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40th birthday card.
One link, everyone signs it.
This is a group 40th birthday card: one card, everyone signs it from a link, and it opens for them on their fortieth. No printing, no posting, no chasing people to sign it.
Below are 40th birthday messages people write, sorted by how well they know the person.
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Everyone's words in one card.
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Happy birthday. You are the best person I know at forty, and I know a few.
Happy birthday from everyone. Some of us needed a reminder.
Happy birthday. Forty is just the start of the bit where nobody tells you what to do.
Pick a design
The question
Each writer gets a question.
One at a time, about Sam. They answer in their own words, or write without one.
- Something Sam did this year that you still think about.
- Words of Sam's that you have caught yourself using.
- A day Sam made better just by turning up.
- Something Sam taught you without meaning to.
- A small thing about Sam that nobody else would notice.
- The story about Sam you tell most.
- The moment you knew you had a proper friend in Sam.
- Something Sam did that only a friend would.
- A thing you still laugh about together.
- The time Sam turned up when it mattered.
- Something Sam knew about you before you said it.
- Something Sam did for the family that went unsaid.
- A habit of Sam's that you have caught yourself copying.
- A memory of Sam from when you were younger.
- Something Sam put up with from you.
- Something Sam taught you, mostly by example.
- A small thing Sam did that you noticed and never mentioned.
- The moment you knew.
- Something Sam did this year that made things easier for you.
- A thing about Sam you would not change.
- Something Sam carried that was yours to carry.
- The thing you go to Sam for.
- Something you picked up from working beside Sam.
- A bad day at work that Sam turned round.
- Something a new starter should be told about Sam.
- Something Sam did that made the job feel worth doing.
Or write without one.
40th birthday card messages
Pick one that sounds like you, change the name, and sign it.
From a close friend
Forty looks good on you. Probably because you have always acted like you were already there.
Happy birthday. Forty is just the start of the bit where nobody tells you what to do.
I have known you since before you were this old. It still surprises me how well it suits you.
Happy birthday. You are the best person I know at forty, and I know a few.
From the group
Happy birthday from everyone. Some of us needed a reminder.
We all chipped in, which tells you how much we think of you. Happy fortieth.
Forty and still putting up with all of us. That is the real achievement.
What to leave out
Skip the jokes about being old, over the hill, or past it. They land differently on a milestone birthday, and not always well.
Do not write about what forty means or how fast time goes. The person already knows. Write about them, not the number.
Avoid messages that are really about you. The card is theirs.
Send one card from everyone
Set the date, share the link, and it opens on the morning of their fortieth.
- 01
Add the birthday.
The card opens that morning and not before. No spoilers.
- 02
Send one link.
In the group chat, by text, or by email. Each person signs once, in a browser, no app needed.
- 03
They open it on the day.
Every message with a name beside it. A fortieth they keep.
Questions
How many people can sign a group 40th birthday card?
As many as you like. The link goes to whoever you send it to, and each person adds their own message.
Can I send the card late if I missed the birthday?
Yes. Change the date when you set it up, or open it straight away. Late is better than not at all.
Does the person need an account to read it?
No. They get a link and it opens in any browser. Nothing to download or sign up for.
Somebody has a day coming up.
Everyone's words in one card.