Why, before drinking a shot, do some people say "Here's mud in your eye?"

zbeckabee

There are countless theories, among them: "It originated when farmers clinked glasses just before plow-time, wishing each other a good season," or "It was the way one man would say to another, while bending the elbow after the races, 'Ha, ha! My horse beat your horse'" (again a horse kicking up mud on what's following behind). But finally, on Morten's List of Toasts, I came to the explanation I'd been looking for all along..." "For according to Morten's List, this toast may have arisen from the Bible story found in the 9th chapter of the Gospel of John...where "mud in the eye" is a medium of healing and well-being, like that beverage that's about to go down!" http://www.rutgerschurch.com/Sermons/sermon030302.html Sep 08 09, 9:27 PM