"You are not a live thing; you're a dummy." "But I can do things, you must ad-mit," said Tik-Tok.
"Yes, when you are wound up," sneered the dragon.

"But if you run down, you are helpless." "What would happen to you, Quox, if you ran out of gasoline ?" inquired Shaggy, who did not like this attack upon his friend.
"I don't use gasoline." "Well, suppose you ran out of fire." "What's the use of supposing that ?" asked Quox.

"My great-great-great-grandfather has lived since the world began, and he has never once run out of fire to keep him going.

But I will confide to you that as he gets older he shows more smoke and less fire.

As for Tik-Tok, he's well enough in his way, but he's merely copper.