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# People Are Very Confused About Taylor Swift's Birthday Message to Karlie Kloss

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## Video: 25 Iconic Taylor Swift Instagrams in 25 Seconds

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## Samantha Grossman


Aug 4, 2015 3:18 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Aug 4, 2015 3:18 PM UTC

Monday, August 3, was the 23rd birthday of supermodel Karlie Kloss, who just so happens to be one of Taylor Swift’s [high-profile besties.](http://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/news/a+history+of+taylor+swift+and+karlie+kloss+friendship,34023) Naturally, Swift took to Instagram to mark the happy occasion and offer Kloss some birthday love.

Along with a caption that read, “Some of my best memories have been with this girl, laughing in the kitchen. Happy Birthday to the ray of light that is @karliekloss,” the “Bad Blood” singer carefully selected and then uploaded the following photo:

Now, let’s dissect this a bit. First of all, that’s not a picture of Karlie Kloss. It’s just objectively not. It’s a picture of Swift’s boyfriend Calvin Harris, with Kloss _in the background._

People immediately began [noting](http://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/taylor-swift-posted-a-photo-of-calvin-harris-for-karlie-klos#.sylBYK6qW) that this made little to no sense. Others saw it as an opportunity for some jokes:

> [](https://twitter.com/HipsterTSwift/status/628322819793907714)


The good news, though, is that Kloss didn’t seem offended by Harris’s presence in the photo, and appreciated Tay’s message:

> [](https://twitter.com/karliekloss/status/628333710111338496)

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