Q: What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?
A: It's all red tape, man. Red tape is everything.
Q: Can I have a form 27-B?
A: Not without first filling out form 27-A, no.
Q: How do I get to the punchline of this joke?
A: You'll just have to wade through 17 pages of Byzantine regulations.
See also:
Regulatory Red Tape Guidelines