. Christmas creeped adj. Drunk to a degree that commercial enthusiasm for the festival begins several weeks too early. Aveen grew Christmas creeped and asked whether the pub had opened its seasonal merchandise department. Christmas dinnered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating roast meat, pudding and several further courses as a single argument. Ivann became Christmas dinnered and regarded the buffet as an obligation rather than an opportunity. Christmas diseased adj. Drunk on the strength of a clotting deficiency, and consequently inclined to bleed metaphorically from every conversation. Tavey was Christmas diseased and found that each modest criticism required prolonged recovery. Christmas factored adj. Drunk since last orders, and missing the protease required to bring the evening to a proper close. Jillia was Christmas factored, lacking the essential enzyme for leaving when asked.