Ideas-little jokey present-50th birthday

[kat_h]

Since he rides too maybe some comment about him being a half-century and print out some maps of good 50 k rides to celebrate with.

[mimitabby]

that's a really cute idea, Kat.

For me, becoming 50 was sort of an unpleasant idea. Bday gifts that do NOT focus on age would have been my preference. Food is always nice.

[solobiker]

When my brother turned 40 I gave him a large card with every possible way that I could write 40 such as: 40, 4T, fourty, TTTT etc..

[SouthernBelle]

that's a really cute idea, Kat.

For me, becoming 50 was sort of an unpleasant idea. Bday gifts that do NOT focus on age would have been my preference. Food is always nice.

I was pretty much that way too.

[divingbiker]

Well, this wouldn't work for your friend, but the type of gifts I got when I turned 50 (in Belize, with 7 friends) were a pair of "hot pants" with BELIZE written across the @$$, a toe ring, and some fuzzy pink slippers.

The only thing I still have is the slippers.

[Trek420]

Since he rides too maybe some comment about him being a half-century and print out some maps of good 50 k rides to celebrate with.

Make sure you specify they are flat, easy, low key ..... better yet organize a half century ride for him. "Ride ____'s age"

Or since 50 is the new 30 get a bunch of "your 30" stuff.

[KathiCville]

For my cycling BF's 40th, I got him (among other things) a funny cartoon T-shirt from the New Yorker's Cartoon Bank. About $20, I think. Go to www.cartoonbank.com, and plug in different keywords like cycling, bike, bicycle---you'll come up with a bunch of possibilities.

Or, if you've got a little time this week, see if you can get a childhood pic of the birthday boy, scan it, and turn it into an iron-on transfer on a plain t-shirt, with a smart-a** tagline about his age. Simple, personalized.

There are also some great cycling-related bumper stickers available via Internet. Even if he doesn't stick it on a vehicle, he'll probably get a kick out of the thought/gesture.

[BTW, I'm turning 50 next week, and celebrating the occasion with a WomanTours cycling trip on the Natchez Trace in Mississippi. I *love* to mark *big* birthdays by doing something special......]

[Bad JuJu]

[BTW, I'm turning 50 next week, and celebrating the occasion with a WomanTours cycling trip on the Natchez Trace in Mississippi. I *love* to mark *big* birthdays by doing something special......]

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BTW, don't forget to post a report when you return from your tour, Kathi. I covet that ride!