by Skalator June 8, 2009
Retirement is when a robot that strongly resembles a human is killed. Because humans do not consider robots to be "alive" in the first place, killing a robotic servant of mankind is seen as "retiring" a machine and not murder.
The term originated in the openning scrawl of the science fiction film masterpiece, "Blade Runner", desribing what Blade Runners do to "Replicants" (robots so advanced they are indestinguishable from humans):
"Special police squads - BLADE RUNNER UNITS - had orders to shoot to kill, upon detection, any trespassing Replicant.
This was not called execution. It was called retirement."
Loosely, the is often used in scifi circles to refer to any instance when a (usually) humanoid robot that is designed to look human is terminated by a human, such as on the 2004 Battlestar Galactica with the new humanoid Cylons (the new Cylon models are very similar to Replicants, and Edward James Olmos appears in both Blade Runner and BSG).
The term originated in the openning scrawl of the science fiction film masterpiece, "Blade Runner", desribing what Blade Runners do to "Replicants" (robots so advanced they are indestinguishable from humans):
"Special police squads - BLADE RUNNER UNITS - had orders to shoot to kill, upon detection, any trespassing Replicant.
This was not called execution. It was called retirement."
Loosely, the is often used in scifi circles to refer to any instance when a (usually) humanoid robot that is designed to look human is terminated by a human, such as on the 2004 Battlestar Galactica with the new humanoid Cylons (the new Cylon models are very similar to Replicants, and Edward James Olmos appears in both Blade Runner and BSG).
"Have you ever retired a human by mistake, Mr. Deckard?"
"The report read "Routine retirement of a replicant." That didn't make me feel any better about shooting a woman in the back."
"Cally just retired Boomer!" (Cally has just shot and "killed" Boomer, who was revealed as a Cylon sleeper unit).
"Commander Adama retired Leoben by beating him with a flashlight"
"Starbuck's retirement of Simon was very graphic"
"Cally should get a medal for retiring that Cylon whore Boomer"
"The report read "Routine retirement of a replicant." That didn't make me feel any better about shooting a woman in the back."
"Cally just retired Boomer!" (Cally has just shot and "killed" Boomer, who was revealed as a Cylon sleeper unit).
"Commander Adama retired Leoben by beating him with a flashlight"
"Starbuck's retirement of Simon was very graphic"
"Cally should get a medal for retiring that Cylon whore Boomer"
by Ricimer October 22, 2005
I was tired yesterday and i'm retired today.
My friend is retired,he has been his laying on his couch for two days straight.
My friend is retired,he has been his laying on his couch for two days straight.
by punkybruster17 April 22, 2010
by reeeeeeee.exe October 2, 2019
-to dismiss someone
-when someone stretches something that used to be funny to the point where it isnt (killed it)
-when someone stretches something that used to be funny to the point where it isnt (killed it)
-I'm Janey, and I have buck teeth and I kinda smell like raggedy cabbage.
-.....Alright, you're retired.
-Dude, it's retired. You fuckin killed it
-.....Alright, you're retired.
-Dude, it's retired. You fuckin killed it
by nicole April 20, 2004
The feeling of being both tired and retarded at the same time. The feeling usually occurs at work on a Monday after binge drinking all weekend.
by Maweasal February 29, 2008
To leave an established Internet forum (usually after getting annoyed with the influx of n00bs) and join a fledgling alternative forum to talk bollocks and moan about life, the universe and everything.
by TheBrit March 7, 2005