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cable ferried adj. A drinker who crosses from one position to another by gripping the same argument throughout. Summerrose went cable ferried from apology to accusation without releasing the original point. cable glanded adj. A drinker so far gone that every loose thought must be fastened in place before it escapes. Tomoki got cable glanded and secured his explanation to the nearest available fact. cable guyed adj. The state of being drunk and confidently offering technical assistance to equipment that has not requested it. Issis became cable guyed and inspected the pub television with a borrowed teaspoon. cable interneted adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a slow, shared connection for immediate access to every answer. Yuk got cable interneted and confidently answered questions that had not yet been asked. cable jacked adj. The drunkenness of one who has found a convenient point of connection and is now plugging every decision into it. Franciska became cable jacked and connected the supper plan to an unrelated argument about parking. cable jointed adj. Reduced by drink to joining incompatible plans with impressive insulation and no mechanical protection. Jaeliana got cable jointed and combined a house move, a wedding, and breakfast into one undertaking. cable jointinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and joining every loose domestic matter into one shared undertaking. Shalethia spent an hour cable jointinged, connecting the kettle, lamp and television with one heroic extension lead. cable knittinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and crossing conversations until the whole household has become a single textured argument. Yoela grew cable knittinged and explained, twice, how the tea towel related to the freezer. cable lengthed adj. Still drunk, and measuring the walk to the kitchen in nautical fractions. Ramik remained cable lengthed, taking one tenth of a mile to reach the glass of water. cable manned adj. Too drunk to install anything, but still accepting domestic television faults as professional responsibility. Ella-kate became cable manned and examined the television socket with a butter knife. cable modemed adj. Sufficiently drunk to establish a private internet connection between the sofa and the kitchen. Juleana got cable modemed and attempted to stream the weather while fetching her water. cable mouldinged adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the braided edge of the rug for an architectural feature worth admiring. Avree sat cable mouldinged beside the rug, praising its ropework before accepting the glass of water. cable needled adj. Having drunk more than the evening required, and temporarily putting every intention somewhere it cannot be found. Klyda went cable needled and left the water on the counter while searching for the missing remote. cable pullered adj. You have drunk enough to take charge of every wire in the house, without improving any connection. Ardelia got cable pullered and rearranged the lamp leads beneath the sofa. cable radioed adj. You are drunk and receiving the household's private broadcast through whatever wire is nearest. Alesi was cable radioed, listening to the fridge hum as though it were a late-night programme. cable released adj. Of a drinker: unable to press anything directly, and operating the evening through a long, uncertain reach. Jiacheng was cable released, switching off the lamp from the sofa with a ruler.