In that era, as any casual watcher of "Mad Men" knows, many of the ads told intricate stories, and we found the tale of the Pepperell family quite delightful.

Gilly O'Shaughnessy kept close in under the stone wall, keeping out of the slanting rain and out of the line of sight of a casual watcher on the slope beyond the river.

Yet as the most casual watcher of TV sitcoms knows, jokes can live well beyond their natural life span, losing more of their punch with each retelling.

Nor could Picard, now that he was inside, see more than a few casual watchers up on the walls.

As soon as it was dark enough to hide them from any casual watchers in the town, they began a slow and careful descent of the slope, angling toward the end of the village where the "prison" building stood a little apart from the others.

But even to casual watchers like me, who keep no life list and wouldn't dream of driving to Cape Cod for the weekend, much less for the Pacific golden plover, the thrill of seeing or hearing an unfamiliar species is palpable.

Even casual watchers of the sky must have been transfixed by the event.

The World Cup, held in South Africa this past summer, unified Africans (soccer fans and casual watchers alike) in a fevered effort to cheer an African team to victory.

The more prudent or simply casual watchers may choose to sit on the galleries on the top of the walls, where the ball is not sent (in the Circuit Bancaixa league).

Stars are huge to the fans, as you said names like Boxer are instantly recognizable to many players, but I suspect the commentators themselves are better known to many more casual watchers.