Pet peeve time: Subpar is one of those saying that makes absolutely no sense to me. When you call something "subpar" -- literally "below par" -- you mean to call it "bad." But anyone who plays golf knows that if you go out and shoot below par, you are jumping out of your shoes with joy.
Give me a subpar round on the links any day. Out on the course with some beers and a cigar away from the wife and kids for four hours. Now that would be subpar.
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Except that "par" existed before golf, and retains distinct meanings today. Just as "Love's Labor's Lost" isn't about scoreless tennis struggles. I think. I kinda just skimmed it.
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