December 04, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:A Short Look into the Future
It is inspiring indeed:
A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW, everyone will have a George Foreman Grill. (It's almost that way now) Indeed, the generic name for "grill" will be "George Foreman," and people will comparison shop George Foremans (As in, "I just love my Britney Spears Jr. Fat-Reducing George Foreman. It's the best George Foreman on the market!"). The fact that George Foreman was a boxer will be a trivia question. In Britain, by then officially an international park serving American and Chinese tourists, locals will develop clever abbreviations to the delight of Futuro-Anglophiles everywhere: "I have to use the W.C., can you watch the G.F.?" And back in the U.S., "George Foreman" will even be made into a verb, replacing "grilling" -- as in, "C'mon over, we'll George Foreman up some steaks, have some beers, and watch the futuristic ninja-sport that is popular in the future."Posted by Jane Galt at December 4, 2002 02:02 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links
I'm not sure this is all that likely a scenario (i.e., that people will forget who the ACTUAL George Foreman is), as I suspect, between now and then, he will reacquire the heavyweight boxing title several more times, and in 100 years, he may still be holding it (and even if he's not, I'm SURE he'll still be around doing those infomercials!)
Still, the George Foreman griller is a great thing, I have to admit-- one of those products you could see being around in one form or another for a long, long time.
My George Foreman grill is the best thing since canned beer.
Posted by: Benjamin Kepple on December 4, 2002 08:16 PMYep, just like how the catch phrases from the 20s are still as popular as ever today, especially with the lollygagging whippersnappers. Personally I'm not terribly offended when the smoke-eaters at work call me a Milquetoast; I yell 'so is your old man' back at 'em. Real bimbos these guys are, any real work to do, and they let George handle it.
Is the grill really any good? I'd get one, but then I'd have to cook.
Posted by: podzdorf on December 4, 2002 09:09 PMIt's already started. Here at home, we call ours "The Georgie,"and my relatives are starting to pick up on that. Some friends of ours have two, He's a carnivore and she's a vegetarian.
And yes, it is a good product. This coming from a chef. I know lots of chefs that use it in their kitchens for small jobs.
Posted by: Chef Mojo on December 5, 2002 10:19 AMI got my parents one last Christmas. They refer to it as "the George", as in "Dear, could you put the hamburgers in the George?". (I'll have to suggest "the Georgie" to them - I suspect they'll like it.)
Posted by: jeanne a e devoto on December 5, 2002 06:42 PMComments are Closed.