How to Master 40th Birthday Humor

40th birthday humor is generally referred to as jokes that make fun of becoming old. These jokes lighten the dread of getting older by adding laughter to the situation.

How can 40th birthday humor be funny and not corny? How can 40th birthday humor bring joy to someone who is getting older?
Follow these simple guidelines for best results.

Things You'll Need

• Good sense of humor
• Friend willing to listen to your jokes

Instructions

1. Stick with short jokes and one-liners. Fortieth birthday jokes are all very similar - they each end off with a punch line about getting older. Telling jokes that are too long can make the joke boring, because the listener is usually anticipating the punch line about old age already. The trick is to tell quick short jokes so that you can tell the whole joke before the listener has a chance to figure out what the punch line will be.

2. Don't overdo it. Telling a few 40th birthday jokes at a time can be funny. Telling too many at a time just gets monotonous and boring. If you have a need to tell many jokes in one sitting, then add in jokes about other topics as well to make it more interesting.

3. Don't be boastful about your youth. If you are telling 40th birthday jokes to a friend who is significantly older than you, don't show off how young you are by telling jokes that make your friend feel really old. Remember, the whole point is to have fun with these jokes, not to a person who is getting older feel even worse.

4. Try making up your own fortieth birthday jokes. Take jokes that exist already and change around some details so that they relate to more personal situations. For example, if there is a joke about a man going up a hill, and your friend has big blue glasses, change the joke to "a man going up the hill in big blue glasses". Experiment with this idea.

5. If you are telling 40th birthday jokes at a party, then mix in the jokes with personal stories about the birthday boy. This makes the jokes even more entertaining. Try to tell jokes that relate to stories with similar themes. For example, if it is a joke about loosing your hair, then surround it with a story about how the birthday boy used to have golden locks as a baby.

Tips & Warnings

• Remember the whole point is to have fun, but don't go overboard

• Don't be insulting to friends who feel bad about their aging by telling 40th birthday jokes