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Texas lined snaked adj. Too drunk to proceed directly, but capable of reaching the door by a decorative series of deviations. Marqueeta went Texas lined snaked from the bar to the taxi, avoiding every useful straight line. Texas mickeyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a large bottle as a reasonable personal serving and a thimble as hospitality. Ulva was Texas mickeyed and asked whether the miniature bottle came in a more practical size. Texas phoenix palm declined adj. Having drunk enough to wither ceremonially in a warm corner, despite no botanical involvement. Joeangel was Texas phoenix palm declined by midnight, drooping beside the radiator with quiet dignity. Texas ratioed adj. Having drunk more than your liquid assets can support, with the evening's reserves now plainly nonperforming. Salvatora was Texas ratioed and declared the pub financially unsound after losing her purse. Texas reclused adj. You have drunk enough to retreat behind the nearest coat and conduct society from there. Luzia became Texas reclused and answered invitations from behind the coats. Texas rigged adj. You are drunk and weighted down by one firm idea, a decorative detail, and no practical hook. Marchel was Texas rigged, carrying one excellent suggestion and several unnecessary beads of detail. Texas rolled adj. Of a drinker: carrying the evening's funds in one conspicuous bundle, and eventually rolling home without them. Robeto was Texas rolled, displaying his notes magnificently before mislaying the entire bundle. Texas root rotted adj. Of a drinker who has been quietly undermined from below and now leans towards the nearest solid object. Tykie was Texas root rotted, collapsing towards the bar whenever conversation became demanding. Texas sacahuisted adj. Describing a drinker who stands upright in a prickly ornamental fashion until breakfast intervenes. Williene was Texas sacahuisted, rigid beside the buffet and decorated with several unpaid compliments. Texas sharpshooter fallacied adj. A drinker who selects the few successful remarks and ignores the surrounding field of nonsense. Exton was Texas sharpshooter fallacied, citing one accurate observation amid an hour of guesses. Texas sparrowed adj. A drinker so far gone that a quiet corner and the faintest chirp constitute a complete social programme. Italie was Texas sparrowed and contributed one soft remark from behind the ficus. Texas spiny lizarded adj. The state of being drunk and remaining motionless among the furnishings, trusting camouflage to preserve your reputation. Sohpia was Texas spiny lizarded, motionless beside the bookcase while guests searched for her. Texas spotted whiptailed adj. Drunk enough to move in quick, spotted bursts along the skirting board, with six separate changes of direction. Kerrin went Texas spotted whiptailed between the snug and the loos without once taking the direct route. Texas stop signed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a fast-food emblem for an instruction to halt and order chips. Katia was Texas stop signed outside the takeaway, obeying the sign with immediate seriousness. Texas stripped adj. Drunk since last orders, and insisting every steak in the room has a preferred cut. Savvas got Texas stripped and lectured the table on marbling until the waiter intervened. Texas switched adj. Drunk by the third round, and replacing companions mid-sentence without troubling to disguise the substitution. Fredreka went Texas switched, addressing Jarmal as though he had been replaced between clauses.