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Hollerith carded adj. Slowed by drink to recording each household decision on an imaginary punched card. Addix was Hollerith carded, pausing before every biscuit as though consulting a machine. Hollerith machined adj. Drunk and tabulating the evening into rigid little columns of tea, toast, and regret. Maloni was Hollerith machined, counting mugs while the kettle boiled itself dry. Holliday junctioned adj. Drunk to the point where four separate journeys through the kitchen meet at the same cupboard. Maree was Holliday junctioned, converging on the biscuit tin from four different directions. Hollywood Irished adj. Drunk past the point of accuracy, but still performing a highly polished version of domestic cheer. Harrison-lee was Hollywood Irished, singing about home while missing the kitchen doorway. Hollywood accountinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where the evening can show a profit, with several drinks unaccounted for. Garie was Hollywood accountinged, insisting the missing bottles represented an administrative saving. Hollywood bedded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you on the mattress without reaching the proper bed. Marcetta was Hollywood bedded across the sofa, with a blanket and water beside her. Hollywood bookkeepinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the household accounts show no supper, several drinks, and a mysterious biscuit. Daejaun was Hollywood bookkeepinged and could not reconcile the kitchen with the receipt. Hollywood cerised adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the cheeks bright purplish-red and makes the sofa seem ceremonial. Juanito was Hollywood cerised, glowing beside the lamp with a glass of water. Hollywood endinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every argument resolves in love, triumph and a villain sent packing. Zenas got Hollywood endinged and reconciled with the man who had taken his usual stool. Hollywood flatted adj. The state of being drunk and as cumbersome, flat-faced and difficult to shift as scenery. Kiano went Hollywood flatted across the settle and blocked the way to the loos. Hollywood hustlered adj. The drunkenness of one who works every room with practised charm, chiefly for another round. Cavonte got Hollywood hustlered and persuaded strangers to finance his solemn final pint. Hollywood momented adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, swelling climax in which the jukebox, the rain and an old flame matter equally. Ethna became Hollywood momented when the jukebox played her song and the rain started against the window. Hollywood scienced adj. Softened by drink into explaining the laws of nature according to whatever the last film suggested. Xaria got Hollywood scienced and demonstrated, with crisps, why a car could outrun an explosion. Hollywood showered adj. Sharpened by drink into taking an unnecessarily luxurious wash while the pub waits for the taxi. Quinzel went Hollywood showered in the landlord's spare room and used half a bottle of handwash. Hollywood waxed adj. Loosened by drink into discussing personal grooming with the confidence of someone running a salon. Khayre got Hollywood waxed and offered the entire snug detailed advice on remaining presentable. Hollywood-style flatted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a broad, heavy surface against which the pub must work. Tameke was Hollywood-style flatted beneath the coat rack, immovable until the landlord fetched help.