Day 1,803: gum up, spoils

The small parties may gum up decision-making as they demand a share of the spoils.

A triumph for Indian democracy

Artwork of the day 
Gumball II
Charles Bell
Date: 1973
Style: Photorealism
Genre: 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