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Grannies On Safari
Grannies may refer to: * Female grandparent Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, or Grandma and Grandpa, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maxi ...s (or by extension elderly women) * Raging Grannies, name for groups of activist elderly women who advocate for social justice See also * Granny (other) * Grammies (Grammy Awards) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandparent
Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, or Grandma and Grandpa, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetics, genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, thirty-two genetic great-great-great-grandparents, sixty-four genetic great-great-great-great-grandparents, etc. In the history of modern humanity, around 30,000 years ago, the number of modern humans who lived to be a grandparent increased. It is not known for certain what spurred this increase in longevity, but it is generally believed that a key consequence of three generations being alive together was the preservation of information which could otherwise have been lost; an example of this important information might have been where to find water in times of drought. In cases where parents are unwilling or unable to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raging Grannies
The Raging Grannies (or just "Raging Grannies") are activist organizations in many cities and towns in Canada, the United States, and other countries. The first group started in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in 198687. They are social justice activists, all women old enough to be grandmothers, who dress up in clothes that mock stereotypes of older women, and sing songs at protests. They typically write the lyrics themselves, putting their political messages to the tunes of well-known songs. They were allegedly spied upon by a unit of the California National Guard after it organized a Mother's Day anti-war rally. Their activism includes peace and environmental causes. There are two books about them: ''Off Our Rockers'', by Alison Acker and Betty Brightwell, and ''The Raging Grannies: Wild Hats, Cheeky Songs and Witty Actions for a Better World''. History The first group started in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, over the winter of 198687. They originally called thems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granny (other)
Granny is a term and nickname for a grandmother, a female grandparent, and may refer to: Characters * Granny (Beverly Hillbillies character), a character on ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' television series, played by Irene Ryan * Granny (Looney Tunes), a ''Looney Tunes'' character * Granny Goodness, a Superman villainess * George "Granny" Grantham, a character from the Stephen King novella '' Blockade Billy'' * Granny character created by cartoonist Buck Brown for ''Playboy'' Fictional works * ''Granny'' (film), a 2003 Russian drama film * ''Granny'' or ''GrannyX'', a 1997 adventure video game * ''The Granny'', a 1995 American horror comedy film * ''Granny'', a spin-off from the ''Cuddles and Dimples'' strip in the British Dandy comic * ''Granny'', a 1994 novel by Anthony Horowitz People * Granny Alston or Hallam Newton Egerton Alston (1908–1985), English cricketer * Grantland Rice (1880–1954), American sportswriter * Granny D or Doris Haddock (1910–2010), American politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
