“In particular, operas known as pasticcios staged in the 17th and 18th centuries were freewheeling hodgepodges, offering fast-paced spectacles of music by several composers, with plot, action and libretto altered at whim.”
“I have long been baffled why otherwise sensible business people allow Web page designers to produce designs that have too many colors and are hodgepodges of disparate thoughts and features.”