I like the 50 year old wine idea.
Meanwhile, my dad is now 62. For his 60th, *three* people bought him gag gift walking sticks with a beer holder attached to it and a bell to ring when you need a top up. It was new that year (I think) and people apparently thought he'd love it. He used 1 of them for about a week afterwards (he doesn't need a walking stick usually) and then they all disappeared into the bowels of his wardrobe.
Of course, nobody could top the gift he gave himself for his 60th - he got married that night on a river boat. The only people who knew he was getting married were him and my now-step-mum, and me, my sis and step-sis were told the day before. Step-mum had organised for all of their friends to come up for dad's 60th for a surprise party (which he knew about) and they all showed up on the day, and me, sis and step-sis were getting people drinks trying not to laugh about how they thought they were surprising dad, but he was actually going to get married and nobody knew.
The riverboat was where we were all lying in wait, even though dad knew we were there (though the guests didn't know that) and my favourite moment of the whole night was my already-tipsy step-sis, sitting with me and sis on the roof of the boat, spying dad and step-mum approaching and she yells out to us, "Duck down so they don't see us!" Sis is like, "Umm, they know we're here." LOL.
