funny 40th birthday gifts (28)

Short lines that name the age problem in plain words. A memory joke such as I remembered to forget and a life-stage joke such as Living my parents' American dream both work well across the chest. Pick the one that sounds like the birthday person.

You can order them on this page. Choose a saying, a colour and a size, then check out. Delivery is within the United States only, and it usually takes between 6 and 10 business days, so allow for that if the birthday is close.

A sweatshirt is warmer, with its fleece-lined inside, so it suits autumn and winter birthdays. The funny 40th birthday t-shirts carry the same sayings in lighter cotton, so only the layer changes. Choose the sweatshirt if the birthday falls in the cold months.

It borrows the old line "peaked in high school" and moves it much earlier, so the joke is on the wearer and nobody else. It suits a forty-year-old who laughs at themselves first.

The cut is unisex, so a man and a woman read the same chart. Open the size guide, compare it with a sweatshirt they already own, and order the size closest to its chest width and length.