Silently acknowledge? That's just silly. A cat might do that, but nekkid people don't. We know more than one way to skin a cat and leave them exposed.
I'll try to remember when your birthday is. I don't care for my birthday being brought up either, so sometimes I preempt it, but if someone else brings up my birthday then I'll take you down with me when it's your birthday next year. Or something.
Don't put googly eyes on my forehead.