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...seemed more eminently worth renouncing. . . . The Modern Language Association's only object is the accumulation of useless knowledge, and of useless knowledge at least one thing may be said -it never did anyone any harm. . . . Some day when a little child climbs upon your knee to ask: 'Grandpa, what did you do during the Great War?' you are going to be very lucky if you can reply: 'Child, I studied the subjunctive mood...
...banging out Over There in every city block, a chuckly little old gentleman with muttonchop whiskers and a kewpie curl atop his shining baldspot, turned his last handspring in the pages of Mr. Munsey's New York Press. A war-minded public scarcely noticed the passing of Foxy Grandpa, one of the great comic strip characters of an age that rejoiced also over the antics of Happy Hooligan, Buster Brown, Little Nemo...
...family. They are built for it. Jesse is over six feet, weighs 202 lb. His brother James, also a writer and schoolteacher, is 6 ft. 4 in., an expert marksman reputed to be able to fire a shot, toss up the empty cartridge and split it in midair. His grandpa Mitch Stuart was involved in a lifelong feud with the Houndshells, in which both Houndshells and Stuarts were killed...
Laugh, win friends, do as you please! Why grub for gold when "You Can't Take It With You?" Thus speaks Grandpa Vanderhof, who, when entering his office one day, hearkens to his own words, turns on his heel, and never goes to work again; who is the patriarch of the maddest and merriest household establishment ever on exhibition. By the adequate light of a firmament of stars, Frank Capra has depicted well the story of the Vanderhofs, with their fire-works, ballet-dancing, xylophones, and discus-throwers. His touch has provided healthy humor in abundance and a dash...
...print the Burns character is that of a cracker-barrel philosopher, whose favorite characters (both fictional) are his Aunt Doody and Grandpa Snazzy. In real life Cracker Barrel Burns has an $85,000 house, amuses himself with amateur astronomy, maintains the common touch by driving about in a Ford. His next picture will be I'm From Missouri...