Talk:George P. Burdell

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[edit] IMDB

Should the current IMDB reference to GP Burdell be included in "external links?" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.15.34.234 (talk • contribs).

Done. —Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 14:52, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dead link

The link to the georgia tech site is dead. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.99.91.45 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Expand

The following from here should be worked into the article somewhere:

Drennon said George's first prank came after he was snubbed by a fraternity he had intended to join. "That irritated George. He went out and ordered a truckload of furniture to be delivered c.o.d. to that fraternity. Of course, the order was made by George P. Burdell."

"In 1981, The Chronicle of Higher Education ran a contest to determine the most outstanding college legend. "George Griffin [then retired dean of students] asked me to write it up George. The essay had to be less than 500 words; I wrote it up, we sent it off, and it won first place. We won $500 for the Georgia Tech Alumni Association."

Also, this says: (new informaton bolded)

George P. Burdell was created in 1927 as a practical joke. Incoming freshman William Edgar Smith received two enrollment application forms by mistake. He completed one accurately for himself, and filled out the other using as the surname either the first name of his friend's mother, the name of a former headmaster, or the name of his cat. Sources differ as to which of the three Burdell was named.

He once enrolled for 3,000 quarter hours and has received two degrees. Burdell has also occupied several important positions at Georgia Tech, including a Regents' Professorship, the Deanship of Humanities and Fine Arts, and a seat on the Board of Regents.

From here:

Burdell, George P. — of Georgia. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

—Disavian (^talk/_contribs) 15:03, 17 November 2006 (UTC)