no clock after a mere 32 years I want to go with a whimper not a bang

For me neither, got a rose bowl though, after 33 years.
Got neither a whimper nor a bang, the latter would have been good, not sure she who must be obeyed would have been keen though.

enjoy your retirement,i've only got another 35 years to go

Enjoy the retirement, I've got forever to go for there is absolutely no chance that I will ever reach a point where I am able to consider retirement, what makes it all the more unbearable is that several of my closest friends will be retiring in the next few years on civil service full salary schemes.

Me ?

Nat West and myself conspired to screw me out of any chance of retiring



Ah well, whatever will be will be...

Are you drunk yet? I'll be disappointed if you aren't.