“I don’t want to. I don’t have to. You can’t make me. I’m retired”
“I don’t want to. I don’t have to. You can’t make me. I’m retired” is a jocular retirement saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been printed on T-shirts since at least 2001.
14 August 2001, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, “Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays,” pg. D-1:
The What on Earth catalog afforded us a few good chuckles, at least, with some of its T-shirts witticisms:
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I don’t want to. I don’t have to. You can’t make me. I’m retired.
26 October 2005, Modesto (CA) Bee, “Turlock Park still is public council” by Adam Ashton, pg. A1:
Mayor Curt Andre teased Kyte about his long tenure, saying he lasted through three mayors. Andre handed Kyte a sweater reading, “I don’t want to. I don’t have to. You can’t make me. I’m retired.”
Google Books
The Big Book of Irony
By Jon Winokur
New York, NY: St, Martin’s Press
2007
Pg. 19:
“I don’t want to. I don’t have to. You can’t make me. I’m retired.”
25 February 2007, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, SundayVent, pg. C2, col. 3:
I don’t want to. I don’t have to. You can’t make me. I’m retired!
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Irish Signs and Notices
By Des MacHale
Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland: Mercer Press
2010
Pg. 36:
In an old folks’ home
I DON’T WANT TO
I DON’T HAVE TO
YOU CAN’T MAKE ME
I’M RETIRED
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Title I Don’t Want To. I Don’t Have To. You Can’t Make Me. I’m Retired
Authors I Live to Journal, Not Only Not Only Journals
Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
ISBN 1547059052, 9781547059058
Length 112 pages
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