Enough with the __palooza

I detest cliches. Overused words. And I hate ___palooza.

A palooza, according to that source of sources, is a promotional event that "emphasizes or exaggerates the element of a situation."

Yeah, that about sums it up.

I mention this because this coming weekend is Plantapalooza. I'm told we have to go and buy some plants for the yard, apparently despite my hatred of the palooza term.

There are a lot of 'em. There's

Hapapalooza
Powerpointpalooza
Penguinpalooza
Polarpalooza
Teachpalooza

and, well, you get the idea.