Those of you who knew my father understand that he had a sense of humor that was contagious. He used words or phrases to say things that no one could understand, and caused them to ask questions. This must have been part of the teacher in him.

If he were leaving, instead of saying goodbye, he would say ‘carbolic acid.’ And when someone would give him an look of questions or ask what that meant, he’d reply with ‘carbolic acid… that’s goodbye in anybody’s language. If you know anything about science, this is very powerful acid that destroys everything. He knew that… and wanted you to know as well.

Some of his “George-isms” were just silly plays on words. If you asked him what time it was and it happened to be 2:30, he’d answer with ‘the Chinese dentist time.’ Most folks would wrinkle their eyebrows and say WHAT? And then he’d repeat, ‘the Chinese dentist time… tooth hurty.’ Seeing this in writing, you understand right away… but most folks would require him to repeat it a couple times before they actually got it.