She's been bald, blonde and brunette, and still cheerfully lets it all hang out, dress-wise.
Reforms are also opposed by the Congress Party, even though it started them in 1991 and is still cheerfully implementing them in states where it controls the assembly.
Like the works in the touring show, these new pieces are still cheerfully messy, though segments of washy landscape emerge from the chaos.
Back in February, pundits were still cheerfully predicting upbeat decorative trends: the return of patterned carpet (Sarah Beeny), flamboyant, Florida-themed schemes (Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen) and patterned ceilings (Neisha Crosland).
Hours after the CORD alliance of the opposition leader Raila Odinga announced that it wanted the tallying of ballots stopped and an audit conducted, Kenyan radio D.J.'s were still cheerfully assuring listeners that everything was on track.
Like the Frans Hals Museum, this one fits easily into its neighborhood, so that a visitor can sit in the pleasant cafe and look across the backyard into neighboring houses, some still cheerfully uncurtained as they were in the 17th century.
Lest anyone think he is a ringer, he still cheerfully says, "Let's play bowling!" As Strikers' top scorer, with a 214 game, Mr. Yusufi has his picture posted both on the bowling alley's wall and on its Facebook page.
Kaiser was cheerfully stubborn, however.
"It was true," Mr. Ward said cheerfully, "and it's still true".
If he hadn't been jailed, he cackles cheerfully, "I'd probably still be skimming walls".
"We were poor," Ms. Smith told me cheerfully, "and we're still poor".
