Post #120291 by woofmutt on Tue, Oct 19, 2004 1:16 AM

Shipwreckjoey wrote:

Has anyone investigated the origin of "here's mud in yer eye"?

Here's the two that are out there:

"The speaker is really congratulating himself, for the saying comes from the world of horse racing where the winning horse will kick mud into the eyes of those following."

"This toast was originally made in the muddy trenches of World War I, or in the cafes where English and American soldiers spent their leaves trying to forget them."