Mr. Cookie is turning 40 later this month. I’m having a party for him (casino night) but would love to hear of any funny ideas.
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OK, here it is: The secret, even decade, once-in-a-lifetime, funny birthday gift idea. It’s easier to do for the 50th (or the 25th, for that matter), but 40 will work.
You get him a huge box, and fill it with an odd assortment of gifts. The last one I did was for someone’s 50th. He got a 50 watt light bulb, 50 count paper clips, 50 count toothpick box, 50 paper cups, 50 this, 50 that, etc. He’d unpacked the whole box before he got it. Another friend got his in the mail, and didn’t figure out the joke for a week.
It should be pretty easy to find a variety of small items packaged 40 to the box, or items that are labeled 40 themselves (40 proof liquor; 40 weight oil). Just wander down the ailes of the grocery store, stationary store, auto parts. Hell, Super Target should be perfect.
Be careful, this could be an expensive present – we spent more than we would have otherwise just to get more 50 stuff.
LOL danalan. I will definitely have to try that!
On that same vein: Multiple 40 oz’ers! 
Thats what I would want! And since its “Casino Night” you can have scantily clad cocktail girls serve them.
And don’t forget the oral sex!
Well, my 40th is next August. Personally, I’m going for Denial.
For my hubby’s 40th, I gave him an “Over the Hill” party. It was actually just a small gathering of family and the presents had no theme, but the cake had a black tombstone candle (and I used green decorator’s sugar to make the grave) and we had black balloons. He thought it was hilarious!
I suspect that in about 3 years, he’ll get even with me.
Get him a used UB40 CD.
I just wanted to add that my 40th is later this year too. Like my last 20 or so birthdays, I intend to ignore it.
Al
I would do the used UB40 CD except that I might have to kill myself if he ever actually plays it. “Red, Red Wiiiiiiiiiiiine” is my Number 1 all time, hated song.
As far as scantily clad women, I have made a play date for him the night before where he should be seeing many scantily clad women!
Ok, I really like this. I made my sister a birthday card with this motto on it:
(front)
Don’t think of it as turning 40…
(inside)
Think of it as achieving XL-ence!
Mr. Taters is turning 40 on the 16th. I get to laugh at him because I have nine months to go.
My plans consist of a gathering of our best friends. There will of course be the requisite black balloons and tombstone and black candles. I and our friends will be presenting him with a cane, an old-fashioned horn shaped hearing aid, and an afghan. I will also be supplying him with a container of Metamucil, hair dye for men, and those straps that hold up socks (assuming I can find those).
The above are all the gag gifts I can think of for now. I’ll be checking this thread out for further good ideas.
Of course, after the friends have left, I will be presenting myself to him, er…rather naughtily dressed;)
Taters those are some good ideas. Just FYI in the idea thing, with the Casino Night, I’m going to have “prizes” throughout the night – I think you could do this at a party without casino as well. I am buying scratch tickets to give out and having them coupled with funny things, like “five scratch tickets and a 30 minute session where Mr. Cookie’s counsels you on road rage” (Not that Mr. Cookie is a road rager, but he is a “worked up” driver and I think that would get a laugh 