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Indo-Europeanisted adj. Emboldened by drink to trace everything back to a single common origin, whether or not one exists. Shikari got Indo-Europeanisted and spent an hour connecting the pub's name to the word for fire in a language nobody present spoke. Indo-Greeked adj. Drunk, with the result that the last round is ordered in two incompatible registers. Amaure became Indo-Greeked and requested the final drinks in two distinct styles. Indo-Iranianed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every announcement on the journey home sound personally addressed. Walther was Indo-Iranianed and answered the station announcement politely. Indo-Iranianisted adj. Drunk to the extent of correcting the pronunciation of the last orders bell. Daisi became Indo-Iranianisted and offered the barman an unsolicited pronunciation lesson. Indo-Pacific crocodiled adj. Drunk on the strength of a few rounds, motionless until suddenly committed to the journey home. Carmia was Indo-Pacific crocodiled, still beside the bar when the taxi arrived. Indo-Pacific humpback dolphinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and communicating with the taxi queue by distant, irregular calls. Latona became Indo-Pacific humpback dolphinned and hailed taxis from across the street. Indoasianed adj. Drunk to the extent of making a continental matter of choosing the next pub. Arub got Indoasianed and treated the taxi rank as a geopolitical crossroads. Indochinese hog deered adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving cautiously between coats, chairs and the exit. Barbar was Indochinese hog deered by three rounds and navigated the cloakroom delicately. Indoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer certain which side of a doorway applies. Frankiee became Indoed and paused halfway through the pub entrance. Indoeuropeanisted adj. Drunk in a way that turns a simple taxi ride into an inquiry about ancient connections. Juvraj got Indoeuropeanisted and asked the driver which routes were historically related. Indologied adj. Too drunk to distinguish the taxi rank from the entrance to the kebab shop. Rhond became Indologied and waited patiently outside the wrong establishment. Indologisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the route home as a subject requiring extended study. Jessey became Indologisted and consulted three maps before leaving the pub. Indomaniaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the final round as an object of boundless enthusiasm. Jaece became Indomaniaed and applauded the announcement of last orders. Indonesian angelsharked adj. You have drunk enough to lie very still beneath the cloakroom's diminishing attention. Erandi was Indonesian angelsharked, motionless beneath a pile of abandoned coats. Indonesian leaffished adj. You are drunk and blending into the coat rack until someone asks whose coat you are wearing. Kaelani was Indonesian leaffished and disappeared among the coats after last orders. Indonesian speckled carpetsharked adj. Of a drinker: quietly close to the floor, patterned by the journey home's minor misadventures. Urie became Indonesian speckled carpetsharked beside the taxi rank.