How does Granny pick up a virgin hippie boy? The answer to that question varies between movies. Sometimes she is an old, kindly character, but she is also a rich old character with a lot of interesting life stories. She has probably bungee jumped, ridden a motorcycle, and learned all the slang of the day. And she may still know the ins and outs of teenage slang - though she may not be incorporating it into her current speech. Sometimes she is regaling the cast with her own stories of teenage escapades..