Winners of the Irish Toast Contest
Announcing the winners of the Bushmill's Irish Toast contest!
Each winner will receive a Bushmill's Irish Rugby jacket; baseball cap and Rugby Ball!
All courtesy of my friends at Old Bushmill's distillery. Not bad.
Thanks for all the submissions. Some were great and some sucked - several made absolutely no sense, but at least people tried to be creative.
The final winners were chosen by two random girls in an Irish pub. Though neither of the girls were Irish, both were pretty hot.
My tip of the year: Want to talk to hot girls in an Irish pub? Ask them to be the judges in an Irish Toast contest.
And without further ado... here are your winners (in no particular order)...
The "starts off preachy" toast
There are 4 things you must never do: lie, steal, cheat, or drink.
But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love.
If you must steal, steal the heart of a pretty girl.
If you must cheat, cheat death.
And if you must drink, drink with me!
Submitted by Michael James
The "gently reminding friends that they owe you" toast:
May the lilt of Irish laughter
lighten every load.
May the mist of Irish magic
shorten every road...
And may all your friends remember
all the favours you are owed
Submitted by Martin Markvardsen - (Disclosure, Martin is a friend of mine from Denmark, but since the winners were picked by the two hot girls, it's all above board)
The "awwww, isn't that sweet" toast:
Here's the the lasses we've loved, my lad!
And here's the the lips that we've pressed
For kisses and lasses, like whiskey in glasses,
The last one is always the best!
Submitted by John Darst
The "slightly jaded, yet oddly romantic" toast to your special someone:
Here's to me, and here's to you,
may our love grow stronger -
I'll be faithful as long as you,
But not one moment longer.
Submitted by Jake Jamieson
The "unequivocally Irish" toast:
May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you,
the angels protect you, and heaven accept you.
May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
Submitted by Patrick Donnelly
You didn't know there'd be 5 winners, did you? I like to keep people guessing.
Now, armed with some good toasts, get out there and have a fun, safe St. Patrick's Day!
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