Word Of The Day!

Rigmarole;
— A long, rambling statement.
—complex, obsolete, procedures; excess steps or activity; needless motion.

Examples;
1. We had to go through the rigmarole of installing, registering, and activating the software before we found out it wouldn't work.
2. He just told us what to do without all the usual rigamarole.
3. have you seen all the rigmarole you have to go through at the airportsecurity these days?