My sister is preparing a birthday card for a co-worker. The co-worker is new to the office but is very funny and outgoing and her and my sister get along great.
Give me something brilliant to tell her to write in the card, my brain is mushy this morning…
Once, when I was new to a job, a manager had a birthday so we passed around a card to sign.
I wrote:
“I know we’ve just met, but already I feel I’ve known you for days. Happy Birthday”.
Not brilliant, but I thought it was funny at the time.
My friend always writes, in a childlike hand:
i never liked you anyway
“Life will be easier from here on out. Because after (insert new age) it is all downhill.”
All your cake (or pie) are belong to us.
Get her a kiddie card and modify the number on the front to the appropriate age.
For example, if she’s turning 29, get one of those “You’re 2!” cards, and write a “9” in marker after the “2”.
The sillier/more childish the motif the better. (Teddy bears with drums or balloons, fairies with wings, unicorns, etc.)
“Happy birthday! In lieu of a gift, feel free to steal some office supplies.”
“Congratulations on another successful trip around the Sun”
You can make a game of it… Do it once, then see how many more times you can do it before you have to stop.
You may be getting older, but you still have the heart of a young girl.
I saw it in a jar on your desk.
Getting older is not so bad when one considers the alternative…
The funniest thing I can think of writing in a greeting card (a blank greeting card) is, “So sorry to hear about your allergy to paper products.” That doesn’t seem appropriate for the situation, though.
I like Alice the Goon’s suggestion.
What birthday is your sister’s co-worker celebrating (or mourning)?
Take a piece of ordinary white 8.5 x 11 paper.
Fold it in half.
On the front, write:
Times are tough
Things are hard
On the inside, write:
Here’s your cheap-ass birthday card.