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Trying to present some great birthday puns? We’ve got some that really take the cake.
Whether you need a good caption for your own birthday photo or a phrase for the bday gift note, we’ve put together a great list below of birthday puns, jokes & Instagram captions so you don’t have to try too card.
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General Birthday Puns & Wordplay for Instagram Captions
In need of a cute punny caption for your own birthday pics? Here are some options that will take the cake.
Some only dream of birthday cake, and others bake it happen
Sip Sip hurray
This party was the icing on the cake
It’s my birthday; I can wine if I want to
When I made this birthday cake, I sprinkled it with love
Age only matters when you’re cheese, and you look gouda to me
Ready to cake on the day
If no one comes to your party you can have your cake and eat it too
My birthday cake brings all the boys to the yard
Let’s make like raccoons and get trashed for your birthday
This whole birthday thing is getting kind of old, don’t you think?
New age, same old me
A sprinkle in time
Don’t tell me to act my age because I haven’t been this age before
Wishing my sauciest friend an A1 birthday
Your birthday is what you bake it
Happy anni-birth-sary
You know you’re getting old when the cake says, “candle with care’
Birthday candles aren’t the only things getting lit this weekend
Celebrating me today is a piece of cake
I wrote a message on your birthday cake, because I thought you might like to have your cake and read it too
The one with your birthday
Have some cake and ice cream to celebrate sherbert day
Turning 21 is the beerst birthday
I can’t cake my eyes off of you
For the record, I’m not old, I’m a classic
Happy bae-day
Wishing I had s’more birthday wishes
Break out the corkscrew because you have aged to perfection
Wine improves with age. And I improve with wine
Too young to be this old
You batter believe this birthday takes the cake
Punny Messages & Instagram Captions for Other People’s Birthdays
Wishing someone else a happy birthday, or posting a bday shoutout that you want to be filled with puns? Here are some ideas that won’t get old.
Whisking you a happy birthday
Celebrating you is a piece of cake
Sprinkling you with birthday wishes
Have a flantastic birthday
Nothing holds a candle to you
You batter believe I’m wishing you a happy birthday
Happy birthday dough you
You really take the birthday cake
Have a grate birthday. Hope that’s not too cheesy
I was going to get you a present, but I decided this folded paper would show how much I card about you
You did a grape job raisin me. Happy birthday!
Forget about the past, you can’t change it. Forget about the future, you can’t predict it. Forget about the present, I didn’t get you one
Punny Birthday Jokes
Last but not least, if you’re in need of a fun birthday themed dad joke to bust out, here are a few that just get better with age.
What does a cat like to eat on his birthday? Mice cream and cake
What kind of cake do ghosts choose for their birthday? I-scream cake
How do pickles celebrate their cake day? – They relish the moment
Why do owls rarely celebrate birthdays? They don’t give a hoot
What do they serve at birthday parties in heaven? Angel food cake
What is the funniest ice cream to top birthday cake? Gelato is a whole lot of fun
If you want to say happy birthday to a sheep in Spain, it’s “fleece cumpleanos.”
Did we miss any of your favorite Birthday Puns?
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