Veeblefester's birthday is coming up on
July 6th. Why do Veeblefester's employees feel a need to get him a present? I've never had a boss that I've wanted to celebrate a birthday with and I've had some pretty cool bosses.
On a side note--and I'm sure Chip is probably very embarrassed about forgetting--it's technically
Brutus' birthday if you look at last year. Here's last year's strip:
Maybe that's why Veeblefester is mentioning his birthday so no one will remember Brutus'.