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earth scienced adj. You are drunk and explaining the weather, rocks and planetary structure to the bar staff. Fiona got earth scienced and related the rain to atmospheric pressure over three uninterrupted minutes. earth scrapered adj. Drunk and occupying the lower storeys of the premises, with no credible prospect of reaching the surface. Daeonna got earth scrapered and established a subterranean office beneath the pub table. earth signed adj. Of a drinker: committed to one of three star signs and unwilling to consider a fourth. Sugei got earth signed and asked everyone whether they were Capricorn, Taurus or Virgo. earth snaked adj. Of a drinker who has become narrow, sinuous and difficult to return to the upright position. Naidelin got earth snaked beneath the table and emerged by a route of her own choosing. earth stationed adj. Drunk beyond maintaining a reliable signal to and from the room, let alone the satellite. Ollivander spent ten minutes relaying the same instruction to the kitchen, thoroughly earth stationed. earth surface personned adj. Emboldened by drink to address the domestic world directly, beginning with the kitchen tap. Doloros became earth surface personned and thanked the tap for its continued service. earth tongued adj. The drunkenness of one who has run out of things to say and has begun addressing the floor instead. Quanshae went fully earth tongued around midnight, conducting a thorough monologue at the carpet tiles. earth tremored adj. Drunk to the extent of producing small seismic events whenever balance is attempted. Avaleigh became earth tremored halfway upstairs, and the banister registered each correction. earth wired adj. Drunk on the strength of a connection to the ground that is more reassuring than effective. Deakyn stayed earth wired to the banister all the way up. earth-appled adj. Having drunk enough to regard a Jerusalem artichoke as both fruit and navigational equipment. Eph was earth-appled by the kitchen door, using the tubers to mark the route upstairs. earth-berried adj. A drinker who has settled on the ground and shows no immediate intention of rising. Halbert was earth-berried beneath the stairs, face down among the shoes. earth-divered adj. Drunk since last orders, and repeatedly descending into the carpet for material with which to rebuild the evening. Gisselle went earth-divered beside the stairs and returned holding an unremarkable button. earth-draked adj. Reduced by drink to a low, unsteady creature that guards its territory from the bottom step. Derriah was earth-draked beneath the stairs, facing the household with quiet suspicion. earth-floored adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the ground as the only surface still under consideration. Christne became earth-floored beside the greenhouse and declined the upholstered alternative. earth-hogged adj. Of a drinker: monopolising the ground, the last round, and any available route home. Russelle got earth-hogged and occupied the pavement outside while everyone else found taxis. earth-movinged adj. Of a drinker: engaged in the removal of large quantities of soil, though no construction contract warrants it. Averyrose became earth-movinged and began clearing the verge with a bar towel.