For a male....Thanks!!
This is exactly why I packed my bikinis and went to Mexico for my 50th!! ;-)
50 is only half-way there!
I have no over the hill ideas, but if you think he won't have a heart attack, get one of those fake candies that has a cap hidden inside. Put it on a plate or on the table in front of him and tell him it's great so he'll eat it right away. It will explode when he picks it up. Totally hilarious.
I did this to a co-worker several years ago. He was so busy chattering away on his phone, he wasn't very focused, and didn't notice everyone was watching him from their cubicles, hoping to get a laugh. Everyone but he was in on the joke.
Then without warning, he picked up his trick candy to eat it, there was a huge flash of light, then BANG!, he screamed like a girl into the phone (poor person on the other line), and the next thing we know, his chair was tipped over, feet up, with wheels spinning in the air. I can't begin to tell you how hard everyone was laughing as this guy got up, totally red-faced from the floor stunned, laughing wildly, and clutching his chest!
The guy was 28, and very good natured. In fact, he got our boss later that afternoon with it...and didn't get fired. Though I thought we might have to pull the defibrilator (sp?) off the wall!
The same week, someone didn't want the fun to end, and so they gave our boss a dish of candies. What he didn't know was they were "fart" candy. They had something in them that make you gassy real quick. Needless to say, the boss had the door closed for the afternoon. Hmmm. And then that same day, they put exploding golf balls in his bag during the company golf tournament and later put some weird contraption on his car's tail pipe that made it make this horrible shrill noise when he rode down the street. He was totally freaked, since it was a new Lexus. No one fessed up with that one! LOL.
There are exploding pens that very realistic too. This might work better if you know he is suspicious.
Another good gag is a fake lottery ticket. Won't he be totally elated then depressed to find out he didn't win $10,000 on his birthday. I think that one is kinda cruel, but it works. My dh got his buddy with one of those once. I felt sorry for him. :(
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http://www.realhilarious.com/index.php?main_page=index&am...
http://realcheappranks.com/exploding-pranks-c-23.html
http://www.thegag.com/a1640.html
http://www.prankplace.com/product.aspx?d=Lottery-Tickets....
http://www.thatrestlessmouse.com/product/PJ0020/Whistling...
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A can of olives wrapped up all nicely
Fart spray
A Chia pet
Sea Monkeys
how about one of those baseball caps that says "Don't forget my senior discount"? http://www.cafepress.com/+dont_forget_senior_discount_cap...
You going to the same party that I am this weekend? No ideas, just thought it would be funny if you were!
For a friend's 40th, I bought a suit jacket, dress shirt and tie at Goodwill, put them together nicely (shirt in jacket, tie tied around collar), put a couple of stitches in to hold the tie to the shirt and the shirt to the jacket, then cut the whole thing vertically up the back, like they do in funeral homes. It was a huge hit! I just added a note in the box to the effect of "Thought this might come in handy, since you're old and going to die soon." The best part is that they really don't get it until they lift the "suit" out if the box. :-)
My parents gave one of their friends a funeral wreath for his 40th bday. My aunt used to work at a flower shop so they had her make it with dead flowers. It was a huge hit with everyone at the party.
Depends? Viagra? A walking stick with a mirror on the bottom? Denture holders?
We always treat the 50th like the over the hill thing =)
walker ? glasses ? hair color ? a senior citzen card for discounts ?
A box of Depends, wrapped up all pretty...
for my sister we got:
pill organizers
reading glasses
depends
antacids
and there are funny things on www.stupid.com
