November 1

"Our lager,
Which art in barrels,
Hallowed be thy drink.
Thy will be drunk, (I will be drunk), At home as it is in the pub.
Give us this day our foamy head, And forgive us our spillages, As we forgive those who spill against us.
And lead us not to incarceration, But deliver us from hangovers. For thine is The beer, The bitter, The lager.
Forever and ever,
Barmen."
- The Beer Prayer

November 2

"It is around the drinking table that friends understand best,
the warmth of being together."
- Traditional

November 3

"Twas an evening in November,
As I very well remember.
I was strolling down the street in drunken pride,
But my knees were all aflutter,
So I landed in the gutter,
And a pig came up a lay down by my side.
Yes, I lay there in the gutter
Thinking thoughts I could not utter,
When a colleen passing by did softly say,
'You can tell a man that boozes
By the company he chooses.'
At that the pig got up and walked away!"
- Traditional Irish Poem - Irish Pig

November 4

"It's the first drop that destroys you,
there's no harm at all in the last."
- Unknown
 

November 5

"Here is to the fools of the world for without them the rest of us could not succeed."
- Unknown

November 6

"Dogs do it, cats do it,
monkeys have a try.
Mums do it, dads do it,
so why don't you and I?"
- Unknown

November 7

"To good friends
Who know you well
but like you anyway!"
- Unknown

November 8

"Here's to beefsteak when you're hungry,
Whiskey when you're dry,
All the women you'll ever want,
And heaven when you die."
- Traditional Irish

- Variation -

"Here’s to steak when you’re hungry
Whiskey when you’re dry
A lover when you need one
And Heaven when you die."
- Traditional Irish

November 9

"When I think of Heaven
I think of the past
Surrounded by good friends
And raising a glass."
- Traditional
 
November 10

"In the words of Oliver Goldsmith,
Let schoolmasters puzzle their brains
With gramMarch and nonsense and learning;
Good liquor I stoutly maintain,
Gives genius a better discerning."
- In honor of Oliver Goldsmith (November 10th, 1730 - April 4th, 1774), an Anglo-Irish poet.

November 11

"Be good.
If you can't be good, be careful,
And if you can't be careful,
Name it after me."
- Unknown

November 12

"Practice makes perfect, there's many do think,
 but a man's not too perfect when he's practiced at drink."
- Unknown

November 13

"I have known many, & liked not a few,
but loved only one & this toast is to you!"
- Unknown
 
November 14

"Who'd care to be a bee and sip
Sweet honey from the flower's lip
When he might be a fly and steer
Head first into a can of beer?"
- Unknown

November 15

"Here's to the best key for unlocking friendship-whiskey."
- Unknown

November 16

"Drink is the curse of the land...
It makes you fight with your neighbor...
It makes you shoot at your landlord-and it makes you miss him."
- Unknown

November 17

"May there always be work for your hands to do,
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane,
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you,
And may your heart be filled with gladness to cheer you."
- Traditional

November 18

"Why, we'll smoke and drink our beer.
For I like a drop of good beer, I does.
I'ze fond of good beer, I is.
Let gentlemen fine sit down to their wine.
But we'll all of us here stick to our beer."
- Old Somersetshire English song

November 19

"If the ocean was vodka and I was a duck, I'd swim to the bottom and drink it all up, but the ocean's not vodka and I’m not a duck so pass me the bottle & lets get messed up!!"
- Unknown

- Variation -

"If the ocean were whiskey and i were a duck
I'd swim to the bottom and drink my way up
but the ocean's not whiskey and i'm not a duck
so pass me the bottle and shut the f*ck up."
- Unknown

November 20

"Here’s to you and yours,
And to mine and ours,
And if mine and ours ever come
Across you and yours,
I hope you and yours will do
As much for mine and ours,
As mine and ours have done
For you and yours!"
- Traditional

November 21

"Let us acknowledge the evils of alcohol and strive to eliminate it...
one glass at a time."
- Unknown

November 22

"May the circulating bottle never Cause our heads to turn with it."
- Traditional

- Alternative -

"May your bank account always be bigger than your troubles."
- Traditional

November 23

"Here’s to health and prosperity,
To you and all your posterity,
And them that doesn’t drink with sincerity,
That they may be damned for all eternity!"
- Traditional

November 24

"May our stuffing be tasty,
May our turkey be plump,
May our potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May our yams be delicious,
And our pies take the prize,
And may our Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off our thighs!"
- Unknown

- Alternative -

"To wish you joy on this day
And all the whole year through,
For all the best that life can hold
Is none too good for you."
- Traditional - Happy Thanksgiving 2011 (November 22 2012)

November 25

"Don't die of love, in heaven above...
Or hell, they'll not endure you.
Why look so glum when Doctor Rum...
Is waiting for to cure you?"
- Oliver Herford (1863–1935), an American writer.

November 26

"May you have warm words on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And the road downhill all the way to your door."
- Traditional Irish

November 27

"The bubble winked at me and said,
'You’ll miss me brother, when you’re dead.'"
- Oliver Herford (1863–1935), a British-born American writer and artist.

November 28

"Lift 'em high and drain 'em dry
To the guy who says, 'My turn to buy.'"
- Unknown

 - Alternative -
"Gëzuar" "Gezuar"  or "Shëndeti tuaj"
- Albanian, In celebration of Albanian Independence Day November 28th, 1912

November 29

"Keep your head cool and your feet warm,
And a glass of good whiskey will do you no harm."
- Unknown

- Alternative -

"For, whether we're right or whether we're wrong,
There's a rose in every thistle."
- Traditional

November 30

"Here's to it:
The fighting sheen of it,
The yellow, the green of it,
The white, the blue of it,
The swing, the hue of it,
The dark, the red of it.
The fair have sighed for it,
The brave have died for it,
Foeman sought for it,
Heroes fought for it,
Honour the fame of it........ THE TARTAN"
- Traditional - Happy Saint Andrews Day!

- Alternative -

"May you live all the days of your life"
- Jonathan Swift (November 30th, 1667 - October 19th, 1745), an Irish satirist.

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