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GEORGE P. Tech’s man of mystery, George P. Burdell, will now take your questions.
Dear George, What student holds the
record for the most continuous quarters of education at Tech? Tom Earnest, EE 68, Greensboro, Ga.
Dear Tom, Depends on what you mean by “education.” Taken liberally, I’m sure no one can challenge my 81-year run. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a class to skip. G.P.
Dear George, Why is Drownproofing
no longer offered at the Institute where it was developed? Bill Brockman, Mgt 73, Atlanta
Dear Bill, Fred Lanoue’s Drownproof-
ing class stopped being offered at Tech in 1987. It was brought down by an unprecedented partnership between Helicopter Parents and the Fun Police. G.P.
Dear George, What is your GPA? David L. Batchelor, IM 70 Spicewood, Texas
Dear David, Tech’s esteemed
researchers are still developing technology capable of detecting numbers that small. They seem to think graphene could be the solution, but I’m not convinced. G.P.
Dear George, As a former coed on the
Georgia Tech campus, I was wondering if you ever asked a female student on a date. And if you went on the date, how did it go? Catherine Dowling von Dullen, Arch 74, Williamsburg, Va.
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ear George, Someone told me the other day that Atlanta city ordinances allow Tech’s neighbors to have up to 24 chickens and a maximum of one rooster in their yard. Can this be true? What do you make of it? ralph carter, ie 79, rochester, n.y. Dear Ralph, That sounds like one tired rooster. What do I make of this? Chicken stew, fried chicken, chicken curry, lemon-glazed roast chicken and, if there’s any poultry left over, white chicken chili. G.p.
Dear Catherine, You mean before I married Ramona in 1958, I assume. Let’s not give the former Ms. Cartwright any suspicions. You don’t want to see her with her hackles raised. Or her
hackles lowered, for that matter. But from 1952, when they finally admitted women to Tech, to 1958, I had the run of campus. There were tens of women to date! G.P.
Have a burning query for George P.? Email him at georgep@gtalumni.org, post them on Facebook (facebook.com/pages/Georgia-Tech-Alumni-Association /94410350506) or Tweet them to @gtalumni. Joe Ciardiello
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