rigamarole

He could hardly bring himself to read through the long rigamarole of specifications which each insurance paper itemized.

Standing stiffly through the whole rigamarole, von Schlichten waited for it to end, as finally it did.

Of course, under that rigamarole I knew what was doing—orders from headquarters—and more to follow.

If I had not known you had studied law, not for a moment would that rigamarole lead me to suspect it.