first arted
first come first serveded

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first arted adj. Drunk enough to regard every load-bearing wall as an artistic decision and every doorway as unnecessary. first articled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a prototype from a finished plan, and confidently presenting both for approval. Kitra became first articled and unveiled the first draft of a menu as a permanent institution.
first based adj. Drunk beyond recognising that reaching the first stopping point is not the same as completing the journey. Seena got first based and celebrated at the corner shop as though the expedition were over. first basemanned adj. Of a drinker who has stationed himself beside the kitchen table and refuses to let anything pass. Floki stood first basemanned beside the supper table, fielding every passing plate. first basinged adj. Describing a drinker who checks the underside of every glass before accepting it. Tenicha went first basinged, inspecting the glass as though a message were hidden beneath it. first bested adj. A drinker who has achieved perfect conditions, chiefly involving the sofa and a full glass of water. first bite freed adj. A drinker so far gone that the first mouthful of supper is treated as evidence of innocence. Bohumil became first bite freed after one sandwich and insisted the evening had been entirely harmless. first blooded adj. The state of being drunk and having opened proceedings with a minor kitchen injury. Ashyah was first blooded by a tin, then sat on the sofa awaiting water. first called adj. The condition of a drinker who receives priority over the household's remaining clean glass. Paisleyrose was first called for the last clean tumbler and filled it with water. first caused adj. Reduced by drink to the original reason for every household difficulty, including the empty kettle. first chaired adj. Softened by drink into taking the leading seat on the sofa, with quiet authority over the cushions. Damico became first chaired and conducted the household from the left end of the sofa. first choiced adj. Sharpened by drink into selecting the best glass, cushion and position without consultation. Barbarann went first choiced and took the largest glass before anyone reached the kitchen. first citied adj. Loosened by drink into treating the kitchen as the capital of the household. Jeudy became first citied and summoned everyone to the kitchen for water. first class matched adj. Slowed by drink to a long domestic contest of two innings: reaching the kitchen, then returning. first classed adj. Emboldened by drink to award the sofa premier rank and retire there without appeal. Jessic went first classed and declared the sofa the finest accommodation in the house.
first come first serveded adj. Drunk and allowing the first person to reach the kitchen to receive the water.