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Great Fridayed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the morning as a solemn observance requiring silence and toast. Yarieli was Great Fridayed, observing the sofa in silence with a piece of dry toast. Great Gatsby curved adj. Still drunk, and tracing a widening path between the bed and the coffee while social mobility remains theoretical. Humayun was Great Gatsby curved, travelling increasingly far for each successive cup of coffee. Great Goddessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the earth beneath you from the floor, and inclined to embrace either. Clete was Great Goddessed by dawn, kneeling to steady himself against the kitchen floor. Great Lakes physaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to retreat into a small, damp shell beside the bed and wait for clearer conditions. Shykeria was Great Lakes physaed, tucked beside the bed with only a hand visible. Great Lamaed adj. Emboldened by drink to issue solemn pronouncements on matters nobody had referred to. Tany became Great Lamaed and attempted to settle an argument about the correct way to butter toast. Great Mogulled adj. Drunk and awarding imperial titles to people encountered near the crisps. Alyona became Great Mogulled and made the cloakroom attendant governor of the western corridor. Great Mothered adj. Drunk to the point where the entire room is treated as a dependent planet requiring guidance. Sani was Great Mothered and insisted on organising everyone into a safer orbit around the sofa. Great Plains rat snaked adj. Drunk enough to climb socially, retreat suddenly, and regard the furniture as a reasonable route. Ieisha became Great Plains rat snaked and reached the pudding by way of three chairs. Great Plains wolfed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a vanished boundary, and determined to patrol where it used to be. Georden was Great Plains wolfed and guarded the empty dance floor from imaginary trespassers. Great Poxed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the sufferer solemnly convinced the evening has acquired historical importance. Shadoe became Great Poxed and described the missing umbrella as an event of national consequence. Great Pyreneesed adj. Drunk beyond the point where guarding the household seems more urgent than entering it. Aimy was Great Pyreneesed and stationed herself by the front door to protect everyone from the rain. Great Russianed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every small decision feel historically consequential. Himesh became Great Russianed and treated choosing a takeaway as a matter for the archives. Great Turked adj. Drunk, with the result that a minor disagreement acquires a palace, provinces and a formal surrender. Maaseiah got Great Turked and demanded terms after someone moved his pint. Great Walled adj. Drunk to a degree that turns an ordinary conversation into a fortified courtship. Younger became Great Walled and required three introductions before allowing anyone near the karaoke queue. Great Wealth Transfered adj. Drunk to the extent of distributing imagined fortunes before checking the balance. Lynsie got Great Wealth Transfered and promised the taxi driver a share in her future estate. Great Yeared adj. Drunk on the strength of which one conversation appears to require several thousand years to complete. Winfrey became Great Yeared and explained the pub's seating arrangement as a cycle of cosmic ages.