forgotten birthday

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Why did I get divorced? Well, last week was my birthday.

My wife didn’t wish me a happy birthday. My parents forgot, and so did my kids. I went to work, and even my colleagues didn’t say anything.

As I entered my office, my secretary said, "Happy birthdayBIRTHDAY GREETING, boss!" I felt so special.

She asked me outINVITED ME TO GO SOMEWHERE WITH HER for lunch. After lunch, she invited me to her flatAPARTMENT OR PLACE WHERE SHE LIVES.

We went there and she said, "Do you mindIS IT OKAY WITH YOU if I go into the bedroom for a minute?"

"Okay," I said.

She came out five minutes later with a birthday cake — and my wife, my parents, my kids, my friends, and my colleagues all yellingSHOUTING LOUDLY, "SURPRISE!!!"

While I was waiting on the sofa... nakedNOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES.

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🔍 Vocabulary

In this joke, let's look at she asked me out, flat, Do you mind, yelling, and naked.
She asked me out means she invited me to go somewhere with her, usually socially.
Flat is a South African/British English word for an apartment or a place to live.
Do you mind is a polite way to ask if something is okay.
Yelling means shouting loudly.
Naked means not wearing any clothes.

• He was surprised when she asked him out.
• She lives in a flat near the city centre.
• Do you mind if I open the window?
• The kids were yelling during the party.
• He accidentally walked into the wrong room — naked!

📘 Grammar

This joke uses the past simple tense to tell a story: “forgot,” “said,” “came out,” etc. It includes direct speech with quotation marks for what people said. It also uses polite and informal expressions such as “Do you mind” and “She asked me out.”

• My wife didn’t wish me a happy birthday.
• She asked me out for lunch.
• "Do you mind if I go into the bedroom?"

🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives

She asked me out: she invited me, she proposed we go out
Flat: apartment, place
Do you mind: is it okay, would you mind
Yelling: shouting, screaming
Naked: unclothed, not dressed

💬 Mini Dialogue

Secretary: Happy birthday, boss! Want to go out for lunch?
Me: Sure, that sounds nice.
Secretary: Do you mind if I go to the bedroom for a minute?
Me: (sitting on the sofa, undressed)
Everyone: SURPRISE!!!
Me: (thinking) This just got really awkward...

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