Common sports for the common man, with purity, standards, fun and only enough commercialism to keep them alive.
But are they hanging out with the same boozy fluidity, are there wild bursts of bad behavior, are they expecting each day to live up to the ineffable standard of "fun"?
But as goofy as they may appear, Gus's flying boats set a new standard for fun, incorporating boating, flying and fishing.
Other than that, it seemed like the goths weren't there to storm Sleeping Beauty's Castle, and instead were content to just have their standard Disney fun.
But even by more stringent standards of fun, the coming year looks pretty good.
People can see disability sport is high quality, high standard and good fun".
A standard but terrific fun shooter of its day, these bons mots and the mix of cartoonish ultra-violence and dark humour are long overdue a comeback.
In part of his skit, which Business Insider referred to as "the gold standard for making fun of golf," he channels the foul-mouthed Scottish sadist who invented the game: Not straight.
"People like it because it's a little different but it also helps that you can get to a fun standard relatively easily," says Frazer Snowden from the BHA.
Ms. Carroll was singing more than ever in the show, which included sunny renditions of the Gershwins' "Isn't It a Pity?" and "Shall We Dance" and best of all, the Billie Holiday standard "Getting Some Fun Out of Life," which she swung like a champ.
