# New George Forman Grills made in famous iMac colors **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 3, 2001, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570 "2001-09-03T21:42:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/1 "2001-09-03T21:42:13Z")
heh. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/2 "2001-09-03T21:43:35Z")
I dunno, I kinda like them. They would make the kitchen a cheerier place to be. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/3 "2001-09-03T22:06:56Z")
They do add a cheery touch. Plus, they make great CD burners at only a tenth the price of an iMac ! ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/4 "2001-09-03T22:14:10Z")
There you again. You Wintel bastards slamming us Mac folk every chance you get. Well bite me I say!! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/5 "2001-09-03T22:22:14Z")
The strange thing is that the designer Foreman Grills actually have more available software than the iMac. **The grilling of your chicken breast could not be completed because of error -3.** I tried to grill a hamburger and a hot dog at the same time and it froze up. Thank you, I am here all ze week. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/6 "2001-09-03T22:30:17Z")
Are we _really_ going to start a mini-platform war here? Sheeeesh! Besides, the grills donā€™t even reflect the latest iMac colors, which are indigo, graphite, and white. (Yeah, _real_ exciting.) I do find it ironic that some people criticize the ā€œcandyā€ iMac colors, there are SO many companies (Compaq, anyone?) that pile right on that bandwagon and rip off the idea. ---
**Author:** ![jaimest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaimest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaimest)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/7 "2001-09-03T22:41:54Z")
Who would buy crap from a guy who names all five of his sons ā€œGeorgeā€? The grill is a ripoff. I can get the same results from an old fashioned hotplate and a flatironā€¦provided the kitchen has adequate ventillation and the smoke alarm is off. ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/8 "2001-09-04T01:21:31Z")
I have a GF grill, and use it 3-4 nights a week. t heats up fast, it cleans easy, I totally love it. And FYI, it is a common tradition in many french catholic families to name all sons Joseph, with different middle names. Its not that weird. ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/9 "2001-09-04T01:23:01Z")
And it doesnt smoke, at all. (unless you burn stuff, but then thats not the grills fault.) ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/10 "2001-09-04T01:25:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jaimest \* > \*\*Who would buy crap from a guy who names all five of his sons ā€œGeorgeā€? > The grill is a ripoff. I can get the same results from an old fashioned hotplate and a flatironā€¦provided the kitchen has adequate ventillation and the smoke alarm is off. \*\* Themā€™s fightinā€™ words. I love these things. Theyā€™re inexpensive, work quickly and easily, and even a non-rocket-scientist can use them. How many modern inventions can say the same thing? Robin ---
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/11 "2001-09-04T02:12:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > \*\*I do find it ironic that some people criticize the ā€œcandyā€ iMac colors, there are SO many companies (Compaq, anyone?) that pile right on that bandwagon and rip off the idea. \*\* More than you would ever know. Hereā€™s a link to a Japanese lingerie company that makes the iBra in the 5 original iMac colors: [http://www.opsweb.co.jp/tonya/rusud/cart.cgi?page=original.html](http://www.opsweb.co.jp/tonya/rusud/cart.cgi?page=original.html) Matching panties and camisoles available too. ---
**Author:** ![LoverBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@LoverBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoverBoy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/12 "2001-09-04T02:56:25Z")
I love the advertisement for that. George Foreman saying simply ā€œburga, chikken, hawt dawgā€ is just sheer genius. - Rob ---
**Author:** ![custard\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@custard\_dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/custard_dragon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/13 "2001-09-04T03:00:20Z")
I think itā€™s a smart move. It helps dispel the infomercial rep that had attached itself to the product. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/14 "2001-09-04T03:22:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jaimest \* > \*\*Who would buy crap from a guy who names all five of his sons ā€œGeorgeā€? > The grill is a ripoff. I can get the same results from an old fashioned hotplate and a flatironā€¦provided the kitchen has adequate ventillation and the smoke alarm is off. \*\* I love my George Foreman grill. Or I used to love it, but strangely double bacon cheeseburgers are _not_ health food and I had to stop using it until I lost the weight I gainedā€¦ But, theoretically, itā€™s amazing. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/15 "2001-09-04T03:25:51Z")
::hangs head in shame:: I, also, am a _George Foreman Grill_ user. I got one a couple of years ago, and I really like it. It heats up the house a lot less than if I were to broil chicken or burgers or whatever in the broiler. I am clueless in the kitchen anyway, and like to keep things simple. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/16 "2001-09-04T04:25:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LoverBoy \* > \*\*I love the advertisement for that. > > George Foreman saying simply ā€œburga, chikken, hawt dawgā€ is just sheer genius.\*\* You know, every time I see that commercial I pity the dancers who have to prance around that grill. Still, a gig is a gig. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/17 "2001-09-04T07:31:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wishbone \* > \*\*heh. WTF? \*\* George thought that he was thinking different. ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/18 "2001-09-04T14:16:20Z")
Heh heh hehā€¦ The first time I saw this commercial, I thought, ā€œhell, George Foreman has his own line of iMacs!ā€ (The SO, who is a computer geek extrordinaire, did not find this quite as funny.) Thereā€™s something that bothers me about G. Foreman touting a product that looks suspiciously like a computer, though. I wonder if they had to pay rights for it to look so similarā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/19 "2001-09-04T14:59:22Z")
> [@](#): > > ::hangs head in shame:: > I, also, am a George Foreman Grill user. Thereā€™s no shame in that! Hell, my husband and I _registered_ for one when we got married, and then not so casually hinted to all and sundry that we would be thrilled to recieve it. Completely tactless, but thatā€™s what friends are for! Moms love 'em! Dads love 'em! Even grandmas love 'em! ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570/20 "2001-09-04T15:21:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skerri \* > \*\*I wonder if they had to pay rights for it to look so similarā€¦ \*\* This was my first thought as well. I bet the lawyers at Apple are going to have some fun with this. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-george-forman-grills-made-in-famous-imac-colors/79570.md?page=2)