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"To Absent Friends" is a real toast offered at military banquets. In particular, it is the traditional toast for Sunday night in Commonwealth navies. At some banquets, it is illustrated literally by having an empty table set aside and specially decorated in memory of POW/ MIAs .
Oct 4, 2012 · From Epicurus's Morals Speak kindly of your absent Friends, to those that are present, that they may not think you are unmindful of themselves, when they are absent. That one clearly refers to living, but absent friends. I think the "deceased" sense is mainly a cliche trotted out at wakes and other gatherings following a recent death.
- It appears to be more common to understand the “absent friends” toast as referring to live people not in attendance, as well as the dead. There may...
- "To absent friends" is a toast to mean being missed, thought of at the moment, passed on or alive but non-present. Mostly giving a toast, such as a...
- Considering that absent has meanings of 'not present (at a certain place)' as well as 'not existent,' (yes!) it must be said, no, the reference is...
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Eleanor Roosevelt. I Miss You, Romantic, Missing You. 41 Copy quote. To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due. Neil Gaiman. Lost Love, Giving, Devil. 9 Copy quote.
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Jan 20, 2023 · In both Star Trek III and Star Trek Beyond, the two Captain Kirks gather the Enterprise crew and toast, "To absent friends." Shatner's toast is a succinct and heartwarming tribute to their fallen comrade, Spock (Leonard Nimoy), who sacrificed his life to save the Enterprise and its crew in The Wrath of Khan.
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To Absent Friends -2- STORY OF PLAY Eric Nilsson, a high school senior, is in the hospital after a serious car accident. Uncomfortable, depressed, and lonely during the middle of the night, he is surprised by a visit from three close friends. There’s Bruce, the class genius; Shawn, the class clown; and Jenny, whose presence is enough to
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