Man, you are getting old.
Right, you know damned well the cake isn't really for you. Put in earplugs, then make them sing happy birthday to you. If you're going to suffer a placebo birthday, you might as well make it a practical joke on them. Clap when they're finished. Cap it off with , "yay, I can't wait til next year", then hide or trash every piece of bread in the house, go back to the internet. And as Marie Antoinette said, "let them eat cake"....!..Thanks ravi - my wife and kids are threatening to each make me a cake (knowing that I don't really like cake.)
And as Marie Antoinette said, "let them eat cake"....!..![]()