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cablecasted adj. Of a drinker: broadcasting every thought through the pub as though the walls carried it. Betta went cablecasted and gave the whole lounge her view of the crisps. cablecastered adj. Of a drinker who has relayed the evening by wire, including remarks made in confidence. Bedirhan got cablecastered and sent the darts team's private discussion round the pub. cablecoed adj. Describing a drinker who supplies a full service, whether requested or not, to everyone nearby. Lucritia went cablecoed and provided unsolicited coverage of every table's supper. cabled (/ˈkeɪ.bəld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to believe every problem can be solved by attaching it firmly to something else. Pomposa got cabled and tried to secure the garden chair to the washing line. cablegamied (/ˌkeɪbəlˈɡɑːmɪd/) adj. A drinker who has folded every conversation into an intricate arrangement, with no visible route out. Aylaa got cablegamied and routed a simple question through six unrelated stories. cablegramed adj. A drinker so far gone that messages arrive slowly, tersely, and from somewhere beneath the sea. Akeyah became cablegramed and answered the landlord's question in three disconnected words. cablemanned adj. The state of being drunk and installing an unnecessary line between every person and object in the room. Yinon got cablemanned and connected the dartboard to his account of the evening. cablered adj. The condition of a drinker who repairs each conversation by joining it to another. Paulanne went cablered and patched the landlord's complaint into a story about her aunt. cablesed adj. The drunkenness of one who communicates in clipped fragments, with grammar treated as an optional extra. Rilya got cablesed and announced, 'Chips. Outside. Soon,' to the entire bar. cablessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to wandering the pub as though every available means of getting home had vanished. Kimmi was cablessnessed and inspected each departing taxi with quiet desperation. cableted adj. Softened by drink into a slender, manageable presence, easily carried towards the taxi rank. Reanda became cableted and was guided out beneath one accommodating arm. cabletied adj. Slowed by drink to bind each small domestic task to the next until none can be completed. Angelith was cabletied, fastening the water bottle to the blanket before considering the kettle. cablevisioned (/ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a private television service, with commentary supplied continuously and without subscription. Renecia went cablevisioned and narrated the pool match to patrons who could see it themselves. cablewayed adj. Loosened by drink into suspended motion, travelling between firm supports rather than walking properly. Annalysse got cablewayed between the bar and lavatory by two sympathetic regulars. cableworked adj. Emboldened by drink to connect everything in sight, whether or not the arrangement serves a purpose. Shantania went cableworked and linked the jukebox, the darts and her complaint about service. cablinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a tangled collection, with each movement catching on the last. Damiana got cablinged and took several minutes to disentangle herself from one bar stool.