"Well, it's either opium, or we are stark staring mad," I replied.

The raving right wing are stark staring mad.

Unless Quong was stark staring mad, Gregory was the one person whom he would not dare to attack.

He'll think I'm stark staring mad!"

The alternative is that I myself am stark staring mad...and that would make quite a problem for Jenny."

All that is happening with draconian maternity leave, let me tell you, Madam, is that fewer and fewer young women in my country are getting jobs because you would have to be stark staring mad to employ a young woman if you have a small business.