Toasts
| Someone once told me
that a good toast is like a miniskirt. It should be short
enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover the essentials.
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So, what is a toast? A
toast is a short speech given in honor of someone. After the speech,
everyone raises an alcoholic drink (it can be non-alcoholic too),
clink their glasses together and drink to that person or persons.
Speak, lift, clink, and drink.
Toast History
| How did all this start?
It’s said that back in 500 B.C. the Greeks poisoned
wine as a way to get rid of enemies, nagging wives, undesirable
people, political figures, and anyone else they didn’t
want around. So to insure that wine had not been poisoned,
the host would pour wine from a common pitcher, toast to health,
then drink before everyone proving that it wasn’t poisoned.
The Romans loved this custom, adopted it and soon began dipping
burnt bread (toast) in the wine to reduce the acidity. The
custom spread through time. Eventually the dipping of the
bread ceased because wine makers made better tasting wine.
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In the 1800’s toasts were made to beautiful
women, which coined the phrase Toast of the Town.
Today, you’ll find thousands of toasts, old and new,
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Famous Toasts and Their History |
Here's mud in your eye
It’s said that this toast came from World War II as a wish
of good fortune to farmers. They also say that it came from the
kick of mud thrown in your face from a winning horse at the horse
track.
Here's looking at you kid
Yes, Humphrey Bogart is responsible for making this toast famous
in Casablanca, but it was first said in Old World pubs. It was
commonplace for a person to start a fight when the other person’s
view was blocked when drinking from a stein. Isn’t this
fighting dirty? Anyway, this led to the production of glass-bottomed
steins so that one could see another coming at them.
Down the hatch!
When stocking a ship with supplies, which included barrels of
rum, wine, ale, water, etc., you load through and down the hatch.
Hatch is a naval word for door.
Bottoms Up!
Simply means that the bottom of the glass is up.
Cheers!
It’s said that this was a lower class toast in England.
The upper class would say, To your health, or Good luck!
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Celebrity Toasts |
I drink Martinis.
Two at the very most.
Three I'm under the table.
Four I'm under the host
---Dorothy Parker
I drink to your charm,
Your beauty and your brains,
Which gives you a rough idea
of how hard up I am for a drink.
---Groucho Marx
Everybody has to believe in something, I believe I'll have another
drink.
---W.C. Fields
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Miss Charming's Favorite Drinking Toasts |
I drink to your health in public,
I drink to your health alone,
I've drunk to your health so many times,
I'm now worried about my own.
It’s better to have a bottle in front of you,
Than a frontal lobotomy.
Here's to the men of all classes,
Who through lasses and glasses,
Will make themselves asses.
A toast to the Cocktail Party,
Where olives are speared,
And friends are stabbed.
I used to know a clever toast,
But now I can’t think of it.
So fill your glass to anything,
And I'll drink it!
Here's Champagne for our real friends,
And real pain for our sham friends.
Here's to living single and drinking double.
May your liquor be cold,
May your women be hot,
And may your troubles slide off of you,
Slicker than snot.
Champagne costs too much,
Whiskey's too rough,
Vodka puts big mouths in gear.
This little refrain,
Should help to explain,
Why it's better to order a beer!
Here's to cheating, stealing, fighting, and drinking.
If you cheat, may you cheat death,
If you steal, may you steal a woman's heart,
If you fight, may you fight for a brother,
And if you drink, may you drink with me.
May you never lie, steal, cheat or drink,
But if you must lie, lie in each other's arms,
If you must steal, steal kisses,
If you must cheat, cheat death,
And if you must drink, drink with us, your friends.
In water one sees one's own face.
But in wine one beholds the heart of another.
Here's to you as good as you are,
Here's to me as bad as I am,
But as good as you are,
And as bad as I am,
I'm just as good as you are,
As bad as I am!
Another candle on your cake?,
Well that's no cause to pout,
Be glad that you have strength enough,
To blow the darn things out!
Here's head first in a foaming glass,
Here's head first to a lovely lass,
Here's head first for a bit of kissing,
Here’s to all others that don't know
The fun that they are missing!
There are good ships and wood ships,
The ships that sail the sea,
But the best ships are friendships,
And may they always be.
When I die don't bury me at all,
Just pickle my bones in alcohol,
Put a bottle of booze at my head and feet,
And then I'll know my bones will keep.
Drink to the girls and drink to their mothers,
Drink to their fathers and drink to their brothers,
Toast their health as long as you are able,
And dream of their charms while you're under the table!
Here's to us,
May we never drink worse.
Here's to the girl dressed in black,
When you whistle she never turns back,
And if she turns back,
She's such a treat,
She makes things stand,
That have no feet.
One bottle for four of us,
Thank God there's no more of us!
Here's to steak when you're hungry,
Whiskey when you're dry,
All the girls you ever want,.
And heaven when you die.
Here's to good food, good fortune, and good whiskey!
The German likes his beer,
The Frenchman likes his wine,
The Scotsman likes his whisky,
And the Irishman likes his hot,
The Aussie has no national drink,
So he drinks the bloody lot!
Mother's in the kitchen washing out the jugs,
Sister's in the pantry bottling the suds,
Father's in the cellar mixin' up the hops,
Johnny's on the front porch watchin' for the cops.
Here's to the perfect girl,
I couldn't ask for more,
She's deaf, dumb, and oversexed,
And owns a liquor store.
He that buys land buys many stones,
He that buys flesh buys many bones,
He that buys eggs buys many shells,
But he that buys good beer buys nothing else.
Who'd care to be a bee and sip,
Sweet honey from the flower's lip,
When he might be a fly and steer,
Head first into a can of beer?
There are several good reasons for drinking,
And one has just entered my head,
If a man can't drink when he's living,
Then how the hell can he drink when he's dead?
Here's to the girl on the hill
She won't,
But her sister will,
Here's to her sister!
Here's to the wine we love to drink,
And the food we like to eat,
Here's to our wives and sweethearts,
Let's pray they never meet.
Here’s to the bride and mother-in-law,
Here’s to the groom and father-in-law,
Here’s to the sister and brother-in-law,
Here’s to the friends and friends-in-law,
May none of them need an attorney-at-law.
Of all my favorite things to do,
The utmost is to have a brew.
My love grows for my foamy friend,
With each thirst-quenching elbow bend,
Beer's so frothy, smooth and cold,
It's paradise, pure liquid gold,
Yes, beer means many things to me,
That's all for now, I gotta pee!
See that big white cloud up there,
All white and fluffy at the top,
Just like a jug of beer,
It's time to have a drink boys,
For if that cloud should burst,
The beer would all run out,
For it's just a cloud of thirst.
Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
Dance like no-one is watching,
Make love like it's being filmed,
And drink like a true Irishman.
May the winds of fortune sail you,
May you sail a gentle sea,
May it always be the other guy,
Who says, this drink's on me.
Old Mother Hubbard,
Went to the cupboard,
To get a big drink of gin,
When she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
And the old man was wiping his chin.
Let's drink to California way out by the sea,
Where a woman's ass,
And a whiskey glass,
Made a horse's ass of me.
May your Guardian Angel be at your side to pick ya up off the
floor and hand ya another cold one from the store.
May all your joys be pure joys,
And all your pain Champagne.
I'll drink to the girls that will,
I'll drink to the girls that won't,
But I won't drink to the girls that say they will,
And then I find out they don't.
May your glasses be ever full,
May the roof over your heads be always strong,
And may you be in heaven half an hour,
The devil knows you’re dead.
May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest
day of your past.
May the most you wish for be the least you get.
Here’s to health and prosperity,
To you and all your posterity,
And them that doesn’t drink with sincerity,
That they may be damned for all eternity!
Merry met, and merry part,
I drink to thee with all my heart.
Here's to the women in the high-heeled shoes,
Who smoke men's fags and drink men's booze,
And when they kiss, they kiss so sweet,
They make things stand that have no feet!
Here's to women's kisses,
And to whiskey amber clear,
Not as sweet as a woman's kiss,
But a damn sight more sincere!
Here's to love,
The only fire against which there is no insurance.
May we kiss whom we please,
And please whom we kiss.
I have known many,
Liked a few,
Loved one,
Here's to you!
Here is to the fools of the world for without them the rest of
us could not succeed.
When we drink, we get drunk,
When we get drunk, we fall asleep,
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin,
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven,
So, let’s all get drunk, and go to heaven!
You guys came by to have some fun,
You’ll come and stay all night, I fear,
But I know how to make you run,
I’ll serve you all generic beer.
Wine comes in at the mouth,
And love comes in at the eye,
That's all that we will know for truth,
Before we grow old and die,
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you and I sigh.
In heaven there is no beer,
That’s why we drink it here.
Here’s to holly and ivy hanging up,
And to something wet in every cup.
Here's to those who wish us well and those that don't may go to
hell.
Here's to when I want it,
And if I don't get it,
It makes me mad,
And if I do get it,
It makes me frisky,
Now don't get me wrong,
'Cause I mean whiskey.
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Global Toasts |
Albania; Gezuar
Arabic; Belsalamati
Armenia; Genatzt
Austria; Prosit
Azerbijan; Noosh Olsum
Bali; Selamat
Belgium; Op Uw Gezonheid
Brazil; Saude
Burma; Auug Bar See
China; Wen Lei & Gampi
Croatian; Na Zdravlje
Czechoslovakia; Nazdravie
Denmark; Skaal
Egypt; Fee Sihetak
England; Cheers
Esperanto; Ja Zia Sano
Estonia; Tervist
Ethiopia; Letenatchie
Finland; Kippis
France; A Votre Sante
Germany; Prosit
Georgia Republic; Gaumardjos
Greece; Iss Ighian
Greenland; Kasugta
Hawaii; Okele Maluna & Hauoli Maoli Oe
Holland; Proost
Hungary; Kedves Egeszsegere
Iceland; Samtaka Nu
India; Aancllld
Indonesia; Selamat
Ireland; Slainte
Israel; Le Chaim
Italy; Alla Tua Salute
Japan; Kampai
Korea; Ul Wi-Ha Yo
Kyrgyzstan; Den Sooluck Yuchun
Latvian; Lai ta Buda Ruc & Prieka
Lebanon; Vesar
Lithuania; Sveikata
Malaysia; Yam Seng
Malaya; Slamat Minum
Mexico; Salud
Morocco; Saha Wa Afiab
New Zealand; Kia-Ora
Norway; Skaal
Old English; Wes Thu Hale
Pakistan; Zanda Bashi
Persia; (Iran) Salaamati
Phillipines; Mabuhay
Poland; Na Zdrowie
Portugal; A Sua Saude
Romania; Noroc & Sanatatee
Russia; Za Vashe Zdorovia
Scotland; Shlante
Siam; Kvam Suk
Slovak; Nazdravie
South Africa; Gesonoheid
Spain; Salud
Sudan; Sabatuk Fy
Swahili; Afya
Sweden; Skal
Syria; Kull Sana Wo & Enta Salem
Tagalog; Mubuhcly
Tanzania; Kwa Afya Yako
Thailand ;Sawasdi & Chai-o
Tibet; Tashidelek & Phun Tsun Tsok
Turkey; Sherefe
Ukraine; Budjmo & Na Zdorovya
Wales; Lechyd da
Yugoslavia; Na Zdraviye
Zulu Oogy Wawa & Poo-zim-pee-
