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40th birthday ecards

A fortieth birthday can hold memories, new plans, and plenty of room for a good laugh.

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40th birthday ecard

40th birthday ecard

Happy 40th birthday, friend

Happy 40th birthday, friend

Happy 40th birthday, son

Happy 40th birthday, son

Funny 40th birthday ecard

Funny 40th birthday ecard

Happy birthday! I brought my loudest quiet cheer.

Happy birthday! I brought my loudest quiet cheer.

Happy birthday! Excellent party face.

Happy birthday! Excellent party face.

Happy birthday! Cake is worth the queue.

Happy birthday! Cake is worth the queue.

A little birthday party. A spectacular mess.

A little birthday party. A spectacular mess.

Happy birthday! Rain cannot cancel cake.

Happy birthday! Rain cannot cancel cake.

Birthday picnic rule: professional lounging only

Birthday picnic rule: professional lounging only

Happy birthday! The bunting tried its best.

Happy birthday! The bunting tried its best.

A new birthday chapter. Same brilliant nonsense.

A new birthday chapter. Same brilliant nonsense.

Happy birthday! Your cheering squad ate the icing.

Happy birthday! Your cheering squad ate the icing.

Birthday wishes, with absolutely no sensible advice

Birthday wishes, with absolutely no sensible advice

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! CAKE FIRST. DETAILS LATER.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! CAKE FIRST. DETAILS LATER.

BIRTHDAY MODE: UNREASONABLY CHEERFUL

BIRTHDAY MODE: UNREASONABLY CHEERFUL

happy birthday. excellent taste in cake.

happy birthday. excellent taste in cake.

YOUR BIRTHDAY. YOUR RULES. CHORES CANCELLED.

YOUR BIRTHDAY. YOUR RULES. CHORES CANCELLED.

Make a wish. Make it wonderfully ridiculous.

Make a wish. Make it wonderfully ridiculous.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ZERO DANCE JUDGEMENT.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ZERO DANCE JUDGEMENT.

birthday magic. mostly good company.

birthday magic. mostly good company.

BIG BIRTHDAY JOY. QUESTIONABLE DANCE MOVES.

BIG BIRTHDAY JOY. QUESTIONABLE DANCE MOVES.

A beautiful birthday. Doing absolutely nothing counts.

A beautiful birthday. Doing absolutely nothing counts.

Another trip around the sun. Time for a lie-down?

Another trip around the sun. Time for a lie-down?

Happy birthday! Take the scenic route to doing nothing.

Happy birthday! Take the scenic route to doing nothing.

Birthday wishes big enough to need extra sky

Birthday wishes big enough to need extra sky

Elegant birthday wishes. Spectacularly silly dancing.

Elegant birthday wishes. Spectacularly silly dancing.

Happy birthday! Gracefully ignoring sensible advice.

Happy birthday! Gracefully ignoring sensible advice.

Happy birthday! Officially cake-worthy.

Happy birthday! Officially cake-worthy.

Your birthday. Your rules. No chores.

Your birthday. Your rules. No chores.

Happy birthday! This calls for emergency sprinkles.

Happy birthday! This calls for emergency sprinkles.

A birthday fit for a professional napper

A birthday fit for a professional napper

Birthday maths: more wishes, fewer chores

Birthday maths: more wishes, fewer chores

The birthday balloon committee approves of you

The birthday balloon committee approves of you

Happy birthday, champion of excellent snacks

Happy birthday, champion of excellent snacks

Make a birthday wish. Be wildly unreasonable.

Make a birthday wish. Be wildly unreasonable.

Happy birthday! Even your hair is celebrating.

Happy birthday! Even your hair is celebrating.

Happy birthday! Confetti supervision required.

Happy birthday! Confetti supervision required.

Happy birthday from your chief present inspector

Happy birthday from your chief present inspector

Happy birthday! Present security is on duty.

Happy birthday! Present security is on duty.

Birthday applause. Slightly sticky paws.

Birthday applause. Slightly sticky paws.

Happy birthday! Your wishes got an upgrade.

Happy birthday! Your wishes got an upgrade.

Happy birthday! Fancy socks count as partywear.

Happy birthday! Fancy socks count as partywear.

Birthday forecast: scattered happy dances

Birthday forecast: scattered happy dances

Happy birthday! I fought the wrapping paper.

Happy birthday! I fought the wrapping paper.

Tiny card. Ridiculously big birthday energy.

Tiny card. Ridiculously big birthday energy.

Happy birthday to a certified good egg

Happy birthday to a certified good egg

Happy birthday, highly qualified daydreamer

Happy birthday, highly qualified daydreamer

Finding the words for a 40th birthday

Take your cue from how the recipient feels about forty. Choose affectionate humor or a thoughtful memory without treating age as a problem to soften. A specific wish for their interests is more personal than a generic midlife message.

A few words to get you started

  • Happy fortieth birthday! Here’s to the stories so far and the good ones still to come.
  • Forty today, and still finding new things to love. Wishing you a year that gives you time for them.