Farrago By Deane Barker • November 1, 2022 • Definition: an assortment of things In various definitions, I saw the words: “hodgepodge,” “mish-mash,” “haphazard,” “non-sensical,” etc. It comes from a Latin word for a mixed grain that was fed to cattle. Any grain that didn’t measure up to human standards, became a “farrago” for cattle. Why I Looked It Up From Red Pill Blue Pill: How to Counteract the Conspiracy Theories That Are Killing Us: The problem, of course, is that their version of reality isn’t based in facts, sound evidence, or even logical reasoning, but rather is a complex farrago of conjecture, false facts and evidence, wild-eyed paranoia, and sociopathic authoritarianism. Postscript Added on July 6, 2023 From The Tyranny of Clichés: …sift through the farrago of lies and corruption that led to Kennedy’s legal absolution for Mary Jo Kopechne’s death.