Dirty toasts for St. Patrick's Day drunks

By Sex and Love editor on Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 9:12 am

-Here's to the beer we love to drink,

and the death we like to cheat.

Here's to our wives and sweethearts,

let's pray they never meet.

-Here’s to whiskey, scotch and rye,

amber, smooth, and clear;

not as sweet as a woman’s lips,

but a damn sight more sincere.

-May you die at 90 under the covers,

shot in the head by a jealous lover.

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