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Here a George, there a George, everywhere a George!Published: July 13, 2006



By Georgette Braun
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
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“Chicken” George Boswell and I have an “eggs-traordinary” bond: our first names.

My dad, George Coulman, had three sons before I was born and given a female version of his name.

‘Chicken’ George nuggets
Tidbits about George Boswell that you may not know:

A nephew gave him his chicken costume.

After his first stint on “Big Brother,” he traveled to Las Vegas for a series of no-pay jobs in clubs before getting a more legitimate hotel promotions job at the Tropicana. “I stayed in motel rooms where if you touched the curtains, they’d fall apart,” he said.

His response to being chosen to appear on the seventh “Big Brother” series: “Me making it here is like a donkey winning the Kentucky Derby.”

On the show’s premiere this season, Boswell said, “This is cool,” or some variation, at least four times.

He has three daughters: Jessica, 23; Nicole, 19; and Emily, 13. His wife is Teresa, and she’s in accounting.

His favorites include “The Blues Brothers,” Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Barney and Betty Rubble, Oreos, Snickers, Budweiser and Hooters’ hot wings

Sources: Register Star research, CBS

Boswell, named after his grandfather, is one of 14 houseguests on the “Big Brother 7: All-Stars” CBS reality show that airs tonight as part of its three-month stint.

“George” means “farmer,” and my dad was one, though Boswell’s wasn’t. Yet “Chicken” George of Rockford, a hotel promoter and former roofer, tended the poultry like a good farmer on the first “Big Brother” season in 2000. He was the sixth person evicted from the house where they were sequestered.

“Georgette,” with a lowercase “g,” is a thin, durable, slightly crinkled fabric used for women’s blouses and dresses. I’m betting that Boswell has never worn blouses made of georgette. He simply couldn’t fit a woman’s blouse over the chicken costume he wears to promote himself, though he has slimmed down 20 pounds to 200 since his TV debut on the show six years ago.

Whose name is more popular? Thirty years ago, “George” was the 27th most popular boy’s name, according to the Social Security Administration. In 2005, it was 139th, up from 146 the year before. “Georgette” ranked 980 in 1977 and 965 the year before. It hasn’t made it into the top 1,000 otherwise.

But enough with the comparisons between us.

Let’s zero in on George Boswell, the man — and for these purposes, the chicken — of the hour. Read on for more nuggets about “Chicken” George. And test your knowledge of other local, national and international famous Georges and chickens.