Because the guy I was just chatting with in the lounge didn't believe me when I told him that brouhaha was my favorite word. When I asked him why he said it was because "that's not even a real word. You just made that up."

Webster's defines brouhaha as

brou·ha·ha
Pronunciation: 'brü-"hä-"hä, "brü-"hä-'hä, brü-'hä-"hä
Function: noun
Etymology: French
Definition: HUBBUB, UPROAR

Also, Lewis, dude. Come on. I got up at six this morning so I could finish everything and be on campus early to cut stuff out and still be to class on time. The least you could do is show up. Or whatever.