Toasting "healths" began hundreds of years BC when warriors offered drinks to Pagan Gods. Greeks drank at banquets to every God on Olympus. RomNS dded a pledge to Caesar - with a cup to each letter in his name. Norsemen drank to Thor, and Oden, plus cups to love, memories, absent friends. Merrymakers drank to each other's health. Pledging in these cutthroat days was very real. A man was especially vulnerable while drinking. When kinsman "pledged health," they swore to defend each other. Rowdy songs and chug-a-lugging begame part of health drinking as well as toasts to the ladies, wealth and success.

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James Callow comment:

Not ONE example.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): Caesar ; DRINKING ; Greek ; HISTORY ; Kinship ; Kinsman ; Norse ; Oden ; Pagan ; Protect ; Romans ; Social ; SUCCESS ; Thor ; TOAST ; Viking ; Warriors ; WEALTH

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Toast

An Irish Toast:

On St. Patrick's Day, the Irish drink to the snakes being driven out of Ireland.

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; holiday ; Irish ; SNAKES ; Social ; St. Patrick ; TOAST

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Toast

"Noroc si bani" - Romanian

"Good luck and money"

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Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; LUCK ; MONEY ; ROMANIAN ; Social ; TOAST

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Toast

"Noroc si sanatate" - Romanian

"Good Luck and Health"

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Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; HEALTH ; LUCK ; ROMANIAN ; Social ; TOAST

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Toast

Salute, Patute, here's hoping you live forever and I never die.

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Original BN [N400] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Keyword(s): DEATH ; DRINKING ; LIFE ; PUN ; Social ; TOAST

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Toast

Polish:

Niech gwiazda sukces nigdy nie wychodzą na niego, nigdy nie wyjdzie za niego. A kto nie wypije jego zdrowie może pioran trzasnie. (repeat).

Translation:

May the star of success never go out for him, never go out for him.
And whoever will not drink his health, May the lightning strike him down. (repeat).

Submitter comment:

This song I know from home as well as from the young people in Poland.

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The title, A Polish Song has been crossed out.

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; HEALTH ; LIGHTNING ; POLISH ; Social ; SONG ; Star ; SUCCESS ; TOAST

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Toast

Here's to all that wish me well, All the rest can go to Hell!

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Keyword(s): DRINKING ; HELL ; Social ; TOAST ; Well

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Toast

We drink to those who wish us well, and all the rest can go to Hell!

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; HELL ; Social ; TOAST ; Well

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Toast

Here's to all that wish me well. All the rest can go to the Devil.

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Keyword(s): DEVIL ; DRINKING ; HELL ; Social ; TOAST ; Well

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Toast

Although another year has passed, we will act no older than the last.

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Small grammar correction written on submission.

Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK

Keyword(s): AGE ; Maturity ; Social: Drinking ; TOAST

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A toast to all your fine ambition, about which we all rant;

Because it makes you do the things that everyone says you can't.

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Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK

Keyword(s): Ability ; AMBITION ; DRINKING ; Social ; TOAST

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Toast

Here's to the girls who say they will

Here's to the girls who say they won't

But to hell with the girls who say they will

and later you find out they don't.

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Where learned: ILLINOIS

Keyword(s): DATING ; DRINKING ; Girls ; Innuendo ; Social ; TOAST

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Here's to the ones who say they will,

Here's to the ones who say they won't

And here's to the ones who say they will but

When you get them alone they don't.

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Where learned: MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): Boys ; DATING ; DRINKING ; Girls ; Innuendo ; Social ; TOAST

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Toast

Here's to the world as round as a wheel

That all must feel,

If this life were a thing that you could buy,

The Jews would all live while the Irish would die.

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Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): Buy ; DRINKING ; ETHNIC ; Irish ; Jewish ; LIFE ; MONEY ; Purchase ; Social ; Stereotype ; TOAST ; Wheel

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Verse With Drink:

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

If you drink good booze, Your pipes won't rust.

Submitter comment:

I heard this as a toast before drinking.

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Original Title read [Verse Without Music]. Crossed out and replaced with current title.

Original BN [C700; N400; C700] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.

Keyword(s): Booze ; DRINKING ; Pipes ; Rust ; Social ; TOAST

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Toast

Down the hatch/ Past the tongue./ Watch out belly/ Here it comes!

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ANATOMY ; BELLY ; DRINKING ; Social ; TOAST ; TONGUE

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Here's to you and here's to me / May we never disagree / But if we do (to Hell with you!) / And here's to me.

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Original BN [C702] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Keyword(s): DRINKING ; HELL ; Social ; TOAST

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Toast

May I never be above you / May I never be beneath you / May I always be on the level with you.

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Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): Above ; Beneath ; DRINKING ; Level ; Relation ; Social ; TOAST

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