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40th B-day Gag Gift Ideas/poems?


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My friend is turning 40 this Friday and a few of us are getting together for lunch. We usually have a "no gifts" policy, but I'd like to get her a little something funny. Any suggestions for a gift or a poem? What if I put together a little "40 survival kit" with pantyliners, vitamins, asprin, bifocals? Give me some ideas!! Thanks.


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confused Community Regular

instead of an panty liner, maybe an depends. Get her black balloons.

paula

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instead of an panty liner, maybe an depends. Get her black balloons.

paula

Yeah, but then I'd have to buy a whole thing of them and *I* certainly don't need them (yet) :lol:

angel-jd1 Community Regular

Prune Juice

Prunes

81mg Aspirin

Geritol or a senior vitamin of some sort

Depends

Cane/walker (borrow one from somebody don't buy it)

Reading Glasses

Hearing Aid

brochures from retirement homes or products that cater to older folks

non skid socks

beano

also a black theme to present it with......black bag, black card, black tissue paper etc. :lol:

If you have a "Spencers" store near you...they have TONS of cute over the hill things.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular

I second the Spencer gifts, they have lots of funny things. :)

azmom Newbie

How about a sympathy card that "mourns the passing of your youth". (I can say that, cuz I'm over 40!)

Jo.R Contributor

We had some one come in classic mourning clothes (long black dress, black veil...) weeping and crying over the birthday girl.


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Have you decided what to do yet?? You'll have to let us know!!

-Jessica :rolleyes:

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Have you decided what to do yet?? You'll have to let us know!!

-Jessica :rolleyes:

I ended up getting her a wine stopper with "I'm 40, stop WHINING start Wine'In" and a corkscrew with "SCREW 40" on it. The crowning touch was the enormous shiny milar balloon shapped in a 40 that I had the hostess bring to the table.

Thanks for the ideas!

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