Celebrity·Posted on Jun 26, 201316 Steps To Properly Celebrate Nick Offerman's BirthdayThe Parks and Recreation actor and demigod turns 43 on Wednesday. Here is a guide to getting the dour Ron Swanson to party hard for his real-life counterpart.by Jordan ZakarinBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Beware: Your well wishes will be rejected at first. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. Remember, this is a man who likes his alone time. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. You have to expect and accept the verbal abuse, OK? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Hey, at least he's honest. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. Puppies optional, but they help. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Make sure you have a funny hat at your disposal. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. Point out how great his facial hair is — he likes that. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. This might help loosen him up: 9. Get his wife, Megan Mullally, in on the party. 10. Challenge him if you gotta! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Invite the kids. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. Hey look, there's that smile! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. Don't worry about those complaints... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. Because soon he'll start dancing! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. And then shit is just gonna get crazy. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. And you will be in an infinite loop of AMAZING. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF
