{"id":486,"date":"2016-05-10T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/?p=486"},"modified":"2016-05-10T09:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:00:31","slug":"sammy-the-clown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"Sammy the Clown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sammy-the-Clown-image-32.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-488\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-488\" src=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sammy-the-Clown-image-32-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sammy-the-Clown-image-32\" width=\"508\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sammy-the-Clown-image-32-217x300.jpg 217w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sammy-the-Clown-image-32-768x1061.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sammy-the-Clown-image-32-741x1024.jpg 741w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Sammy-the-Clown-image-32.jpg 1593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sammy the Clown\u00a0thought he could fly\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so he threw himself\u00a0 off the roof\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\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 and flapped his arms for eighty-nine floors\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;fore he realized his tragic goof.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>***Even if Uncle Sammy here is only an inch or two off the ground he&#8217;ll still make a painful,\u00a0messy landing.\u00a0 There isn&#8217;t much more to say about American politics today&#8230;except that we do\u00a0real Clowns a disservice by associating them with politicians.\u00a0 It taints their integrity and sense of decency.\u00a0 This is a page from our new book, &#8216;Marsha Mellow&#8217;s Blue-ish Freaks&#8217;.\u00a0 You can find it at;\u00a0 www.sallemander.com\u00a0 -Marsha<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sammy the Clown\u00a0thought he could fly\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so he threw himself\u00a0 off the roof\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\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 and flapped his arms for eighty-nine floors\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;fore he realized his tragic goof. ***Even if Uncle Sammy here is only an inch or two off the ground he&#8217;ll still make a painful,\u00a0messy landing.\u00a0 There isn&#8217;t much more to say about American politics &hellip; 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