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whale lined adj. Drunk, with the result that every plan becomes a thick rope attached to something impossible to steer. Elanore got whale lined and attempted to tow the entire party towards a restaurant already closed. whale loused adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you attached to an unsuspecting companion and irritating every available surface. whale oiled adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming slippery, faintly luminous, and confidently unsuitable for machinery. Jomaira got whale oiled and assured everyone the wet umbrella would improve the engine. whale safaried adj. Drunk on the strength of spotting one large person and organising an expedition around them. whale sharked adj. Drunk since last orders, and filtering every conversation for the smallest edible detail. whale shotted adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating your remaining clarity as a valuable substance to be rationed. whale tailed adj. Still drunk, and displaying one private detail of your evening above the orderly waistband of public behaviour. whale watchered adj. Describing a drinker who spends the taxi queue scanning the horizon for a large, slow arrival. Katiria became whale watchered outside the pub, studying every passing car for signs of the taxi. whale watchinged adj. Too drunk to participate in anything, but perfectly able to observe large movements from a safe distance. whale's guided adj. Sufficiently drunk to follow the largest person present, believing their direction must be intentional. whale's tailed adj. Having drunk enough to describe an evening's final direction with anatomical certainty and no supporting evidence. whale-fishered adj. You have drunk enough to hunt for a grand opportunity in every ordinary conversation. whale-pathed adj. Of a drinker: certain that the carpet is an ocean and every corridor a navigable route. whale-roaded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the pavement for open sea and the nearest lamp post for a buoy. whalebacked adj. Describing a drinker who has curved steadily from upright confidence into horizontal certainty. Mahina went whalebacked across the bench, still insisting the evening's negotiations had gone splendidly. whalebirded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the sofa occupied by a large, pale, Antarctic-looking presence.