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Here's to you, and here's to me...

by Matt Watson last modified 2008-03-25 00:36

25 March 2008

Given that it's still part of the Easter festive season (well sort of...), I thought it would topical to focus this week's GuzzBlog on Drinking Toasts. You know, those sometimes magical, sometimes downright awkward times when somebody drunkenly raises a glass and says...

"Here's to the women who love me terribly, May they soon improve."

So...dig into that old pickled memory and let us know whatToasts you love, what Toasts you hate and what Toasts you wished you'd thought of yourself, but were either too drunk or too slow witted (or both) to do so.

BTW: My personal favorite toast, kindly supplied to me by my youngest brother-in-law (you always know where you stand with Wazza), is as follows:

"Here's to you, and here's to me; best of friends we'll forever be; but, if by chance we disagree...well ...fuck you, and here's to me."

*PS My second favorite toast comes from some wag (I think it's attributed to Lord Byron, but I may be wrong) who, when asked at a dinner party to toast the topic of sex, simply stood up and proclaimed "It gives me the greatest pleasure..." then promptly sat down.

Cheers

MW

Spanish toasts

Posted by Wayne at 2008-03-25 04:31
I like: arriba, abajo, al centro, adentro - to the top, to the bottom to the middle, inside (your tummy).

There are also some more offensive favourites that are not suitable for publication on this family-oriented site.

not correct

Posted by Mena at 2008-12-17 22:28
it's not "fuck you" it's... "well fuck your toast, and here's to me."

Amendment

Posted by MW at 2008-12-17 22:41
Thanks Mena, appreciate the feedback. Our lives are now complete.

Disagree

Posted by Kyle at 2009-09-12 18:58
It is well... Fuck you... And here's to me. It is definitely not fuck your toast. The others aren't toasting it would be your toast if you said it. Not their toast

Nervous toast

Posted by jules at 2008-12-22 02:02
Someone you'll know reasonably well Matty. Alex Wright (aka Wogg - always good for a laugh) stumbled through his wedding thankyous trying to read his notes without glasses. I felt sorry for him as he was making a big effort not being the greatest toastmaster. He then proudly put his papers down, asked everyone to charge their glasses and be upstanding:

"To Liz. It makes me very proud to be your wife!"

He claims to have made a 'quick' recovery: "I mean husband", but no-one could hear it over the laughter.

Wogg's New Husband

Posted by MW at 2008-12-22 04:05
That's absolute gold Hollio. Pass my best on to Mrs Wright and her new bride ;)