Favorite Toast for the Holidays or any Occasion

[crawdad]

Every year the guys from my unit have a reunion and I’ll toast with…

Here's to the soldier and his arms,
Fall in, men, fall in;
Here's to women and their arms,
Fall in, men, fall in.

Some of the guys’ toasts are much better than mine.

 

[lochinvar]

"Slainte mhath"
"To the honored dead"

or if we're feeling our Barbarian roots, a little Anglo Saxon

"wæs þu hæl" (waes thu hale, 'be thou in good health')

 

[mso489]

Toasting is a social form, and it should be made clear beforehand by the host whether it is to be short eloquent sayings, or longer narrative story-telling. If long story telling is in order, like at a wedding reception, people need to know that, or if it strictly short bon mots that are wanted, that should be directly requested. Otherwise, people get furious with the story teller holding up supper and/or drinks, or some short toast falls dead on the floor where a long yarn is required. Don't just say, we'll toast, if you're the host. Tell people what you expect in advance. As a teenager, I had a painful embarrassment as a 19-year-old best man when I offered a short tribute where raconteur skills were required. When in doubt, always ask.

 

[WildTurkeySurprise]

A favorite of mine:

Here’s to best friends -
The ones that have seen you at your best
And seen you at your worst
And they can’t tell the difference

 

[warren]

Embers started it, blame him. French Toast Recipe

Think slices, Texas Toast thick, of day old French bread. Day old being the key for the correct density of egg covered bread.
A really eggy solution (two eggs, maybe three, more than you normally use, a bit less whole milk.) with a touch of cinnamon, Whip it to almost smooth, eggs should be streaky in the mixture.
Cook, top with a bit confectioners sugar, Irish butter, and, pure, dark amber is my favorite. maple syrup. I assure you toast cooked this way will handle any of the toppings you prefer. Children should stick to sprinkles and such on Eggos and leave this for the adults.

My apologies for the short sidetrack. I'd feel guilty all night, toss and turn, if I deprived all of you of my personal recipe.

 

[lraisch]

Here's Champagne to real friends
and real pain to sham friends

 

[dino]

Yiassou!

 

[dino]

And, here's one I learned in the 60s while vacationing in Greece, and staying near the American Air Base in Glyfada.
We'd meet the flyboys at the bar and join their toast:
"When my flying days are done, and from this world I pass,
I hope they bury me upside down, so the world can kiss my ass!"

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Russian: Na Zadrovie > Polish : Na Zdravie and that all corresponds to Finnish : Terveydeksi

 

[mikethompson]

Some nice toasts in here.

We always said malzeit before meals growing up, but another one is

We thank the Lord for what we have
For what we have we should be glad
But since the times have been so bad
We thank the Lord for what we've had
Shakespeare

 

[Ettrick puffer]

Before a meal “Rub a dub dub ta for the grub”
A toast “Here’s tae us and wha’s like us, damned few and they’re aw deid”
?
Happy smokes & drams
Ettrick puffer

 

[mawnansmiff]

My favourite toast has Heinz beans upon it with a sprinkling of grated mature cheddar cheese and a generous dash of green Tabasco sauce

Regards,

Jay.

 

[Streeper541]

Sláinte! or Rye w/ butter.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

“To be is to do”—Socrates.
“To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre.
“Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra.