Granddads and Hurrahs... Most grandfathers--with little or no provocation--are happy to expound with inflated views of their grandchildren. One boast of a long-ago granddad caused guffaws as it blew believability to shreds. Proud of quadruplet grandsons--vaunted players on a championship football team--he went overboard with praise. “These boys are tough,” he’d begin. His friends could complete the unchanging litany.