# Suggestions for witty sayings on retirement part cake **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 7, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839 "2015-10-07T17:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/1 "2015-10-07T17:49:30Z")
I’d like to get some suggestions for witty sayings to put on a cake for a retirement party. The person retiring worked in the tech field, although the saying doesn’t have to be related to that. Anybody got any ideas / suggestions? Thanks, J. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/2 "2015-10-07T18:06:09Z")
Will there be hipsters present? If so, I recommend: \* **WITTY SAYING** \* ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/3 "2015-10-07T18:47:32Z")
“Don’t let the door hit you on the way out” ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/4 "2015-10-07T19:35:14Z")
One that made me laugh out loud when it finally clicked in my head, but which would require a certain type of audience to appreciate, was: Next time, buy better tires. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/5 "2015-10-07T19:41:22Z")
404: Job Not Found Why: You’re Retired. Congratulations! Career Powering Down Cogratulations! ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/6 "2015-10-07T20:57:18Z")
> [@Philster](#): > > 404: Job Not Found > Why: You’re Retired. > Congratulations! > > Career Powering Down > Cogratulations! 🙂 I like these, especially “404: Job Not Found.” Keep 'em coming! J. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/7 "2015-10-07T23:55:28Z")
(Have the baker make a resistor out of icing at the top of the cake, then print:) “Retiring is mandatory, resistance is futile.” (Wow! That sucks!) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/8 "2015-10-08T00:16:51Z")
“So long Career, Welcome Diabetes” “We’ve always hated you” Have a picture of a hand, palm up, with a glowing crystal a la Logan’s Run “Time for Carrousel, Time to renew” Show the entire cast off Cocoon flipping off the viewer “Off to Antarea you go” ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/9 "2015-10-08T00:19:02Z")
oh here’s another… Show a box of Soylent Green with the retiree’s picture on it like it was a wheaties box ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/10 "2015-10-08T00:38:08Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > oh here’s another… > > Show a box of Soylent Green with the retiree’s picture on it like it was a wheaties box BTW, I’ve just convinced myself to use this one myself for my Dad’s retirement party in April. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/11 "2015-10-08T02:25:38Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > “We’ve always hated you” Along these lines I recently saw: Congratulations. Now GTFO. 🙂 J. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/12 "2015-10-08T11:19:20Z")
> [@Philster](#): > > 404: Job Not Found > Why: You’re Retired. > Congratulations! > > Career Powering Down > Cogratulations! Oh, I like both of these, especially the 404 one! ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/13 "2015-10-08T12:49:15Z")
“We’ve come to think of you as someone we used to work with.” ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/14 "2015-10-09T10:18:33Z")
Have your cake, and beat it. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/15 "2015-10-09T14:27:29Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > Have your cake, and beat it. Yeah… not bad! Thanks, J. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/16 "2015-10-09T14:30:04Z")
no pressure no stress no heartache… unless you play golf goodbye tension, hello pension add life to your days, and days to your life ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/17 "2015-10-09T14:30:40Z")
“You’re dead to us”. But with that, put the happiest pictures on the cake. Get Princesses if you can. Make the writing pink. As cute and happy and loving as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/18 "2015-10-09T15:08:34Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > “You’re dead to us”. But with that, put the happiest pictures on the cake. Get Princesses if you can. Make the writing pink. As cute and happy and loving as possible. This had me laughing out loud! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/19 "2015-10-09T16:45:13Z")
How about what we say whenever our friends are departing after an evening of fun: Aren’t you gone yet? However, I agree, the 404 is the best idea so far. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839/20 "2015-10-09T16:51:14Z")
Just a few minutes too late with this: When my cubemate took another job, I signed his card with _“You ain’t gone yet?”_ I retired 4 years ago, and if there was a cake, all it said was “Good luck” or something equally bland. The gifts that were inside jokes were much more fun! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-witty-sayings-on-retirement-part-cake/733839.md?page=2)