There was certainly no such ludicrous adherence to bizarre protocol at the British Fashion Awards, which took place in central London last week, and where every guideline was flouted - or not - at will.
People have a tendency to believe the world is being controlled by powerful forces; assuming it's the stars and planets is no more ludicrous than some we could mention.
The health department was right to retreat from a ludicrous No 10-inspired move to introduce markets in community services - district nurses, health visitors, midwives, family planning and other clinics.
Despite imperious passages of broken terza rima, this epic of nearly 8,000 lines is spoiled by its clumsy narration (Walcott can never tell a story without losing his way in lovely detail), the black characters bloated with the poet's ambition, the white no more than ludicrous caricatures.
Face it: it'd be no less ludicrous than anything that's happened since about three minutes into season two.
Scotland drew level on the stroke of half-time, Dalglish roofing a ludicrous no-backlift half-volley, then won a penalty through Souness two minutes after the restart, Gemmill threading his team into the lead.
Those festive cousins of the trusty charcoal-gray sock — crazily colored and/or patterned hosiery (soccus ludicrous) — are no longer destined for the back of the sock drawer.
But no matter how ludicrous the plot twists, the series kept a straight face.
This assumption has remained unshaken, no matter how ludicrous housing costs have become.
It treats its characters, no matter how ludicrous, with dignity and compassion.
