George Foreman has died

Shehulk

Maybe his talent agent?

Sorry, his wife. I missed a word or two there lol

Some friends of mine back then had a reason I think may have been pretty common: they lived an apartment building that didn't allow combustion grills on the balconies. And coincidentally this sort of rental property is exactly the type to have an absolutely fake junk "extractor" for handling smoke in the kitchen. So they could put the Foreman on the patio and do an okish job with some steaks or burgers without smoking up the whole place.

Maybe precisely because the guy endorsing one product is much more relatable than the guy endorsing the other.

Nothing against Hulk Hogan, he is certainly one of a kind, but when it comes to my food I'd take advice from a down to earth type like Foreman a thousand times over that from a persona as detached from real life as Hogan's.

I have both a cast iron grill pan and a Forman. I use the Forman frequently because it heats up fast, cleans easy, and reliably cooks both sides at once…without oil, butter etc.

The grill pan has none of those attributes and can’t press a grilled cheese.

Yes it takes up counter space and is ultimately going to the landfill. I wish that were otherwise, but for me, they aren’t deal breakers.

Because it knocks out the fat, obviously

I asked my ex once why she owned a bullet blender instead of a normal blender, and her response was "not for drugs, I just saw the infomercial"

Doesn't it cook steaks on both sides at once?

I think the multiple N-bombs in the tape were the much bigger problem.

Gawker destroyed Gawker, they acted like toddlers themselves and lost in a way that seemed like they were trying to.

It's interesting that we ended up with Hogan, Ventura, and Trump as figures in our politics. I feel like the last time a republic got to that point, there was a lot of lead in the water. I guess now it's mostly plastic in the brain.

Weird attribution of morality when buffet gave $40B to the gates foundation. Also, aren't we all toddlers who never learned to regulate their emotions? You and me just cause less hubris because we don't have as much power and the time to convince ourselves we deserve it.

He's no Bill Maher, friend. Tosh despises Trump, because Tosh has that surfer chill and believes in being kind.

And I still think he's super funny, if not quite so edgy. His "WWJD rubber bracelet" bit has one of my favorite punchlines ever.

If you want to see a great (IMO) younger comedian, check out Greer Barnes. I discovered him yesterday and I've not laughed that hard at a comedian in quite a while. He is next-level brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8alpJV1V9pM

Peace be with you, friend.

He was an affable and funny man, who also happened to be a boxing great.

What made him so affable was his deep humanity and kindness.

And the endorsement worked, for sure!

I mean I am sure the endorsement gave it a recognized name, but people forget it was basically the Instant Pot if its day. You could buy George Foreman grill cookbooks in stores. It very much became its own thing, to the point many people know of George Foreman because of the grill he endorsed.