"I'd tell them what my great-granddaddy told me: 'Jimmy, be yourself.'". From Wordnik.com. [TV personality, country singer and sausage-maker Jimmy Dean dies at 81] Reference
He will never stop serving his country, just like his great-granddaddy Bat Boyee. From Wordnik.com. [Going Mutant] Reference
Tee hee, my great-granddaddy used to do this with his barncats way back in the day. From Wordnik.com. [He thinks they’re well trained - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
The German-English Oxford-Duden is the great-granddaddy of the pictorial dictionary. From Wordnik.com. [A word on dictionaries for German translators (and perhaps other languages) « Musings from an overworked translator] Reference
His efforts during and after the war made him the great-granddaddy of artificial intelligence. From Wordnik.com. [I’m Working on That] Reference
As they whizzed past the big, red GMC, Dale asked, "That your great-granddaddy buried out there?". From Wordnik.com. [OUT ON THE EDGE OF VICTORIAN CIVILIZATION] Reference
"My great-granddaddy says drifting downstream in a row-boat doesn't count against your life span," Roe said. From Wordnik.com. [Kiss the Girls]
His head pounded with the great-granddaddy of all headaches, and he was afraid to open his eyes or try to sit up. From Wordnik.com. [Changeling]
I heard Gores ancient great-granddaddy x1000 ran for office in opposition to global warming during the last ice age and lost. From Wordnik.com. [Gore Tears Up Global Warming Skeptic] Reference
I thought maybe you already knew your great-granddaddy lynched that man in the picture, my own great-granddaddy, rest his soul. From Wordnik.com. [Cops and Robbers] Reference
Aunt Bea said that was probably true “ ‘cause his granddaddy and his great-granddaddy on his daddy’s side both had it.”. From Wordnik.com. [Manchild in the Promised Land] Reference
And isn't The Lord of the Rings the great-granddaddy of all epic fantasy, the wellspring from which all endless doorstopper series flow?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference
The barman rambled on about his great-granddaddy having a copra schooner with a figurehead, but schooners were no longer seen, and neither were figureheads. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
When my great-granddaddy bought a property and moved up here, his family was all just small children, and then my granddaddy met my grandmother and married here in Catawba County. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Eunice Austin, 1980 July 2. Interview H-107. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). By Eunice Austin] Reference
Read: My great-granddaddy hired Little Man as a boy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
Too much practice can give you the great-granddaddy of all headaches!. From Wordnik.com. [Islands of Space] Reference
| The Town of Huntington moved a step closer last week to clearing the way for the great-granddaddy of. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
You know the mind-set: Sell the family farm for a subdivision, or let a coal operator strip-mine the holler great-granddaddy bought a hundred years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Kentucky.com: Homepage] Reference
The great-granddaddy of e-book sources, this site is beloved by many of us who have been reading books on-screen almost as long as there has been an Internet. From Wordnik.com. [PCWorld.ca: Latest News Feed] Reference
The great-granddaddy of the new GT-R, the "Godzilla" R32 Skyline GT-R produced from 1989-'93, was designed to equal the performance of the iconic Porsche 959. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This is the great-granddaddy of goofy questions, and I give you permission, if you have any misgivings about a job opportunity, to walk out the door when you hear it. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
ORIGIN STORY How proud is Universal Pictures of its remake of the 1941 great-granddaddy of lycanthropy films, starring Benicio Del Toro in the role of poor afflicted Larry Talbot?. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
But while everyone else may be elated by the arrival of Paris's great-granddaddy, the new business means Don is going to need an actual contract, a prospect he's less than thrilled by. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from The Sun] Reference
The historical record is not clear about the family's wealth, but it appears that great-granddaddy Koch was not hurting for cash, because Fred Koch turned out to be a smart kid and was able to study in MIT and graduate with a degree in chemical engineering. From Wordnik.com. [Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] Reference
If I believed my great-granddaddy was a chimpanzee, why, I'd be pretty depressed myself. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Satanic Verses]
"Speakin 'of snakes," said Windy, "I mind when they catched the great-granddaddy of all the bullsnakes up at Lead in the Black Hills. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Nights] Reference
I first saw this site way back in 2000, so it’s a great-granddaddy of today’s Web 2.0 sites, and it has remarkable staying power. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Rank your photos on HOT or NOT] Reference
I’m suprised that everyone so far’s missed the great-granddaddy of all comments on such reasoning: Anatole France’s sardonic PersonFromPorlockQuote. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Fierce advocacy:] Reference
My great-granddaddy was a slave. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Bert Pickett, December 18, 1999. Interview K-0285. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
My great-granddaddy was in that charge. From Wordnik.com. [Beowulf Hobbyists of the World, Unite!] Reference
My great-granddaddy was one of the founders of. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Eunice Austin, July 2, 1980. Interview H-0107. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
It's the great-granddaddy of racism and sexism. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Ubuntu] Reference
My great-granddaddy hired Little Man. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
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