{"id":1429,"date":"2020-02-03T09:04:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T14:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2020-02-03T09:06:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T14:06:25","slug":"soft-in-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/?p=1429","title":{"rendered":"Soft in the Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/280-Oddy-SoftHead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1430\" src=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/280-Oddy-SoftHead-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/280-Oddy-SoftHead-232x300.jpg 232w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/280-Oddy-SoftHead-768x994.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/280-Oddy-SoftHead-791x1024.jpg 791w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/280-Oddy-SoftHead.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marshmallow Fred is soft in the head. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He&#8217;s soft in the head, like I said.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I thought he&#8217;d be kinda addled and dull,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 but seems quite witty instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>His head is as soft as a marshmallow.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A marshmallow head &#8211; with jello!\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Squish it just so and PLIPP out an eye,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 like a whimsical marshmallow fellow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>***I don&#8217;t remember writing this drivel.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t remember anything about the whole week when this was done!\u00a0 Every time I mention it to John, the illustrator, he gets a funny look on his face, rolls his eyes, and shakes his head, refusing to talk about it&#8230;just pisses me right off.\u00a0 What the hell happened?!?!?\u00a0 Anyway, the publisher seems to like it &#8211; though she is a nasty drunk, so that might not count for much, but it&#8217;s all okay with me.\u00a0 \u00a0 -Marsha<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshmallow Fred is soft in the head. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He&#8217;s soft in the head, like I said.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &hellip; 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