Scarcer than hen's teeth How often do they soften?
A big fat cat head
Once upon a time at Poetry Central Headquarters: Twigs
The Pumpkin House of Horrors
The "host" pumpkin doesn't have its top cut off, and yet it's quite clean inside. Sometimes I scoop the goop out through the mouth if it's big, or use skinny spoons, but in this instance I think I actually just cut out the bottom.