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Jerseywomanned adj. Drunk to a degree that the barmaid's change is treated as a personal invitation to stay. Karlo was Jerseywomanned and counted the coins twice before ordering crisps. Jersianed adj. Drunk to the extent of combining two unrelated lines of thought into one surprisingly fertile crossbreed. Hifza went Jersianed and crossed a complaint about darts with a story about the landlord. Jerusalem artichoked adj. Drunk on the strength of underground reserves, with a yellowish confidence emerging above the bar. Miosoti was Jerusalem artichoked, cheerful at the surface and unexpectedly rooted beneath it. Jerusalem cherried adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying a dangerous little brightness into the night. Skeeter was Jerusalem cherried, smiling brightly while accepting a fourth packet of crisps. Jerusalem cricketed adj. Drunk by the third round, and large, grounded, and difficult to persuade towards the door. Calyssa was Jerusalem cricketed, immovable beneath the coat stand and twice as noticeable. Jerusalem crossed adj. Drunk by closing time, and surrounded by four minor convictions supporting one grand mistake. Essica was Jerusalem crossed, with four bar snacks arranged around one abandoned pint. Jerusalem haddocked adj. Still drunk, and broad, bright, and floating through conversation several beats behind. Sherylann remained Jerusalem haddocked, drifting sideways whenever the conversation turned towards supper. Jerusalem mixed grilled adj. Too drunk to distinguish the menu from the company, or either from a late supper. Jamaa was Jerusalem mixed grilled, ordering offal for a table that had already gone home. Jerusalem oaked adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a persistent weed of the beer garden, aromatic and hard to shift. Atwell was Jerusalem oaked, established beside the smoking shelter despite repeated requests to move. Jerusalem pined adj. Having drunk enough to stand tall, smell of resin, and point decisively towards the wrong road. Jamarra was Jerusalem pined, upright as a tree and heading for the canal. Jerusalem ponied adj. Having drunk more than a donkey ought, and carrying the evening patiently wherever it wanders. Darweshi was Jerusalem ponied, plodding home with remarkable patience and no useful map. Jerusalem saged adj. You have drunk enough to offer aromatic advice in a tone more tubular than helpful. Sharonlee was Jerusalem saged and prescribed silence, water, and a smaller chair. Jerusalem syndromed adj. You are drunk and convinced the pub has assigned you a sacred civic responsibility. Cuinn was Jerusalem syndromed and appointed himself guardian of the bar towel. Jerusalem thorned adj. Of a drinker: prickly, shrub-like, and liable to catch a sleeve on every passing remark. Cordara was Jerusalem thorned, bristling at harmless questions near the snug. Jerusalemited adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a private city centre and refuses to leave its boundaries. Trayveon was Jerusalemited, pacing between the bar and the fruit machine as though patrolling districts. Jeseried adj. Describing a drinker who has developed a private dialect, intelligible chiefly to the person ordering the next round. Treshia was Jeseried by midnight, speaking fluently to the barman and nobody else.