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Don’t know Machiavelli? Or don’t remember what you did know?

His most famous work, The Prince, is frequently cited as one of the best works of political theory in history. Frequently he is cited as one of the founders of modern political science.

Read the book.

Don’t react to it.

Think about it.

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Machiavellian

Pronunciation: “ma-kE-&-’ve-lE-&n, -’vel-y&n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Niccolo Machiavelli
1 : of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
2 : suggesting the principles of conduct laid down by Machiavelli; specifically : marked by cunning, duplicity, or bad faith

According to Merriam Webster

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XV

Senator Robert Byrd of West Viginia eats a sandwich of SPAM and mayonnaise on white bread three times a week.

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XIV

SPAM is made in two U.S. locations - Austin, Minnesota, and Fremont, Nebraska - and seven other countries: England, Australia, Denmark, Phillipines, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XIII

Over 141 million cans of SPAM are sold worldwide each year.

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XII

In 1989, the U.S. armed forces bought 3.3 million pounds of SPAM.

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part XI

Over 60 million people in the U.S. eat SPAM.

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part X

The SPAM luncheon meat trademark is registered in 93 countries.

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part IX

SPAM is sold in over 99% of U.S. grocery stores.

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That’s right! Today the Drunken Pumpkin is spamming you! Part VIII

Nikita Krushchev once credited SPAM with the survival of the WWII Russian army. ”Without SPAM, we wouldn’t have been able to feed our army,” he said.

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