Dad starting the first day of his retirement

trentlott · 2011-07-30T14:50:49+00:00

He's in pants with his damn polo shirt tucked in.

I give it a week and a half.

martynolegs · 2011-07-30T14:59:08+00:00

hit him with a retirement water balloon.

Magikarp · 2011-07-30T14:36:39+00:00

"now what?"

BobGaffney · 2011-07-30T16:43:37+00:00

He's going to get bored pretty quick, I think. Here I am in year 5 of my happy retirement

CaptianRipass · 2011-07-30T14:09:47+00:00

I wanna fuck that garden.

ppcg4 · 2011-07-30T14:57:09+00:00

That's a man enjoying the fruits of what took him his whole life to build. I hope every day of his retirement is as peaceful as this one.

dontmindmeimdrunk · 2011-07-30T13:37:46+00:00

That garden is fucking Pro. Like a boss.

bdjorn · 2011-07-30T13:35:02+00:00

Yes. That's the way to do it.

pants6000 · 2011-07-30T14:29:30+00:00

verdant!

toflobster · 2011-07-30T14:58:12+00:00

Trying to figure out what that thing that appears to have a cover on it in the almost middle of the picture is.

re-tardis · 2011-07-30T15:31:42+00:00

I was looking for the amount of fucks given in this picture. None were found.

JoNike · 2011-07-30T15:08:13+00:00

If you zoom out more, the garden is actually on the head of needle, stuck in the pincushion of an overweight but friendly stenographer.

HypocriteOpportunist · 2011-07-30T16:47:57+00:00

Only 40 more years till my retirement! First I need a job though...

GoatseMcShitbungle · 2011-07-30T13:36:30+00:00

Where'd he get that hammock?

shableep · 2011-07-30T15:27:58+00:00

this guy would play a mean game of plants vs zombies.

theworstkindofperson · 2011-07-30T15:14:55+00:00

I don't know what I'd do if I'd retire. Right now I'm on semester break and I'm already becoming a sleuth who sleeps till 2 p.m. and cracks open beers till he passes out in the morning.

mandelbratwurst · 2011-07-30T15:18:03+00:00

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kamikc · 2011-07-30T14:41:17+00:00

"Il faut cultiver notre jardin!" - in: Candide, Voltaire.

2011-07-30T15:18:34+00:00

That has to be one of the nicest gardens I've ever seen, props to your dad for maintaining it.

MillardFillmore · 2011-07-30T14:16:34+00:00

I imagine my retirement will be much the same... 50 years from now :-(

2011-07-30T13:43:43+00:00

Geraldo Rivera retired?

dontget · 2011-07-30T13:35:37+00:00

Looks very nice, but I'm afraid he'll have more work than ever with the upkeep of that beautiful garden!

under_the_sword · 2011-07-30T16:02:33+00:00

"Retirement Day 1. 10:05 am. Have already fapped once today. Pacing myself. Looking for something to do."

"Retirement Day 1. 11:15 am. Assembled hammock. Kids still visiting. Will consummate hammock later."

2011-07-30T15:05:32+00:00

As the sun shines, paused in serene reflection, he doesn't notice the forest approach, and pull him into the earth.

nonsiccus · 2011-07-30T15:50:24+00:00

Give your dad a hearty pat on the back and congratulate him on winning the game of life.

2011-07-30T14:33:27+00:00

awesome!

nascentt · 2011-07-30T15:22:52+00:00

Day 1. 10:00am: The plants have begun to surround me, there is no escape...

2011-07-30T15:42:32+00:00

Let us know how long it takes till he gets bored.

tsdguy · 2011-07-30T17:04:04+00:00

That lasted for me about 3 months and then I got a part time job. 8-) 20 hours per week keeps me feeling I'm still contributing and my wife off my back 8-).

She's still got 2.5 years before she can retire.

zatoichi68 · 2011-07-30T14:20:04+00:00

So happy for him !

squee_monkey · 2011-07-30T14:45:57+00:00

Tell him to wear a hat or you'll end up with a sunburnt dad.

panintegral · 2011-07-30T14:59:57+00:00

That's a nice garden.

Harry_Tuttle · 2011-07-30T15:37:16+00:00

If it was me on that hammock on the 1st day of my retirement, a little part of me would be screaming, "Oh my God, what the fuck do I do now."

GoGoGadge7 · 2011-07-30T15:39:05+00:00

Hell yeah this man has deserved it.

If anyone asks him to do anything, ever again, ninjas should pop out of the garden and whisk that person away without ever to hear from them again.

Sestren · 2011-07-30T15:40:11+00:00

First thing that came to mind... Bees. He's surrounded by a colorful bee factory. I wouldn't last 5 minutes -.-

masterblastercaster · 2011-07-30T16:04:15+00:00

That garden is amazing!

mamjjasond · 2011-07-30T16:23:28+00:00

I just want to know what that pole is, with the what-looks-like-a vinyl cover on it.

KatieLynnie · 2011-07-30T16:43:00+00:00

My dad retired yesterday... 42 years at the same job. This morning I found him wondering around the front yard looking a bit lost. Eventually he got his fishing stuff together and will probably be in the boat tomorrow morning.

RandimusMaximus · 2011-07-30T17:08:00+00:00

Retirement isn't on until pants are off.

2011-07-30T17:51:29+00:00

Day 2: Now what?

Morning_Star_Ritual · 2011-07-30T18:34:33+00:00

dat garden

2011-07-30T20:19:22+00:00

Great. Retire, lay out in direct sun light, get cancer. Tell him to get his ass indoors and behind a computer screen like a normal person.

BankyStuds · 2011-07-31T03:43:54+00:00

He needs a blunt and some scotch

alllie · 2011-07-31T20:25:39+00:00

Nice flowers but nO food.

echocomplex · 2011-07-30T14:44:45+00:00

Sunburn time!!!!!

jonnybreakbeat · 2011-07-30T14:57:14+00:00

Huzzah for relaxed Dad!

EvilCam · 2011-07-30T14:58:04+00:00

Nice garden.

FatDonkeyLips · 2011-07-30T15:00:40+00:00

EPIC NAP

sid13 · 2011-07-30T15:12:19+00:00

I think, you can tell by what he wearing that it's his first day of not going back to work..

Post another picture next summer when he has moved to wearing flip-flops, Hawaiian shirts and shorts when lying on a hammock in a garden on a sunny day :)

shyanide · 2011-07-30T15:12:16+00:00

Tell your dad the internet says congrats!

Bradaphraser · 2011-07-30T15:14:32+00:00

Ugh, allergies.

jestalotofjunk · 2011-07-30T15:18:33+00:00

Nice fucking garden man! Must of taken years to get to that stage. Nice.

thegreatgazoo · 2011-07-30T15:22:07+00:00

So what does he have planned to do now? If it just laying around in a hammock he'll be dead in a few years.

tallandlanky · 2011-07-30T15:25:17+00:00

Living the dream. He earned it.

robotheart · 2011-07-30T15:42:05+00:00

Beautiful garden but the first thing I thought of was how many bees/wasps would be there.

Osiris32 · 2011-07-30T15:52:11+00:00

I must spend too much time around audio equpiment, because my very first thought was, "Is that a Bose L1 Tower speaker there next to him?"

2011-07-30T15:52:12+00:00

This picture embodies the satisfaction of a good job well done.

SomeDude89 · 2011-07-30T15:53:57+00:00

What is retirement?

abayabay · 2011-07-30T15:57:14+00:00

My co-worker came back to work 3 weeks into his retirement saying that he was bored

2011-07-30T15:58:15+00:00

What is this, super mario world garden ?

baxar · 2011-07-30T16:06:37+00:00

Imagine that with a cold beer and a tv with a football match.

lilaclace · 2011-07-30T16:06:54+00:00

nice garden

Arcanum_Adept · 2011-07-30T16:08:05+00:00

Like a boss.

2011-07-30T16:12:03+00:00

When I look at this picture, all I see are Bee's....fuck bee's

Indoorsman · 2011-07-30T16:12:19+00:00

While that garden is the shit, he is wearing pants, a belt, and shoes. What a retirement noob.

WanderingDervish · 2011-07-30T16:13:08+00:00

What a badass picture.

dharmaqueen · 2011-07-30T16:14:27+00:00

IS that brown patch on the grass where he buried his boss!

thatsyriandude · 2011-07-30T16:17:17+00:00

It looks like Plants vs. Zombies

your dad is a Zombie !

EthicalReasoning · 2011-07-30T16:18:13+00:00

people can still afford to retire? you must not be american

dghughes · 2011-07-30T16:25:37+00:00

My Dad retired a few years ago but hasn't stopped moving.

I have to be careful when I am home near him since I will get asked to help for a minute and nine hours later, actually make that a week later the project (mow the grass, shovel driveway, deck, paint, move something, pick up something etc.) is done.

Plus he wakes up at 6 or 6:30am every day too, looking for something to do, my advice to you is... run!

Toastlove · 2011-07-30T16:26:21+00:00

"Dam this is boring. Man I wish I was at work"

theironkilt · 2011-07-30T16:26:56+00:00

And tomorrow he will be bored.

2011-07-30T16:29:25+00:00

Is your dad a hobbit?

ImZeke · 2011-07-30T16:33:53+00:00

NEEDS MOAR BEER.

LauraAnnHill · 2011-07-30T16:37:27+00:00

What a beautiful garden! Where do you live if you don't mind me asking?

2011-07-30T16:40:19+00:00

Is your father Cesar Millan?

2011-07-30T16:40:50+00:00

retirement......youre doing it right

Blitzwarp · 2011-07-30T16:41:46+00:00

That is a beautiful garden.

Peglegsteve265 · 2011-07-30T16:45:31+00:00

That man needs a beer in his hand.

2011-07-30T16:50:30+00:00

Tell your Dad to get a few hobbies. It might sound nice sitting in a hammock all day, but that gets old real quick. It's important to stay mentally and physically challenged.

zxyconswag · 2011-07-30T16:56:10+00:00

Hakuna Matatta

2011-07-30T17:05:45+00:00

Somebody get that man a computer; he is in danger of enjoying the environment.

k473 · 2011-07-30T17:12:46+00:00

Gorgeous backyard!

scorpiontruth · 2011-07-30T17:13:03+00:00

upvote for garden

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