Day 1,803: gum up, spoils
The small parties may gum up decision-making as they demand a share of the spoils.
Artwork of the day
Gumball II
Charles BellDate:1973Style:PhotorealismGenre:still life
Word of the day
gum up: to prevent something from working or opening in the usual way because of being blocked or stuck :
Spoils: The spoils of something are things that people get as a result of winning a battle or of doing something successfully.
Quote of the day
“See, the trouble with Nietzsche, besides his being a real killjoy, is that he thinks like a spoiled seven-year-old who doesn’t want to share his sandbox toys—” “Sam!”
― Libba Bray, Lair of Dreams