Anderson Cooper’s lonely and pathetic McDonald’s birthday

By Raziel Reid • June 5, 2014 12:05 am EDT

Anderson Cooper turned 47 years old last night, and let’s just say his birthday dinner wasn’t a happy meal . . .

Cooper went to McDonald’s for a birthday treat (and yes, the fact that he eats McDicks makes me much less interested in his dick), and when he told the girl taking his order that it was his birthday he didn’t exactly get a toy as a gift.

Check out Cooper telling David Letterman about his big day on The Late Show:

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