the full stop was quite irritated with the colon and he said to the colon: “What are you doing?”
And colon said: “What?”
And full-stop said: “Can you tell me what you doing imitating me like that and doing a double at that? You look such a poor imitation of me floating one above the other!”
“O,” said the colon, and continued: “It’s plain to see, Sir – you’re quite drunk; you’ve had one glass too many and you’re seeing double like all drunks do…”