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pasta filataed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining structurally separate from the furniture, yet oddly elastic. Alyosha grew pasta filataed and stretched one farewell across the entire hallway. pasta saladed adj. Drunk beyond coherence, but still assembled in several chilled and separately identifiable portions. Aleise became pasta saladed, with each account of the evening served cold and dressed differently. pasta sauced adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every conversation richly covered, particularly where no covering was required. Anha went pasta sauced and applied an elaborate red argument to a question about taxis. pasta wheated adj. Drunk, with the result that you become durable, golden, and chiefly useful in a large bowl. Della was pasta wheated, standing nobly by the buffet and awaiting further preparation. pastaed (/ˈpæstəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard the boiled contents of a bowl as a suitable adhesive. Luevertha was pastaed, using the supper to repair a torn beer mat. pastaholicked adj. Drunk to a degree that devotion to noodles becomes the evening's only credible theology. Chanthy grew pastaholicked and conducted a pilgrimage to the nearest late-night restaurant. pastanced adj. Drunk to the extent of converting an ordinary diversion into an undertaking of considerable antiquity. Dibbie became pastanced and called the pub quiz a noble pastime of the ancient world. paste bombed adj. Drunk on the strength of one irrelevant remark, repeated until the conversation requires technical assistance. Kalsey went paste bombed and inserted the same account of a pigeon into every discussion. paste egged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a coloured boiled egg into an adhesive social obligation, difficult to surrender or eat. Tulasi became paste egged after last orders and pressed the same token of goodwill into every hand. paste soaped adj. Drunk since last orders, and smooth enough to slide through every remaining obligation. Laityn was paste soaped, gliding past the taxi queue and into an unplanned second supper. paste-egged adj. A drinker so far gone that every coloured egg is challenged to a ceremonial bout before breakfast. Shivani arrived paste-egged and attempted to jarp with the Easter eggs before anyone had served tea. paste-horned adj. Drunk by the third round, and presenting the nose as the evening's principal heraldic feature. Lynus was paste-horned, leading with his nose whenever the doorway required negotiation. paste-upped adj. Drunk by the third round, and arranging the evening's people and conversations into a single public display. Gurpartap got paste-upped and positioned the quarrelling couple beside the birthday banner. paste-washed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a shrinking, adhesive impression of your former self. Detrich was paste-washed, having contracted socially until only the bar stool remained. pastebinned adj. Still drunk, and storing every thought somewhere public, retrievable, and regrettably permanent. Champane was pastebinned, leaving a plain-text account of the supper beneath the restaurant's photograph. pasteboarded adj. Too drunk to offer resistance: flat, fibrous, and chiefly useful for supporting another person's paperwork. Crandon was pasteboarded, accepting the cloakroom ticket with the firmness of card stock.