To think this is a hideous card?

[Slightlyannoyed]

Its from DH to me.

Meh, at least he read the words. I once got a card from DH with ‘To my darling husband’ on the front. (For the avoidance of doubt, I am a woman )

He has bought it at the local garage hasnt he lol

Don't see much wrong with it.

It looks like a pink dead cat with tattoos.

Concentrate on the message. Ignore the dubious cat.

Three days late and totally not the usual card he would usually give me.
Just one of those moments, I suppose.

He has bought it at the local garage hasnt he lol

I'm going to bet he got it from his mother or someone who bought a box of multi purpose greeting cards, it looks like the type you would get in those

I think the 3 days late part is colouring your opinion of the actual card.

Three days late?!
He'd better be the cat with 9 lives, because he'd be thrown out of the window with the card.

Okay, it's not the best, but at least he got you one. Mine never bothers.

Drip feed alert. It being 3 days late is the issue - why is it late? Is it a birthday card?

'Slightly annoyed'? Did you set up an account for this? I didn't know 5-year olds could marry.

I don't get it?

I didn't either so I googled it and apparently it's a phrase (probably like the dog's bollox or whatever)

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20cat%27s%20meow
the cat's meow
Archaic 1920s American slang that in various contexts refers to one or more of "excellent", "stylish", or "impressive to the ladies".

Synonymous with the cat's pyjamas and the bees' knees.
George, your zoot suit is quite the cat's meow! Perhaps now you will have a chance of capturing the attention of that flapper Matilda, she of the crimson ankle-baring swimsuit!

It could be worse. It could say ‘you’re the dogs bollocks’ with the appropriate illustration.

I name changed so the dead tattooed feline doesn't follow me around for ever more.

Why was it three days late?

Yes, its a birthday card. I was 55.

At least it didn't say "you're the dog's bollocks!" with a picture to match....

It's a bit odd but nothing offensive

It was late because he hadn't got round to writing it.

What did he write?
It doesn't take 3 days to write: Happy birthday. I love you.

Get him a thank you card, with the dog's bollocks suggested above.

Right, so your actual problem is having a husband who doesn’t care. 55 is too old for that shit
Well, any age is of course - but I’d lose the deadweight as a present to yourself for your 55th.

Just your bog standard 30p card. I wouldn't exactly be impressed.

Cards are such a waste of money. Bet you'd rather he made you a cup of tea and gave you a foot rub.

My concern is for the wellbeing of the cat. Stiff as a board, paws in the air is not a known indicator of good health

A late card is more of a problem than a card not to your taste. My DH grew up with the idea of Hallmark cards with verses as the gold standard. The more verse, the more you love the person you’re giving the card to. I hate those cards and like a random photo and a blank card with a personal message written. So on my birthday I get screeds of Hallmark verse and on his birthday DH gets minimalist randomness. Neither of us so far has decided this means the other doesn’t love us.

3 days late though =

("George, your zoot suit is quite the cat's meow! Perhaps now you will have a chance of capturing the attention of that flapper Matilda, she of the crimson ankle-baring swimsuit!"

How I wish people still spoke like that )

Yeah, the three days late is more annoying than the slightly bizarre cat, tbh.

Could be worse, DH once wrote a lovely thoughtful message in a card to me (not DH then, newly dating and all loved up ) where he told me I was the "most important thing" in his life.

Thing.

I still love him though