robertah1 ยท 1838 points ยท Posted at 23:11:33 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a joke about that.
A chav mum getting interviewed says all her kids are named Gaz. She says it's easier to say 'Gaz, dinner time' or 'Gaz, bed time' just once and they all respond.
When the interviewer asks, "So what if you need to call them individually?"
She replies, "That's easy, I just use their surname."
[deleted] ยท 324 points ยท Posted at 23:50:33 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be advised that this is a bacronym and isn't actually the origin of the word, which is believed to come from a Roma word meaning "young lad", but honestly nobody knows the true etymology.
We have an American version of that joke. Pretty much the same set up except I can understand our version. What's a chav mum? Is it ok if I said that? Does saying that term make me racist or elitist or something? Bloody hell.
It's kinda like how nobody gets offended at the word 'hipster' because hipsters don't think they're hipsters. You could yammer for 5 minutes about chavs and the chavs would be like "haha yeah fuck em"
brianpv ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:01:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure. Making light of a white person's socioeconomic status is hilarious! They're the oppressors, after all.
thoggins ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:45:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well, I mean, chav is more about how you act isn't it? I'm not from the UK but I always understood it to be more about the mannerisms and attitude than the poverty or social class.
That's kinda normal for those in the lower socioeconomic groups, most have bad money management skills which is why they buy stuff like lottery tickets in the first place.
If you're born poor and kept stupid through a anti-education culture, winning a few million won't magically change your entire life's experiences leading up to than.
There's people who become poor and there's people who grow up poor, in poor communities, surrounded by poor crabs in a poor bucket.
See you could've made this a valid criticism of how easily we're willing to dismiss groups based on class divides, instead you've just ruined it by trying to make it a 'we poor white people are so oppressed' thing.
Georges Rumble in the Jungle
In a couple hundred years we'll have a tv/VR/AR series, called "The Georges" it's about a grill empire led by the Patriarch of the family...
mattleo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless he was loudly describing the device he uses to cook his food
Wqggty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The grill only cooks 4 burgers at a time. Someone has to come first.
Fehridee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what the liberal media lies would have you believe, but in reality; George Foreman only had to feed George's 1-3 before he finally mastered the art of the George. Now George's 4-5 feed only on the nourishment of American labor. We need a George ban to make sure that the millions of George's don't cause more damage to the American working class. /s
jdore8 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 00:36:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He made a joke about that in the first infomercial he did for the grill. He said he doesn't call them he just cooks and then they come based on what's cooking.
How does he rank them? What if George 2 got in real trouble while George 3 was like skipping grades and saving puppies? Would George 2 drop a rank?
Niallio ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:33:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine how on edge you would be if you had done something wrong and you heard your Mom say "George I'm going to kill you" and not knowing which one of you is in trouble
I mean, you can do something out of love that's still dumb. Good intentions doesn't mean that I don't get to poke fun at the fact that he named 5 boys "George".
Nveinus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:25:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And heaven is lined with good works.
The saying is less a warning of doing bad things with good intentions and more of an admoshishment that good people do good things and not just think about them.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's their middle name.
genryaku ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:00:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is not their middle name.
His five sons are George Jr., George III ("Monk"), George IV ("Big Wheel"), George V ("Red"), and George VI ("Little Joey").
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:36:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
poop_69 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 00:28:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also probably some narcissism played a role if we are being honest.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:51:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's harsh. I see giving your sons your name as their middle name as an act of love. This is a man who never knew his father. If George is proud of himself he should be.
poop_69 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 01:17:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All their first names are George and one of his girls is named Georgetta. I'm sorry but we will just have to agree to disagree on this one.
[deleted] ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 01:21:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He doesn't call them all George. It was a calculated decision to ally his sons names with his. What's to agree to disagree with? Do you have some big problem with this guys business? I don't get you. Do you think you're winning something?
poop_69 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:28:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I take it you were a big fan of the grills? Don't give yourself an aneurysm over it, Champ.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
disagreeing with you is not "having an aneurysm"
poop_69 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 01:34:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You seemed to get rather worked up over a pretty benign statement, going as far to make weird assertions about my personal motivations, hence me suggesting you not have an aneurysm. If anything I was doing you a favor, CVA is the 4th leading cause of death in the States.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:44:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i think you have me mistaken, buddy
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:53:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I realize its not a popular opinion. But its just an opinion. Naming your 6 children after yourself involves a degree of narcissism.
Nothing against George. After hearing what some people chose to name their children (African Americans especially), he could have done a lot worse than George. Like I said, its just my opinion.
cadsy48 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:00:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Georgia "ฮฮตฯฯฮณฮฏฮฑ" is the most common feminine version of George in Greek. Georgina is also used, but less so.
Source - am Greek.
gekorm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say Georgina is also common, ฮคฮถฯฯฯฮถฮฏฮฝฮฑ as an official name is incredibly rare, it's almost only used as a diminutive. This is the only source I could find, but in a sample of 100,000 people (1% of the population) ฮคฮถฯฯฯฮถฮฏฮฝฮฑ doesn't even exist.
cadsy48 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:18:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, changed it now. I only mentioned it because i know a couple.
gekorm ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:00:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the only correct feminine forms in Greek are Georgiana and Georgina
So that wikipedia page makes no claim that Georgina is the Greek feminine form. Going to the Georgiana page, as the only reference you'll find this website, which also makes no claim that it's the Greek form.
In fact you'll find that it lists:
Georgette: French
Georgia: Greek
Georgina: Dutch (Usages in English, Dutch, German, Spanish)
Georgiana: Possibly Romanian, usages in US and Romania
I couldn't find a single source that Georgina and Georgiana are used in Greek.
Georgina is a given name and the feminine form of George, along with Georgia and Georgiana. It comes from the Greek word ฮฮตฯฯฮณฮนฮฟฯ, meaning farmer.
You are legit retarded
gekorm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:04:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think you understand what "comes from" means and how it doesn't support your original statement.
2OP4me ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:11:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know using the word cuckold and retard make you look like a loser, right?
It's very oddly placed, but very blatant trolling.
cadsy48 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:24:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the end of the day, all of these variations, no matter what country uses them or what the ending is, Georgia,Georgina,Georgette,Georgiana, whatever, are variations on the original Greek name ฮฮตฯฯฮณฮนฮฟฯ. Each one is just a different Latinate version depending on the country of use. We are just telling you that in Greece, the feminine form of George is Georgia.
He was being sarcastic. And no, I got anger from your original post too. "Why the fuck" and "for gods sake" doesn't evoke the thought of you smiling and giggling while you type it, come on.
Turakamu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was kind of hoping he would keep running with it. I don't think I played my second comment very well.
No, you did. The all caps whoa made it funny and obvious. I laughed when I read your comment, if he took it another way then that's just telling of the fact that he actually is angry.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
ovenbutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't seem to realize what /u/panaz is saying. He's not "Le Triggered", he's just wondering why you're getting so mad over something you can't prove. And no one could care less what sort of language you use on reddit, of all places.
And /u/dripdroponmytiptop is not getting mad either. Expletives like "fuck" can be used without carrying strong emotion as in this case, in which it is used for emphasis. It is you and the guy above that fail to realize that.
badmagnet ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you people have to turn everything into an argument on this site?
Nicholas Cage's son should just be happy his father is the r/onetruegod
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:12:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps the wife was thought to herself "This is a concept I can get on board with. As the man I share my children with, I accept the idea that he is making a commitment to always be a part of his children's lives. As the mother, I am encouraging of this and am willing to see all my sons named after him as a way to fulfill that goal."
Basically, calm the fuck down buddy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ego. He named his first son George, so because he thinks so highly of himself, he would have seen it as unfair to the rest of his sons to have any other name but George.
200m+ genes that get you going 76-5 and a gold medal in a generation with the likes of ali and dozens of others. i think theyre ok besides those mindsets exist in nonfactors anyhow.
not only does he seem lucid.. hes a damn champion for gods sake as well a successful businessman. but what gives u the illusion that every person that has unprotected sex is some gandhi jesus fusion
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:13:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"beyond the glory" was a hell of a show.
john2kxx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:29:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every comment in this thread is a different reason why he did it.
There's is a lot in a name. I never knew my father, and my wife and I have agreed that, if we ever have kids, they will have her last name. I refuse to bring more children into this world under that coward's banner.
like there was a joke about this exact thing (the thing from the title) in King of the Hill but I didn't know he SERIOUSLY named all his sons george, like what a fucking moron
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:12:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People are reacting so strongly to this. What the fuck? The man fought his way out of poverty with his fists, he loves his children, he's rich. He doing good.
Oven and Grill go on to become drug sellers and buy hookers once a year because they have horrible self esteem and no work ethic after being told all their life they were the worst at everything.
There were lots of things that grill couldn't do:
* Make food that tastes good.
* Justify the amount of time spent cleaning grease out of that stupid plastic canoe.
* Actually reduce the fat in your food in any meaningful way.
* Repair the relationships shattered when your wife and children leave you and your parents disown you for spending an ungodly amount of money on a stupid gimmick appliance.
My mom worked all the time, and my step-dad was a useless piece of shit. I spent my teen years cleaning that canoe after it had trapped a family of five's worth of food grease. The amount of time wasted scales up in a hurry. Especially when your dipshit step-dad thinks you can cook a pound of bacon on it and have a "healthy, reduced-fat snack."
AVagrant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:44:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What you do is you set it by your bed overnight and lay six strips of bacon out on it. Then in the morning, when you wake up, you plug in the grill and go back to sleep. A little while later, you wake up again to the smell of bacon, and you can get yourself breakfast in bed.
I helped my parents rescue a Mexican street dog who had clearly had his ear torn off in a fight. I named him Evander Holyfield. He's the happiest guy ever now, even with no ear and back legs that won't ever work quite right again. Every time he gets fed he's like "HOLY SHIT! AGAIN?! BEST LIFE EVER!" and it's the cutest thing.
kipjak3rd ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 23:13:01 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh sweet jesus ive heard this story before.
Thats a sewer rat!
ilre1484 ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 23:26:05 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet there are 4 sketchy turtles always hanging around too.
When I was working in the Wyoming backcountry there was a rabbit that would visit our camp every night for weeks on end. He was a huge, cuddly looking bunny and I named him Bernard Hopkins. I grew really attached to seeing Bernard and always looked forward to his visits. One evening when I arrived back at camp after a day long trip out to gather supplies I found my friends had a delicious rabbit stew they had prepared for supper.
Fun Fact! Kimbo Slice has 3 sons: Kevin, Kevin, and Kevlar. His daughters are: Kiarra, Kassandra, and.....Kevina. Blows to the head aren't good folks! I also suspect the infamous stupid Kevin from that one thread is Kimbo's kid
Hey motherfucker that's not fun kimbo was a gift to this earth and he was taken too soon
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:28:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget watching that backyard fight video where he hits that other huge black dude so hard the guys eye pops out of socket.
Watching that video when it only had a couple thousand views I never figured he'd go on to become an MMA star. I love watching random people's lives unfold in spectacular ways in real time like that. One of my favorite things about growing up at the exact perfect time where halfway through adolescence the internet changed everything. If he would have had those backyard fights a few years earlier he probably would never have been famous but also could still be alive... I dunno I'm kinda drunk and like to think about that kind of shit sometimes.
amjhwk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk if id call him an MMA star, he was a backyard brawler star but he was shit when facing actual opponents
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right, I just meant his name alone carried him once he made it to the big stage.
He has also said that he named them all George so that one day George Foreman would again be the heavyweight champ.
TIL: George Foreman has no idea why he gave all of his sons the same name.
Edit: Good God!! This. This is my top comment ever?
LouWaters ยท 2413 points ยท Posted at 00:35:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His wikipedia article says
I named all my sons George Edward Foreman so they would always have something in common. I say to them, 'If one of us goes up, then we all go up together, and if one goes down, we all go down together!
Wow this made me laugh hard. Its as if he named them George on a whim without thinking too hard each time, and when asked why he named them all George he comes up with whatever reason comes to mind.
Haha.. maybe his first son was because he was forgetful, his second son was going to be the heavyweight champ, and by the time the third son rolled around he had to tie him to the family destiny
russmbiz ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 03:55:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Id be pissed off if my two older brothers were named George and I was Cecil. Like "dad, you knew I was gonna be a shithead from day 1"
yep, my grandpa was an identical twin, and was named after his father, while my great uncle (other twin) was given some random name. He despised my grandpa till the day he died because of it. Always felt my grandpa was the "favourite"
I figure once you get to George #3 you gotta commit. You can't have 3 Georges, then a Michael and a Shawn that will cause even more resentment than the obvious stuff already there.
Is it because you like breakfast in bed? Because you like waking up to the smell of bacon? But you don't have a butler so you have to lay six strips of bacon on your grill at night, so when you wake up you plug it in and then you go back to sleep, then you wake up the the smell of bacon?
It must be nice to be one of those kids and at every house they go to their is a George Forman grille. I mean I don't know if the boxing legacy will outlive the grill legacy.
LinkRazr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those free from Chase banking rewards. One of the best goddamn things I've ever owned. I loved that little clam shell thing.
I thought the scars were tattoos / painted on:/ how'd he get them (as you can tell, I'm not much of a super hero genre guy)
TheMoves ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 01:34:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I knew they were all George Foreman but I didn't know they all had the same middle name too, that's hilarious. He could have at least given them distinct middle names but no
They definitely dont know the name of their sister. Or they assume it to be George as well.
But in all honesty just imagine for one moment: those kids at one point in their life must have thought that everybody on this planet is called George Foreman. I wish I could see the look on their faces when they realised that other people have different names.
Wqggty ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 03:32:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well George Foreman, or Mom.
Erlox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:33:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or they assume it to be George as well.
I mean one of them is named Georgetta, so there's a decent chance.
Oh man...just think, all of them could sign for packages, use the same credit card, they only need to put one iteration down on christmas cards...so many things simplified!
You would need SS numbers to do heinous stuff. Sharing names would just avoid some potential annoying parts where people just check the name on a drivers license at most.
I'd counter that when his sons were coming up you didn't need a social to do a lot of the things that can be damaging. 15 years ago I made up a name and a social and got cable. Five years later I tried the same thing and was almost reported to the authorities.
I mean, try letting Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Evander Holyfield hit you in the head and see if you have a clue about anything.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:06:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He should have also added a little "TM" next to all of their full names.
ins4n1ty ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:55:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do like how he has a different anecdote for every time he's asked why. Maybe he just named them all George so he could give goofy little reasons about it every time he's asked.
Maybe he had a different reason each time. That even makes the oversight of giving them all the same name a little less obvious from his point of view.
Jerlko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:53:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He has also said that he never knew his father. He named all his sons George as a promise that they would always know who their father is.
It really is a better excuse to not remembering why, he should just say "after getting punched in the head so many times you think I can remember why I named them all George?"
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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yatea34 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 03:29:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably great for confusing many databases -- kinda like XKCD's "bobby tables".
It's amazing how many databases confuse people with slightly common names. Now imagine they all have the same first, last, middle names and the same addresses.
George Foreman is secretly an experienced backend programmer and named all his kids George to mess up database tables for fun, and now must come up with excuses to cover up his nerdy secret.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:23:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This current one is probably the most "honest" answer he's given
It's like the joker from The Dark Knight. The explaination changes, but the dark underlying meaning stays the same. Head Trauma. The Underlying meaning is of course trauma.
kmcg103 ยท 733 points ยท Posted at 23:35:50 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and on 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan's character has a son named George Foreman too. Great joke.
[deleted] ยท 490 points ยท Posted at 01:04:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Came here for 30 Rock, wasn't disappoint. The gag went something like this: "Oh, Tracy, is that your son? What's his name?" "I decided to do what George Foreman did!" "Oh cool, you named him Tracy--" "No I named him George Foreman. George, meet Liz."
dgbb10 ยท 202 points ยท Posted at 01:33:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tracy's deadpan deliveries are what made that show so great. This is such a great example of that.
If any of you have never watched 30 Rock, go watch it.
Without Tracy the show is just watered down female/male sex jokes and a cocky Baldwin being right about everything while the empowering female Tina Fey earns respect for womenz everywherez.
Tracy was great on there, but you're lost if you think the rest of the show can be boiled down like that. Based on your username I feel like you might be biased. 30 Rock was excellent comedy writing across the board.
TBF though, I don't think he'd want to name his kids after his opponents. It wouldn't be the most inappropriate thing in the world but, I mean, they didn't do it for him.
I mean, it's a little ironic but at the same time I wouldn't want to name my sons after people who punched me in the head, and were more famous than me.
jrey28 ยท 491 points ยท Posted at 21:43:09 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a sharp man. Made almost $200 million for putting his name on the grill.
this is not the original, this is also a knockoff. I think the original was the bullet. that was the first one I saw, anyways. I remember seeing a bunch of infomercials for it and a friend of mine had it and thought it was super cool, and then later I started seeing lots of knockoffs.
MrMallow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:49:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
bullet
the bullet came out in the early 2000s, this is from the early 90s.
I don't think he passed. I remember hearing Hulk missed the call from his agent so the agent went and rang George who picked the grill. If so, that has to be one of the the most annoying phone calls to miss ever.
cbarone1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He claims he missed the call from his agent because he was picking up his kids. For some reason, I doubt that they would offer it to Hogan, have him miss one call, then just move on to someone that was decidedly less popular at the time.
My middle name's Georgina! My Dad's middle name is George, my Grandad's name is George. Once they realized that I was to be the last one in the family (no more kids) I got Georgina. Hated it when I was younger, but love it now. British of course.
Itโs basically spanish though so it checks out. I donโt blame you for not wanting to sound like a prostitute. It doesnโt exactly sound like an elegant prostitute.
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"Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield...Those guys can throw a punch...But nothing like George Foreman. A punch from him and you'll be flying. You wouldn't hit the ground until next Monday or Tuesday, but I got a doctor's appointment on Tuesday so that won't work. He's supposed to help me with my memory problems. I said, 'My mind is fine! I don't need help!' But no, the pie is in the oven and the timers still going. Too bad a Foreman grill can't bake a pie....."
"What were we talking about again? Oh, right! And that's how I saved money on my car insurance by switching to Geiko."
kalleron ยท 150 points ยท Posted at 23:20:54 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He said it in another interview, that he saw many talented sportsman go bankrupt in their life. If one thing he can give to his sons, he gives them his name. Everyone will remember his name, and his sons will have a better chance at getting a good job.
It's a fairly good idea. You hear Eric Foreman - you think of "That 70's Show". You hear George Foreman - you think of the boxer.
Kougeru ยท 266 points ยท Posted at 23:32:34 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most people do not think "the boxer". Not in today's world. They think "the grill?".
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 00:05:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ya, the grill that made all that money.
robikini ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 23:38:58 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's absolutely true.
Peil ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:41:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which is good enough.
Fenastus ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 01:19:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually didn't know George Foreman was a boxer until today
one of the best. won a heavy weight title at 44 years old, after coming out of retirement. one of the top 3 hardest punchers ever.
He retired very young because Ali used some trickery to beat him, and knew it would never work again, so Ali never fought Foreman again. Foreman tried to get an Ali rematch for years, and never got one. Because Foreman would have won, and the narrative would be different.
Foreman came back and Tyson dodged him, but Holyfield beat him.
My grandfather had 13 siblings. When the last one, a daughter, was born, my great-grandfather stated "Das ist alles" - German for "that's it." The doctor dutifully noted his choice of name - Alice.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:42:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my name!
tspilk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:08:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:09:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Can't think of many names"
Proceeds to list many names.
Graawwrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What about when he's old? With the damage his head took dementia isn't just a possibility, it's an eventuality for a guy like that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He literally listed 4 names other than George...
Graawwrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:47:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And? My grandmother talks all the time about her friends as a kid, but can't remember her kids' names. And she never got punched by Joe Frazier.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:24:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sigh
Really?
He SAYS FOUR NAMES OTHER THAN GEORGE, then explains that HE CAN'T THINK OF NAMES OTHER THAN GEORGE. He contradicts himself in one sentence.
Come on dude...
jjg57 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:19:23 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure he was thinking ahead. They all get the same treatment as sons. After all, Steve, Jerome, Jimmy and Todd Foreman doesn't open doors as fast as George.
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:21:54 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Tellerium ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:13:36 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
like that 'george foreman ultimate lean green fat reducing grilling machine.'
xRetry2x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:46:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you should hear the recordings of the meeting with the marketing team. To get him to agree to call it "The George Foreman Grill" instead of just "The George Edward Foreman," they eventually had to bring in Tyson to punch him in the head a few times.
If you are married someone who made you a millionaire because he takes hit to the head then you better make him happy at home. That's the least you can do.
alegxab ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a world famous Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine salesman
Hq3473 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:21:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wander if that was one of the conditions of marriage:
-OK, honey we can get married but we have to name all our sons "George."
-Deal! (thinking to herself: how many sons can we possibly have...)
MasterBet ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 03:34:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found the 'strong and independent woman'
octropos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think its just a joke to hide the real reason. He never had a father, and wanted to be one. But if he names one of the kids after him, it makes the others feel less cared for. So he named them all after him, so they wouldnt feel bad about it.
But he cant say that, because its embarrassing.
alegxab ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:13:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He has told the two versions,
"My biological father -- until I had lost the heavyweight championship of the world and one of my sisters told me that dad isn't really my dad -- I loved. [My sister said that] I had a biological father and I actually met him."
Foreman went on to add: "It was a tough time because I had lot [going on with] my title and I was devastated and I had a father out there that I didn't even know. I actually ended up preaching at his funeral. This was my father and I didn't even know him and I decided then I would give all my sons something in case they got separated or divided, something they would all have in common and that's why I gave them my name. That's the reason I really did it."
Reminds me of a joke my dad (named Leroy) tells me:
A census worker has to survey a redneck family.
He knocks on the door, which is then answered by a very tired, unkempt looking woman. He asks:
"Hello mam, are you the mother of the household?
"Why yes, yes I am." She responds.
"I'm with the census bureau, I'm going to need you to give me the amount of children you have in this household."
"Okay" She responds "But it may take me a second."
"No Rush mam."
"Hmm, let me see, there's Leroy, LeRoy, Lee-Roy, L'Roy, leRoy, Lea-Roi, and l'Rois." she said
"Wait a second mam, are you telling me that all of your kid's names are variations of "Leroy"?
"Why yes. You see, it's really convenient for me. Whenever I need to call them for dinner I just lean out the winder and yell "HEY LEROY, SUPPER TIME!" and they all come!
Warpimp ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:17:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People get really used to the kind old man they see selling grills on TV and forget that this guy was an angry badass that beat people into submission. Clubber Lang was based off of George Foreman, not Iron Mike.
Foreman explains, "I named all my sons George Edward Foreman so they would always have something in common. I say to them, 'If one of us goes up, then we all go up together, and if one goes down, we all go down together!'"
Valdrax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gotta say a boxer that names 5 kids after himself is probably a better fit for the "brave & reckless" house than the "ambitious racists," the "humble, loyal supporting cast," or the "NERRRRRRDS!"
everytime i watch anything where he's talking at an interview type thing he seems like a great guy and a bit of a doofus who could knock me the fuck out if i fucked with him.
I like george foreman, seems like good people
Taxtro1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:23:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fucking hilarious. Great answer though. He could potentially use that for anything. George, why did you do it? "Do you know how many times I've been punched in the head?!"
TIL When George Foreman was asked why he named all 5 of his sons "George" he replied "Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield...you let them hit you on the head and see how many names you can think of"
He thought of four names right off the bat there. Must be selective cognition.
"George, you're black. It's socially acceptable to just make up a name for your kids. Have fun with it."
EDIT: People think this is racist? You can joke about any culture in the world. Just not black culture. Unless you're Key and Peele. Then white people feel ok to laugh. Because a black guy said it.
Honestly, I mean it the same way they do. I kind of feel like you're racist if you make me racist for saying it. Also, I am actually a minority.
Among my white high school classmates' kids' shitty names are at least two misspelled luxury car brands and a vast array of imaginary horseshit that I'm sure they're actually proud of.
Oh, and Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple. Naming your kids dumb shit knows no race or class.
I am just making shit up? Also, those examples are real words. They're not made up. Apploquia would be a made up name. Mercedelania would be a made up name.
And why does this have to be racist? Like pointing out that Latino communities do X, and Arab do Y, and Jewish Z, is all good. But pointing out a factual thing about blacks is racist? This is why we have problems with race in this country.
Don't tell me that certain black communities don't make up names for their kids at a higher rate than other groups. It's pretty defensible.
Make a horribly stereotypical and inaccurate joke about Asians on reddit. Np! But make a comment about black culture, no matter how accurate, and it's racism.
adgrn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:55:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"The blacks"
I know, double standard, etc. But we live in a civil society with a certain set of rules that you need to live by to not get marginalized and outcast
Midus_21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So there was truth to that King of the Hill episode when he said, "If I could take a hit like that I would have thought of a better name than George for all 5 of my sons!"
Well that's four names right there... eight if you count each name as a potential first name... five or six if you exclude the ones that don't sound like first names...
Lezzles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In NHL Hitz 2002, we paid homage to the Foreman clan by naming every member of our custom team George. The league had never seen anything like the Foremans. Also the announcer went crazy every time they'd do anything.
jogboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am friends with some Chinese brothers that go by the same name.
In Chinese culture, especially Hakka, there is a tradition of having a generation name. When the names are read through the generations, it forms a poem. Each generation of the family is named based off the next word in the poem. It's kind of like when all of a family's names start with "J", but a little more culturally significant. These brothers would refer to themselves with this one-syllable name instead of their full two-syllable name. It was a little weird when they were in the same place at the same time.
I went to high school with George Jr. I had him in one of my classes. He was always getting into trouble by disrupting the class and always had his daddy bailing him out.
A long time ago I heard him say he named the first George, but then didn't want his second to feel less special...so he basically named them each George so they never felt another was favored. They all have different middle names and that's what folks call each of them.
Here's something cool you won't care about. George Foreman used to live in the town I live in, which is Kingwood Texas. He currently resides in Huffman Texas. My uncle also played a football game against one of his sons. His daughters name is Georgina.
I'm literally scrolling through all these comments, looking for every mention of Huffman because it's probably the only time it'll ever be on Reddit lol
I serve in a restaurant and him and his family come in often! They sit in a private room in the back and don't like attention. Just thought I'd share lol
What a great man, just to his core a good soul I love this guy he's rooting for Pacquiao but still not saying anything negative about mayweather just great all great
I grew up in the same neighborhood he lives in and my older brother went to school with two of his sons. I always wondered why someone would name his kids the same. It was the weirdest thing to me.
I wonder if they all gave each other nicknames or used middle names. Like Gio, G, Georgie, etc.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:27:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George, Muhammed, Ken, Evander.
Well, evidently he can think of at least four names.
themcman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:36:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Five if you count George!
Tylensus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:31:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's just cause I've gone a bit heavy on the bourbon tonight, but that rapidfire question section of the interview was really bumming me out. George would say something rather profound or insightful with conviction then boom, right onto the next question with no comment at all from Jerry. No discussion happening, and no interaction. Not something I'm a fan of.
Xevantus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:46:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, there's four of them right there.
DrDemenz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:44:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He made the same joke in his cameo on King of the Hill while watching sub-amateur boxer Luanne actually manage to hold her own against his daughter Frieda.
"If I could take a punch like that I might've been able to think of a name besides George for my sons."
And yet he remembered all those boxers names. Probably not true, but funny.
Tomjr78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He also said he didn't want any of them to be jealous.
samsg1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could his wife not have come up with any names?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like after the second George (George III) he kinda had to name the rest of them George or else it would just be weird to have two sons named George and then a Jerry, Cosmo, and Elaine. Sorry bout the last part I couldn't think of any more names. Weed hit me in the head too many times
He remembered those four names, though, first and last. Should have named them George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander. They all sound really good with Foreman as a last name, too.
He's not joking, Panama's best boxer Roberto "Mano de Piedra" Duran also named all his kids Roberto Duran. Im not kidding. (Mano de Pidra means Hand of Stone btw)
I keep seeing alot of dumb corny responses. He probably did it the aame reason any father does it, out of arrogance. They dont want to see a better version of themselves get stronger and excees their accomplishments, so they name their children after themselves to cement the notion that they were the forerunner and diminish their children.
I guarentee he calls them all by thier middle name to talk to them individually, and he yelled, "George get down here," when he wanted to make them all come running.
mf_dk43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
such a sweet guy with an ability to kill an average human with a single right hook.
I heard a while back that the reason he named them all George is so that none of them would ever ask how come the one who was named George-- if the rest of them weren't-- was so special that HE got named after their father. This way they were all named after the great George Foreman.. on a side note I have a student named Jason who has an older brother named Jason and a younger brother named Jason. But his sister's name is Tabitha.
I really like George Foreman. In every interview he comes across is very humble.
Even though he hasn't been in a fight in a long time, I can't imagine how fucking hard he can punch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, he can still remember Joe, Muhammed, Ken and Evander. Those might have been good names for four of his sons.
What's my parents excuse? They named us all Fred, even my sister. It sucked growing up and constantly be asked "Did you know George Foreman named all his kids George?" YES I FUCKING KNOW.
salmon10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George Foreman is a goddamn national treasure
salmon10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is it about boxers that makes them so damn quotable
Oznog99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giving your children identical names wouldn't be allowed in most of the rest of the world, I think. He clearly had enough imagination to pick nice sounding names for his daughters.
My folks should have done this. It would have saved them from saying my two older brothers names before mine followed by, whatever the hell your name is get over here. Though not as bad as being called the pets name as well, I have heard of some parents doing that.
carvings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine if they were identical quintuplets.
Mi7che1l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently 5 is the magic number.
cjwn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He could still name 4 other people...selfish dummy
shane201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Must have been weird when he called one of them down for something. Not you George, other George.
BadJuJu2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was an obsessed Sherlock Holmes fan...and over the course of the 50 plus various stories, it was revealed to Prof Moriarty had at least two brothers ( mentioned in passing, Final Problem) both named James. In a later story, Sherlock reviews on older case and reveals that the late Professors first name was also James ( Valley of Fear) . I mentioned this as a example of the author often failing to keep continuity ( like Watson's wandering gunshot injury). I had one lady tell me that in Victorian England , it wasn't uncommon for people to give multiple siblings the same first name...not sure if I buy this.
A lot of people didn't even have first names they were referred too by their parents. Johns Son or Roberts Son. Then eventually they would become their first names and then eventually once they added additional first names to differentiate those first names became last names. John Johnson, Jack Robertson, Micheal Jackson, Alex Anderson.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The correct response by Larry King would have been, " well, at least George, Evander, Joe, Ken, and Muhammad. Probably Larry too, if I wasn't a total dick."
I just finished watching George being interviewed by johnny Carson right after he won the heavy weight championship. He was soft spoken, and humble, and had a very good attitude about fighting. He wanted to be finished with fighting by the age of 28 ( I believe he was 24 at the time). If asked whether he wanted his kids to go into fighting he hoped not but knew if they were determined to fight he couldn't stop them. He also said he couldn't be like all the fancy actors cause showbiz wasn't his thing. I chuckled because he makes a pretty good living selling his products (I hope).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:14:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought he did that so that they could all troll online
jrm2007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in this wide world this might be the only family with multiple living sons named george. i know sometimes a child wd die young and a later kid wd be named in his or her memory.
Rock2D2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"...let them hit you on the head and see how many names you can think of."
He just listed 4 names, other than George. So the minimum is 4?
GEORGE: Well, Jerry, I been thinkin'. I've gotten as far as I can go with George Costanza.
JERRY: Is this the suicide talk or the nickname talk?
GEORGE: The nickname. George. What is that? It's nothing. It's got no snap, no zip. I need a nickname that makes people light up.
JERRY: You mean like...Liza!
GEORGE: But I was thinking...T-bone.
JERRY: But there's no "t" in your name. What about G-bone?
GEORGE: There's no G-bone.
JERRY: There's a g-spot.
GEORGE: That's a myth.
JERRY: T-bone, the ladies are gonna love ya.
Foreman looks like this guy who used to bang my Mom.
dardadar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to see an AMA with all 5 of his sons. "Hey, George... nvmd."
UFGarvin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Foreman is a force of nature. He is very smart and plays his cards well. He made a fortune with his grills, playing the yuck yuck I love burgers game, retook the title with two punches at 40 something, after Tyson ducked him for years, and when he was at ringside with HBO, he made the other 'experts' sound dumb. He is an amazing story of American success.
His career finished when I was young. I have only ever seen his name associated with grills and made the assumption you would only put a celebrity on a grill if they were a chef.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:36:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unbelievable. That's like thinking Lady Gaga is only a Super Bowl performer, nothing else. I'm at a loss for words.
Do you also think trump did nothing before politics
None of those analogies are remotely similar. It's not like trump or lady ga ga retired many years ago and did nothing but sell branded kitchen appliances.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Um, he was doing interviews related to his boxing career as much as he was selling the grill. Plus, in the infomercials, his co-hosts said EVERY TIME "Hey everybody, we're here with former WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION George Foreman!", and every 10 minutes when the narrator would give purchase options, he would ALWAYS say "So order your grill today! The same that former World Champion George Foreman uses!".
Plus, any time he would be mentioned in other media, it was always about the boxing, hardly ever just about the grill, since, you know, he's known for being a boxer, not a grill shiller.
The only time I have ever heard of his name is as a prefix before a grill. I haven't seen adverts for his grills, I hadn't had a conversation with anyone about him, I have never seen him on TV, I have never read an article about him, I don't follow boxing, and I don't live in the USA. I did however have a house mate with George Foreman grill.
Lady ga ga and Donald trump are in the current news all the time. I am confused as to whether your insulted or just bewildered. I think given the above my assumption was perfectly logical.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you never watched TV or read anything. It's impossible to avoid knowing who he was unless you are a girl who doesn't have a slight interest in sports, and is a recluse from society.
I am bewildered and insulted. I do not respect any blokes who go out of their way to avoid any knowledge of sports. That's just pathetic. Your lifestyle must be very strange, and I shudder to think about what else you don't know. Here in the u.s., the mentally challenged voted for trump. Perhaps it isn't your fault you don't absorb or seek out info, but still
TIL bballshawn thinks because he knows something everyone should know it and is completely ignorant to the fact not everyone pays attention to the same things.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:04 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No fool, George is a ubiquitous figure, you have to be mentally challenged to not know who he is by adulthood. You lost.
I am perfectly happy to not have a complete knowledge of retired athletes who retired before I was even properly able to comprehend what a sport what was. You are over reacting pretty hard. I find it difficult to believe you have a perfect knowledge of every successful athlete who has ever lived.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:42 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mate, boxing is a man's sport, if you don't fuck w boxing, you're not a real man.
Something along the lines of him not being sure how long he'd be around and so by naming them all George Foreman, he made sure they'd take care of themselves and look after one another as their successes would be shared as equally as their failures. If "George Foreman" is arrested, it makes them all look bad, conversely, if "George Foreman" is awarded the Nobel Prize for Science, they collectively look pretty good, even though it was only one of them winning.
Because of Howard Cosell. First, he made them household names, starting with Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay)- his reporting was art of what made their career arc. Then, Cosell stomped on boxing while covering a particularly hideous one sided match, swore he'd never cover another match (he didn't) and boxing faded in public consciousness. The audience who thought boxing was a sport has NEVER returned, though there are occasional glimpses of MMA popularity, but in general boxing is deader than horse racing.
Tldr; Howard Cosell. The funniest guy in the movie Bananas.
Yes it's all very amusing George. But the reason a name is given is to allocate a distinction. Which you have failed to do. So yea, your right. Maybe they did plonk you in the head a few too many times!
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:48:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it's a funny joke but this comment is mostly just a deflection of the question.. it provides no real insight into his thought process.. if it actually did and foreman simply didn't have the imagination to think of anything else that is kinda sad. In any case this is just a trite and shallow joke not a good TIL.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:59:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being a successful entertainer it sometimes helps to have an ego I guess. But yeah, mega ego for boxing in general doesn't make any sense. Maybe hes thinking of Mayweather/Ali idk..
Yeah, I get that being a star in the sport one may have a bit of an ego. But it's not like you have to be a cocky mofo to get in the ring for the first time.
incraved ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:17 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How else would be reach the top of he didn't have a massive ego telling him he is better than everyone else and can do it?
I strive to be the best I can be in my chosen trade, but that doesn't mean I have an ego about it. I feel like you are confusing confidence, through hard work and dedication, as ego.
sami91 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:05:41 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It takes an even bigger ego to talk out of your ass confidently about a topic you know nothing about. If you did some research you would know the real reason. Copying the top comment.
He has also said that he never knew his father. He named all his sons George as a promise that they would always know who their father is.
I'm serious, this person advocates having sex with children... not in a trolling way. Look at the post history - also encourages a Down's syndrome cousin to sexually assault girls... since he can clearly get away with it
You're all new accounts following him around. I usually hate reddit logic of, "multiple people disagree with me, must be one guy," but this looks pretty sus.
This whole thing is fucked, but you guys take a few things he said out of context, and try to connect him to being a pedo where there is none.
Edit; Furthermore, I think he is just trolling you guys. Before all this he was disturbed by people getting off to a young girl.
We know this person IRL. You can get mods to check IPs if you want.
The persons family is involved in paedophelia. I got the family's step father taken away by the police for molestation and they decided to run a rumour mill against me and try to make my life miserable - including mocking me for being molested as a kid. The family found out about the and decided that it was a hilarious idea to spread rumours all over the hood that I was a rapist... while I was going through PTSD stuff related to sexual abuse - which they knew and laughed at.
This person decided to take that whole thing to Reddit and spread rumours about my family to a thread I replied to - so here we are, and fuck this person.
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[deleted] ยท 5946 points ยท Posted at 19:07:10 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He has also said that he never knew his father. He named all his sons George as a promise that they would always know who their father is.
thr33beggars ยท 3375 points ยท Posted at 19:58:22 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And they would always know their brothers as well
mar10wright ยท 1647 points ยท Posted at 20:04:40 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But they would never know who was being called for dinner!
Dragon_Fisting ยท 1210 points ยท Posted at 20:46:20 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't they all be called for dinner at the same time? It's just efficient.
mar10wright ยท 1082 points ยท Posted at 21:33:30 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"GEORGES, DINNER TIME!"
robertah1 ยท 1838 points ยท Posted at 23:11:33 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a joke about that.
A chav mum getting interviewed says all her kids are named Gaz. She says it's easier to say 'Gaz, dinner time' or 'Gaz, bed time' just once and they all respond.
When the interviewer asks, "So what if you need to call them individually?"
She replies, "That's easy, I just use their surname."
[deleted] ยท 324 points ยท Posted at 23:50:33 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Classic.
angry_smurf ยท 200 points ยท Posted at 00:24:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Im not getting it. Care to explain?
Edit: I knew as soon as I posted this comment I would understand it, I hope you forgive me sir.
Eddddit: thanks for all the answers still.
xXgeneric_nameXx ยท 321 points ยท Posted at 00:25:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They have different fathers and therefore different surnames. "Chav" is a derogatory term for low income, usually white, people in Britain.
GVNG_GVNG ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 01:33:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
SHUTCHYA FECKIN MOUFF Disrespect me like that an I'll get my travellers on you
Fist-Is-A-Verb ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:17:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
U wot m8?
fagalopian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:16:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean by travellers? Is it a gang or something?
Phlebas99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:40:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
travellers are pikeys
sweezuss ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I read this like Connor McGregor.
Caedro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dags?
BigDisk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:15:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're gonna get your time travelling soldiers/agents on us?
[deleted] ยท 134 points ยท Posted at 01:24:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The British equivalent of 'redneck', basically? This is getting mixed into my porn searches.
OmegaBaronSamedi ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 01:29:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not exactly.
The closest you would get would be "white trash". But chavs are highly urbanized.
The easiest way I've explained it would be: Think of your stereotypical black ghetto living person. It's pretty much that but white.
ashamedhair ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:31:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
just city sluts and douchebags
OmegaBaronSamedi ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:33:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well your not wrong.
She'll do anything for that methadone.
Dooey123 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:01:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the most accurate explanation here.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:50:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No rednecks are generally from the country. Chavs are inner city. Think Boston or NYC white kids acting like they're black gangbangers.
ifaptolatex ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 12:56:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I believe "wigger" is the term you are looking for
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:13:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I meant in the sense that they're low income and poorly educated, or at least have poor communication skills.
Dirty_Russian ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:20:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Council Housed And Violent
atoMsnaKe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:44:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Be advised that this is a bacronym and isn't actually the origin of the word, which is believed to come from a Roma word meaning "young lad", but honestly nobody knows the true etymology.
atoMsnaKe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ah ok. Thanks again
RestlessDick ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:33:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/ChavGirls is beckoning you.
Occams_ElectricRazor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I'm off duty now anyway..
twinkiesown ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:24:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say it's closer to white trash. A redneck is someone who works hard, mostly outside, and may also be undereducated.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:11:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your right about working outside, but i'd say working hard is optional.
Where i grew up 'white trash' usually meant drug addiction, a criminal record and possibly child negligence.
7H3D3V1LH1M53LF ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:26:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here you go, champ
TIL_no ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:40:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Urban white trash as well
AbeLincolnsFreckles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:41:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chavs, rednecks, and bogans, oh my!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:49:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say more like white trash.
chale19 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe closer to "white trash"
Samocoptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:46:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That would be ill advised.
robertah1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:24:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A musical introduction to chavs: https://youtu.be/2WDnukuUc84
And another to a more well known track: https://youtu.be/xL2Q5sRB-RY
And a Christmassy version: https://youtu.be/6oMxQuz5jQY
str8red ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:57:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah they are city dwellers.
monkwren ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 01:43:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Crackers, not rednecks. Same idea, but more urban.
Jim_Cornettes_Racket ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 03:28:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But rednecks aren't poor...I don't think you know what a redneck is. So, that actually makes this comment extremely racist.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:09:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Except i grew up a lower middle class white kid in rural texas, so clearly i know what a redneck is.
code0011 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 02:32:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chav is also an acronym 'Council house and violence', which is a good description of chavs
The_Sphinxx ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:10:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a backronym
BountyBob ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:57:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
*Council housed.
They live in the houses, they aren't literally houses.
Tp_to_McDonalds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:30:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But what came first the anagram or the 'chav' ๐ค
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:14:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
close, I've usually seen it has "Council housed and violent"
code0011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:16:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I suppose it's one of those little things that varies from region to region
cuddlesmcfriendzone ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:34:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's one manky Chav
T-REX_BONER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ahhhhh.
Excellent.
F0restGump ยท 94 points ยท Posted at 00:24:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...
They all have different fathers.
svenniola ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:25:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently it is being implied that they all have different fathers.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:26:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Each child has a different father and his surname.
fig999 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:26:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They all have different fathers
HussyDude14 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:26:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm assuming the children have different fathers?
ScaryBananaMan ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:39:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You would assume correctly!
bigpopperwopper ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:14:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nothing goes over this mans head. his reflexes are too fast
HussyDude14 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I will catch it with my reflexes.
ScaryBananaMan ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:37:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are we doing the thing where you get 47 responses all saying the same thing?
Lemme try...
Surname = Last name, implying that they all have different daddies, implying that she's a lady of loose morals (amongst other things)
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:44:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I get it. Her vaginas.
Black_Goku_is_GOD ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She has more than one? No wonder she gets around...
randominternetdood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
after 5 kids and 100s of men its like a hotdog in a hallway
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She's got more than one?
Wairong ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:44:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chav=trashy They all have different fathers.
Borchers34 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:54:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shes a slut. Bong!
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:01:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck you.
GodOfAllAtheists ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:29:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Different fathers, different last names.
NeverShoutEugene ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most likely they have different fathers.
CoolStoryBro_Fairy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:05:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Edit rather than delete...that's a bold move, Cotton!
SketchersOnMyFeet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They have different dads with different last names.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:32:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny because the mother in questions is OP's mom.
Zaldrizes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why are people still fucking telling you the answer when they can see 100 other replies?
angry_smurf ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:27:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's because they have different fathers.
allsortsashit ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:27:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have an American version of that joke. Pretty much the same set up except I can understand our version. What's a chav mum? Is it ok if I said that? Does saying that term make me racist or elitist or something? Bloody hell.
Themoneymancan ยท 81 points ยท Posted at 00:29:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah because chavs don't count as people.
ScaryBananaMan ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 00:40:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Chav - stereotypically loud, amoral, annoying, shitty white British person covered in cheap flashy jewelry and imitation designer clothes.
Definitely not racist, don't worry.
13inchpoop ยท 59 points ยท Posted at 00:57:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So it's like white trash with a different accent and no real tree camouflage clothes?
mar10wright ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 01:02:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I think they wear fake Burberry.
HowAboutShutUp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:23:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
which is basically london urban camo
Val_P ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:39:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, more Jersey Shore than Duck Dynasty.
ScaryBananaMan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:50:14 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Absolutely, British Jersey Shore. Oh god, the horror ๐ฃ
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
they're a subspecies of white trash
ArdentSky ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:14:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So basically the British version of "trashy"?
sqeals ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:32:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Saying chav is definitely not racist. Don't worry.
whatevah_whatevah ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:45:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's worse: a chav or a bogan?
Mistercheif ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:16:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 00:52:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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BigBadAsh ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:32:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
because it's being judgmental based on socieoeconomic factors. It's classism pure & simple, something cuckservatives absolutely adore.
angry_dave ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:35:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's kinda like how nobody gets offended at the word 'hipster' because hipsters don't think they're hipsters. You could yammer for 5 minutes about chavs and the chavs would be like "haha yeah fuck em"
brianpv ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:01:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav
zerophyll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:02:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They're like eminem basically
LordMilkcaps ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:33:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you explain plz
ScaryBananaMan ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:18:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Surname = Last name, implying that they all have different daddies, implying that she's a lady of loose morals (amongst other things)
Also, I read your name as LordMilkCraps, and it really gave me pause
oblonglips ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As did yours, u/ScaryBananaMan, as did yours.
ScaryBananaMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, I'm flattered! I think...
hey_hey_now ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 00:36:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sure. Making light of a white person's socioeconomic status is hilarious! They're the oppressors, after all.
thoggins ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:45:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well, I mean, chav is more about how you act isn't it? I'm not from the UK but I always understood it to be more about the mannerisms and attitude than the poverty or social class.
DanOfBradford78 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Correct. Dude won the lottery over here. Think 15m he won.Still a chav despite the millions. Blew it all.
Deceptichum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's kinda normal for those in the lower socioeconomic groups, most have bad money management skills which is why they buy stuff like lottery tickets in the first place.
If you're born poor and kept stupid through a anti-education culture, winning a few million won't magically change your entire life's experiences leading up to than.
There's people who become poor and there's people who grow up poor, in poor communities, surrounded by poor crabs in a poor bucket.
robertah1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:30:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So some men are born poor, others achieve poorness and others have poorness thrust upon them?
Graynard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:27:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm I feel like you didn't actually explain the joke very well.
Deceptichum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See you could've made this a valid criticism of how easily we're willing to dismiss groups based on class divides, instead you've just ruined it by trying to make it a 'we poor white people are so oppressed' thing.
Tvs-Adam-West ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:28:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ive heard that joke here in America, except the mom is black and the kids are all named Leroy. Not sure what a chav is though...
Phoequinox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:31:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've never heard the "chav" variant, but I'm glad we're finding ways to repurpose racist jokes.
AlektoWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's funny, the version of that I grew up hearing was about welfare recipients. Am from Texas. I am sorry.
incomprehensiblegarb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't know there was a British version of that joke.
abcadaba ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 00:13:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It makes the sound like some sort of superhero group.
Georges, roll out!
Georges to the rescue!
Georges, on me!
Georgie George and the Five Georges.
ScaryBananaMan ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:16:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The last one is undoubtedly the best
abcadaba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like it could have been an animated series ร la Fat Albert (at least in my dreams)
1nstantHuman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:31:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Georges Rumble in the Jungle In a couple hundred years we'll have a tv/VR/AR series, called "The Georges" it's about a grill empire led by the Patriarch of the family...
CaptainSharpe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:37:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Georges Five. Geo5ge. 5 George 5 Furious.
__youcancallmeal__ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:47:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All 5 connect to make one giant super George
sync-centre ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:20:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Suddenly GSP appears for dinner.
lneutral ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:13:14 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I'm not impressed by your performance"
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:39:42 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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NFLinPDX ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:09:51 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"You gotta lean into it. Don't punch with your should, use your whole body."
lammychoppers ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:54:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
(French accent)
1norcal415 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:35:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I definite-lee 'eard dis in 'is voice!
Lovehat ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:14:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHERE YOU AT GEORGES?!
War-Hammered ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:27:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so that's why the french have an S in georges
ScaryBananaMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's...quite a stretch, haha
spartan1337 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What if Georges Saint Pierre is visiting?
ricdesi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:05:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why is one of them French?
Tcav23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:16:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or would it be Georges'?
623-252-2424 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"ugh, not another fat free burger again, paaa!!"
MisanthropeX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:33:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Suddenly the reanimated corpse of a French Prime Minister is at your dinner table and he's hungry for blood
okverymuch ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:24:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
GEORGES, THE MEATLOAF! FUCK!!!!
Skyvoid ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:16:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would be more like, "George Edward Foremen Assemble!"
ManicLord ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oui maman!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:23:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What if George 4 didn't do his homework and was told he couldn't eat till he finished but then George Sr. called him for dinner. That'd be confusing.
chuckymcgee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George had better do his damn homework then!
mattleo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless he was loudly describing the device he uses to cook his food
Wqggty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The grill only cooks 4 burgers at a time. Someone has to come first.
Fehridee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:02:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is what the liberal media lies would have you believe, but in reality; George Foreman only had to feed George's 1-3 before he finally mastered the art of the George. Now George's 4-5 feed only on the nourishment of American labor. We need a George ban to make sure that the millions of George's don't cause more damage to the American working class. /s
jdore8 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 00:36:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He made a joke about that in the first infomercial he did for the grill. He said he doesn't call them he just cooks and then they come based on what's cooking.
Edit: Link https://youtu.be/9pCy1FE89KI?t=372
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:23:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think he actually refers to them as George 1, George 2, etc.
TheThinker333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does he rank them? What if George 2 got in real trouble while George 3 was like skipping grades and saving puppies? Would George 2 drop a rank?
Niallio ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:33:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine how on edge you would be if you had done something wrong and you heard your Mom say "George I'm going to kill you" and not knowing which one of you is in trouble
conquer69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:41:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the thing, whoever becomes nervous was the mischief. "Nothing to hide, nothing to fear."
superbabe69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unless they had all got into separate mischief.
monkey616 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:56:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The George who came to dinner.
TheSpiritsGotMe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Looks of confusion and fear were shared as they overheard their mother say,"We can never let George know that he is adopted."
Rufio_The_Pan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Middle names
[deleted] ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 20:04:35 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes. It's done out of love. And he's made fun of for doing this. He's a father.
ThatsMyHoverboard ยท 108 points ยท Posted at 20:06:46 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This seems like the ultimate form of dad humor with a sentimental meaning behind it.
Choco_Churro_Charlie ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:31:29 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would watch that sitcom.
RenegadeWild ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:09:05 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Paging Netflix.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:17:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dear, George Family.
MikeTheBum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:22 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently, you were the only one watching.)
Choco_Churro_Charlie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I vaguely remember something like that. It doesn't revolve around his kids all having his first name and the inevitable hijinks that would ensue.
HowAboutShutUp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"George has jury duty."
"He's 5 years old!"
"Oh, no wait, I was wrong. It's George."
"That's even worse. He's two!"
MikeTheBum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do remember a girl named "Shasta" and a joke about being named after soda.
Ayy_2_Brute ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 00:24:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And a great father at that. His sons were in my wrestling division back in middle school and he was at every meet cheering them on.
mattsl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:15:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not particularly difficult when you only work 3 days a year or something.
DeltaBravo831 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:34:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I feel like the dude has earned somewhat of a break after getting beat up for a living.
Gneissisnice ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 23:26:43 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, you can do something out of love that's still dumb. Good intentions doesn't mean that I don't get to poke fun at the fact that he named 5 boys "George".
NameisPerry ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:31:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And a girl named georgette.
(I just made this up)
Edit: Her name is Georgetta.
occams_nightmare ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That seems unnecessary because George can also be a girl's name anyway. At that point why not just go for it?
sharkattackmiami ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:04:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"
conquer69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:42:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And the shortcut with the bad ones.
1nstantHuman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yup
Nveinus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:25:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And heaven is lined with good works.
The saying is less a warning of doing bad things with good intentions and more of an admoshishment that good people do good things and not just think about them.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:49:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's their middle name.
genryaku ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:00:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It is not their middle name.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 02:36:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His next son will be The George Awakens
throwaway_for_keeps ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:13:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My name is Mike. My brother is Josh. My dad's name is Stewart. Magically, we all know each other.
Smoldero ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:59:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
out of love for himself?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:46:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that bad?
CaptainSharpe ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:38:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love or narcissism?
...why can't it be both.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:48:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know why.
thar_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't he name his daughter George too? or maybe Georgette
TBagginMachine ยท -92 points ยท Posted at 21:58:00 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OMG OP THATS SO FUNNY AND INTERESTING!!!!!!! You're so cool for sharing.
No one cares and OP is a faggot
NFLinPDX ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:10:43 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shitty troll post
stumpychubbins ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:03:40 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know what OP being gay has to do with this, unless you're referring to the savoury dish, in which case I guess it's an effective insult
ThePu55yDestr0yr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Report this dork.
bored-on-the-toilet ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 00:30:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like this better.
poop_69 ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 00:28:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Also probably some narcissism played a role if we are being honest.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:51:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's harsh. I see giving your sons your name as their middle name as an act of love. This is a man who never knew his father. If George is proud of himself he should be.
poop_69 ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 01:17:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All their first names are George and one of his girls is named Georgetta. I'm sorry but we will just have to agree to disagree on this one.
[deleted] ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 01:21:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He doesn't call them all George. It was a calculated decision to ally his sons names with his. What's to agree to disagree with? Do you have some big problem with this guys business? I don't get you. Do you think you're winning something?
poop_69 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 01:28:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, I take it you were a big fan of the grills? Don't give yourself an aneurysm over it, Champ.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:31:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
disagreeing with you is not "having an aneurysm"
poop_69 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 01:34:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You seemed to get rather worked up over a pretty benign statement, going as far to make weird assertions about my personal motivations, hence me suggesting you not have an aneurysm. If anything I was doing you a favor, CVA is the 4th leading cause of death in the States.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:44:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i think you have me mistaken, buddy
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:53:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm stepping in between you guys.
/u/slowfreq /u/poop_69 BREAK IT UP
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
i think you have me mistaken too, i was not the guy he was arguing with
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:03:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you wanna fuckin go, m8
adescuentechable ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not your buddy, pal.
poop_69 ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 01:52:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
K
Rehabilitated86 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:28:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No it isn't.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:18:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If we are being honest. Are we?
2fly2hyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm inclined to agree. I feel that way about anyone who names their child after themself, let alone 5 or however many he has.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:26:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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2fly2hyde ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:54:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I realize its not a popular opinion. But its just an opinion. Naming your 6 children after yourself involves a degree of narcissism.
Nothing against George. After hearing what some people chose to name their children (African Americans especially), he could have done a lot worse than George. Like I said, its just my opinion.
dripdroponmytiptop ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 00:20:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
why the fuck is he naming his sons? after the first George, let the mother have a try, for god's sake
Pole-Cratt ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:35:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, she has to sign the birth certificate too man.
Legionaairre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And if she doesn't?
Pole-Cratt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:15:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then she wouldn't be the "mother" I guess? Not sure how it works with the moms.
panaz ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 00:22:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why does that upset you so much? Also, who is to say him and his wife didn't make an agreement that he names the boys and she names the girls?
elcubismo ยท 206 points ยท Posted at 00:31:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of his daughters is named Georgetta.
SearMeteor ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 00:38:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not just Georgette. That's actually a female version of George.
Edit: there's more than one female version of George
gekorm ยท 189 points ยท Posted at 00:46:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not Georgia, which is 40 times more common than Georgette, and the actual Greek feminine form.
watchpigsfly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:39:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
because then paul simon won't write a song about her and her husband and dog after the war
anothertrp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:45:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Georgina. My middle name. :)
fetalbarthes ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:42:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George is a Greek name and the only correct feminine forms in Greek are Georgiana and Georgina. Anything else is a modern English bastardisation.
gekorm ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 00:48:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Georgiana and Georgina mean nothing in Greek. Georgette is a french name. The Greek form is Georgia.
fetalbarthes ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 00:52:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, cuckold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina_(name)
cadsy48 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:00:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Georgia "ฮฮตฯฯฮณฮฏฮฑ" is the most common feminine version of George in Greek. Georgina is also used, but less so.
Source - am Greek.
gekorm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say Georgina is also common, ฮคฮถฯฯฯฮถฮฏฮฝฮฑ as an official name is incredibly rare, it's almost only used as a diminutive. This is the only source I could find, but in a sample of 100,000 people (1% of the population) ฮคฮถฯฯฯฮถฮฏฮฝฮฑ doesn't even exist.
cadsy48 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:18:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed, changed it now. I only mentioned it because i know a couple.
gekorm ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 01:00:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So that wikipedia page makes no claim that Georgina is the Greek feminine form. Going to the Georgiana page, as the only reference you'll find this website, which also makes no claim that it's the Greek form.
In fact you'll find that it lists:
I couldn't find a single source that Georgina and Georgiana are used in Greek.
fetalbarthes ยท -16 points ยท Posted at 01:01:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are legit retarded
gekorm ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:04:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think you understand what "comes from" means and how it doesn't support your original statement.
2OP4me ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 01:11:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know using the word cuckold and retard make you look like a loser, right?
Cable_Car ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:26:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's very oddly placed, but very blatant trolling.
cadsy48 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:24:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
At the end of the day, all of these variations, no matter what country uses them or what the ending is, Georgia,Georgina,Georgette,Georgiana, whatever, are variations on the original Greek name ฮฮตฯฯฮณฮนฮฟฯ. Each one is just a different Latinate version depending on the country of use. We are just telling you that in Greece, the feminine form of George is Georgia.
Nightmare_Pasta ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:25:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All he did was disprove your claim and even your source and correct you politely. It's looking more like you're the retard here
PerishingSpinnyChair ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:54:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was it difficult watching your significant other suck off a black man?
Capcombric ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's also a Gina IIRC
cjaprice ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was so convinced you were joking then I googled it. That's hilarious.
excited_by_typos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a joke? This has to be a joke.
alkapwnee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:20:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit, i died laughing thinking it was deadpan but its actually real.
The level of hilariousness just went through the roof.
dripdroponmytiptop ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 00:25:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...upset me? I just used a swear word, is that too harsh?
is that better? lol
Turakamu ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 01:11:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
WHOA!! Calm down, he was just trying to help.
dripdroponmytiptop ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 01:11:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you guys conflate a lot from text, get out more
Yodiddlyyo ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:50:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He was being sarcastic. And no, I got anger from your original post too. "Why the fuck" and "for gods sake" doesn't evoke the thought of you smiling and giggling while you type it, come on.
Turakamu ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was kind of hoping he would keep running with it. I don't think I played my second comment very well.
Yodiddlyyo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:02:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No, you did. The all caps whoa made it funny and obvious. I laughed when I read your comment, if he took it another way then that's just telling of the fact that he actually is angry.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/ZzndyGwT1ww?t=12s
Turakamu ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:18:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Jeez, cool it with the language.
creaturecatzz ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:30:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watch your profanity
Right, I'm sorry
Ferniff ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpigjnKl7nI
ovenbutt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You don't seem to realize what /u/panaz is saying. He's not "Le Triggered", he's just wondering why you're getting so mad over something you can't prove. And no one could care less what sort of language you use on reddit, of all places.
Rabid_Raptor ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:11:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And /u/dripdroponmytiptop is not getting mad either. Expletives like "fuck" can be used without carrying strong emotion as in this case, in which it is used for emphasis. It is you and the guy above that fail to realize that.
badmagnet ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:51:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why do you people have to turn everything into an argument on this site?
dripdroponmytiptop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:23:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you're the one who took it personally, man
Rabid_Raptor ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:16:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The same reason for which you felt the need to comment here.
turntupkittens ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you kinda look like an asshole. he didnt know his dad and you shit on him for actually naming his sons and being in their lives
silverpixiefly ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:54:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I often wonder things like this when I think about Nicholas Cage's son.
Black_Goku_is_GOD ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:09:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nicholas Cage's son should just be happy his father is the r/onetruegod
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:12:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perhaps the wife was thought to herself "This is a concept I can get on board with. As the man I share my children with, I accept the idea that he is making a commitment to always be a part of his children's lives. As the mother, I am encouraging of this and am willing to see all my sons named after him as a way to fulfill that goal."
Basically, calm the fuck down buddy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey calm the fuck down buddy!
motleyguts ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:25:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ego. He named his first son George, so because he thinks so highly of himself, he would have seen it as unfair to the rest of his sons to have any other name but George.
dripdroponmytiptop ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 00:26:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel bad for them
yourmansconnect ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:43:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hes worth $250000000
docmartens ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 00:54:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm envious of them
greasy_bacon ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:56:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can you invest in some ' next time?
$250'000'000
stillsmilin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:26:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or some $250,000,000
dripdroponmytiptop ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I still feel bad for them
yourmansconnect ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:53:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
OK
im1nsanelyhideousbut ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:53:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
200m+ genes that get you going 76-5 and a gold medal in a generation with the likes of ali and dozens of others. i think theyre ok besides those mindsets exist in nonfactors anyhow.
dripdroponmytiptop ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nope, I still feel bad for them.
this might change your worldview but, genes and money doesn't really make your life better like a lucid father might.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:04:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Did you watch the interview linked? Seems pretty lucid to me
im1nsanelyhideousbut ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:47:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
not only does he seem lucid.. hes a damn champion for gods sake as well a successful businessman. but what gives u the illusion that every person that has unprotected sex is some gandhi jesus fusion
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:13:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"beyond the glory" was a hell of a show.
john2kxx ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:29:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every comment in this thread is a different reason why he did it.
Prof_Black ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:28:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We will never see Fighters of this calibre anytime soon. Frazier, Ali, Norton etc They were champions on and off the ring.
OneBigBug ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:26:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, we have fighting robots. So who's really winning?
TheNorthComesWithMe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:52:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the robots
SonVoltMMA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We have Connor bragging about his Bentley and private jet on twitter.
homequestion ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:19:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fucking stupid. If your father named you the same name as him but still abandoned you before you were born; you don't fucking know him.
What is in a name?
IThoughtYoudBeBigger ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's is a lot in a name. I never knew my father, and my wife and I have agreed that, if we ever have kids, they will have her last name. I refuse to bring more children into this world under that coward's banner.
homequestion ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meaningless
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:46 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:25 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's beautiful. And I always see reports of naming each son George as the act of an idiot.
rxFMS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
for a guy that got hit in the head a lot, he sure is very insightful!
4609203 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/LZGHWLe
GregoryPeckington ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He also listed a bunch of names in the sentence lol
NapClub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
just the most epic answer ever.
peanutsandfuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Let Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Evander Holyfield hit you in the head and try to remember that explanation
Neutral_Fellow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:58:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's retarded.
Scarletfapper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:24:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By that logic he should have named them Joe, Ken and Mohammed
rezivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There must be an easier way to achieve this
CalvinsStuffedTiger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:33:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could have gone with a middle name for that one
HillelSlovak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Basically, there's a plethora of bad reasons his kids have crap names.
FinalMantasyX ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:02:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
im not gonna pull punches here
what a fucking retard
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Me or George?
FinalMantasyX ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:04:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
george foreman
like there was a joke about this exact thing (the thing from the title) in King of the Hill but I didn't know he SERIOUSLY named all his sons george, like what a fucking moron
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:12:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People are reacting so strongly to this. What the fuck? The man fought his way out of poverty with his fists, he loves his children, he's rich. He doing good.
FinalMantasyX ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:16:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
doesn't love his children well enough to make sure they're unlikely to be confused in official documents and whatnot, apparently
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whatnot. You rock, space man.
essidus ยท 4487 points ยท Posted at 19:23:44 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean... he obviously could've named them George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken, and Evander.
Not_A_Doctor__ ยท 1911 points ยท Posted at 20:27:09 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He gets confused. He's moderately certain that he was named after a grill.
ThatsMyHoverboard ยท 284 points ยท Posted at 22:38:09 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He should've named his children after different kitchen appliances or cooked meats then... /s
everred ยท 255 points ยท Posted at 00:12:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Pork Loin, go tell Ribs and Porterhouse to clean their rooms, and Butterfly Chop needs to take her shower"
MollysYes ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 01:24:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think Porterhouse is a very good name.
[deleted] ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 03:15:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think you won't be naming your children
Alt_dimension_visitr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:05:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
insert insult to OP about having children here.
BrookLINNets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Perfect name to act in the 2 and a half men reboot in 15 years.
hamakabi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:06:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's certainly worlds better than naming all 5 George
SpermWhale ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 01:23:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Oven, Grill, Washer, and Slicer; all of you should look up to Blender, he's revolutionary."
"Blender, exercise and fix your body; look up to your brothers Oven, and Grill. They're hot."
"Oven, Grill; you too are dumb, and should study more, look up to your brother Slicer, he's sharp."
"Slicer, and the rest fix your godamn rooms! Only Washer has it cleaned!"
TheMadTemplar ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:43:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oven and Grill go on to become drug sellers and buy hookers once a year because they have horrible self esteem and no work ethic after being told all their life they were the worst at everything.
SpermWhale ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:49:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Those were the days for them, but they're now standup comedians on a shitty bar. They're good on roasting audiences.
IrrationalFraction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Slicer.
I'll take it.
TheDudeNeverBowls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:06:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's it, I'm changing my name to Porterhouse.
PM_meyourGradyWhite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mr Coffee was taken.
baxter001 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:04:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, he just liked his children so much, he put his name on them.
staypuftmichelinman ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 00:25:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I made this."
SoDakZak ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 22:47:42 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Name a son Bear. Bear grills
rythmicbread ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 23:37:44 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bear grills grylls
mr_chanderson ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:55:43 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bear Grylls grills bear grilling Bear Grylls grill.
TheBoyDoneGood ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 00:40:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How many bears could Bear Grylls grill if Bear Grylls could grill bears ?
Modorox ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently someone tweeted this to him and his response was "1, as I only have a 1 bear grill. Thanks for the question!"
yomandenver ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:55:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What ain't no grill I ever heard of! They cook tasty burgers on a what?
yomandenver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:39:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Say what again, motherfucker! I dare you! Say what again!
9ofdiamonds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:48:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll have 4 mixed grills please!
abcadaba ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:10:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
/r/WordAvalanches
Iamcaptainslow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:02:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So if I have this straight, Bear Grylls is interrogating a bear that is barbecuing Bear Grylls's gold and diamond encrusted dental decoration.
SirloinTits ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:45:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bear Grylls' grills grills Bear Grylls' bear grills.
Bobmarleyyyy ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:53:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That "grill" got all the fat out. And could steam veggies and toast bread. Cook seafood, nothing that grill couldn't do.
LordWheezel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:27:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There were lots of things that grill couldn't do:
* Make food that tastes good.
* Justify the amount of time spent cleaning grease out of that stupid plastic canoe.
* Actually reduce the fat in your food in any meaningful way.
* Repair the relationships shattered when your wife and children leave you and your parents disown you for spending an ungodly amount of money on a stupid gimmick appliance.
RiskyPhoenix ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:37:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I loved it in college. The amount of time you spent cleaning the canoe was nowhere near the time you saved because your food cooked so fast.
LordWheezel ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:45:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My mom worked all the time, and my step-dad was a useless piece of shit. I spent my teen years cleaning that canoe after it had trapped a family of five's worth of food grease. The amount of time wasted scales up in a hurry. Especially when your dipshit step-dad thinks you can cook a pound of bacon on it and have a "healthy, reduced-fat snack."
AVagrant ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:44:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shhh, just let it all out on the grill.
The grill can handle it.
There's nothing the grill can't do.
superiority ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What you do is you set it by your bed overnight and lay six strips of bacon out on it. Then in the morning, when you wake up, you plug in the grill and go back to sleep. A little while later, you wake up again to the smell of bacon, and you can get yourself breakfast in bed.
im_a_dr_not_ ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:21:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like those grills. They can make the fuck of a grill cheese and grilled ham and cheese.
ejeebs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's a ham melt.
im_a_dr_not_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Don't worry. I'm not saying that it's a type of grilled cheese.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was she hot ?
binomine ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:47:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Originally it was going to be the Hulk Hogan grill, but the Hulkster wanted to market a juicer instead, so they got George.
wrath_of_grunge ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like George made a better go of it than Hogan would have.
blaghart ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
With it's patented design, the fat drains directly into my mouth!
PartyOnAlec ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:13:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This one got me laughing in public. Thank you haha
Lord_Moody ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:58:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why does this not have gold
Joba_Fett ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:11:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep. And he didn't look half bad in the tutu either.
Losermcloserson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:54:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The Gary Coleman grill?
RogueRaven17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His father was the grill this whole time!
Biggsavage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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*Edit: Damn it kids, can't I leave my phone alone for ONE second?
AusCan531 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George isn't a grill's name, it's a boy's name.
LieutenantCuppycake ยท 273 points ยท Posted at 22:34:18 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I helped my parents rescue a Mexican street dog who had clearly had his ear torn off in a fight. I named him Evander Holyfield. He's the happiest guy ever now, even with no ear and back legs that won't ever work quite right again. Every time he gets fed he's like "HOLY SHIT! AGAIN?! BEST LIFE EVER!" and it's the cutest thing.
kipjak3rd ยท 118 points ยท Posted at 23:13:01 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh sweet jesus ive heard this story before.
Thats a sewer rat!
ilre1484 ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 23:26:05 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I bet there are 4 sketchy turtles always hanging around too.
rythmicbread ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:38:18 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just feed them pizza
UnsubstantiatedClaim ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:17:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cowabunga what a radical idea
LieutenantCuppycake ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 00:24:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's only 60lbs. Too big to be a normal rat. Too small to lead a squad of crime fighting mutants. So tragic.
eudemonist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:08:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Speak?
MKSLAYER97 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Spoon!
PoopsForDays ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:55:46 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've had pet rats. 5/7.
DarthMarago ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:13:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
7/7 with rice. Quite tasty.
Groggolog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:48:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but 5/7 was already a perfect score...
JuanLucGodard ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:25:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
conflicting memes.
longtimegoneMTGO ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know, cuz I wouldn't eat the filthy mofos.
Dexaan ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:37:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Overload: 2
DarthMarago ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
4 mana 7/7?
Rockah12 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:36:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark?
skybluetoast ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:18:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And here I am left think your username would make a great dog name.
Henrywinklered ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:49:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I was working in the Wyoming backcountry there was a rabbit that would visit our camp every night for weeks on end. He was a huge, cuddly looking bunny and I named him Bernard Hopkins. I grew really attached to seeing Bernard and always looked forward to his visits. One evening when I arrived back at camp after a day long trip out to gather supplies I found my friends had a delicious rabbit stew they had prepared for supper.
RIP Bernard Hopkins
Grande_Latte_Enema ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:55:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
photo please
pinklavalamp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pics or it didn't happen.
HaikuHighDude ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 00:23:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun Fact! Kimbo Slice has 3 sons: Kevin, Kevin, and Kevlar. His daughters are: Kiarra, Kassandra, and.....Kevina. Blows to the head aren't good folks! I also suspect the infamous stupid Kevin from that one thread is Kimbo's kid
sgtpeppers508 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 00:41:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
with a name like "kimbo slice" you couldnt expect his kids to get normal names
Nirvalica ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:23:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Kevin, Kevin, an Kassandra aren't that weird...
sgtpeppers508 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:35:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Naming 2 kids Kevin is most definitely weird.
Nirvalica ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:41:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For sure, but they are normal names.
TearShitDown ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:34:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
his real name is Kevin
PresidentDonaldChump ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:35:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well his real name is Kevin Ferguson so...
cjmook21 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:53:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Damn so his son isn't Kevlar Slice? That sounds way cooler than Kevlar Ferguson.
viraltis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:04:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, the first Kevin had an ok name.
Soya21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His real name is Kevin Ferguson though
EFG ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:25:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
he left us too soon
HaikuHighDude ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:45:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He....he ded?
EFG ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:20:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
2016 had no chill.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:43:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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UnPolloAzul ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:50:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hey motherfucker that's not fun kimbo was a gift to this earth and he was taken too soon
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:28:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget watching that backyard fight video where he hits that other huge black dude so hard the guys eye pops out of socket.
Watching that video when it only had a couple thousand views I never figured he'd go on to become an MMA star. I love watching random people's lives unfold in spectacular ways in real time like that. One of my favorite things about growing up at the exact perfect time where halfway through adolescence the internet changed everything. If he would have had those backyard fights a few years earlier he probably would never have been famous but also could still be alive... I dunno I'm kinda drunk and like to think about that kind of shit sometimes.
amjhwk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk if id call him an MMA star, he was a backyard brawler star but he was shit when facing actual opponents
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:32:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Right, I just meant his name alone carried him once he made it to the big stage.
bumblingbagel8 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:47:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you seen the documentary Dawg Fight? It's about backyard fights in I think the same area Kimbo came from.
edit: It doesn't paint Kimbo in the best light.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 00:53:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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UnPolloAzul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty fun
jujihai ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His real name was Kevin Ferguson, so he kind of went the George Foreman route in naming his kids.
maxoregon1984 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:42:34 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then he might get confused and knock them out.
sonofbaal_tbc ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:07:58 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hodor, Hodor , Hodor , Hodor
rythmicbread ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:38:29 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's only 4
essidus ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 00:22:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The fifth one held the door T_T
onrocketfalls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Panda, panda, panda, panda
BDDDDDDAAAHHH
XHF ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:23:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought that was the joke
pkid12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But then he has to remember which one is which. This way he knows he's always calling whoever he's yelling at the right name!
mithikx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Name them after people he's had a match with? What if he has a flashback and punches one of them?
suugakusha ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He'd be afraid of his kids beating him up.
4609203 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/LZGHWLe
askyourmom469 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:27:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He probably hates them all for hitting him in the head though
amjhwk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Man id feel bad for the one named mohammad when all his brothers have normal bames
CreepinSteve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:44:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hell, even Frazier, Ali or Norton would work as names.
[deleted] ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:47:52 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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elrae69 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:24:39 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The word you're looking for is conceited btw :)
Dunkh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:57:06 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
K.O.!
MpVpRb ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:20:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or..Dick, Dick, Dick, Dick and Dick
The origin of the name Dick is interesting..
It starts with Richard, a very popular name
Then, Richard gets shortened to Rick
Then, by use of rhyming slang, Rick becomes Dick
Because this was a very popular man's name, it started to be used to refer to every man
What do all men have in common?
That's how Richard/Rick/Dick became dick
Kiwi_Nibbler ยท 3999 points ยท Posted at 22:50:54 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He has also said that he named them all George so that one day George Foreman would again be the heavyweight champ.
TIL: George Foreman has no idea why he gave all of his sons the same name.
Edit: Good God!! This. This is my top comment ever?
LouWaters ยท 2413 points ยท Posted at 00:35:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His wikipedia article says
He really has no clue.
tennorbach ยท 369 points ยท Posted at 01:16:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow this made me laugh hard. Its as if he named them George on a whim without thinking too hard each time, and when asked why he named them all George he comes up with whatever reason comes to mind.
goes-on-rants ยท 114 points ยท Posted at 02:41:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha.. maybe his first son was because he was forgetful, his second son was going to be the heavyweight champ, and by the time the third son rolled around he had to tie him to the family destiny
russmbiz ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 03:55:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Id be pissed off if my two older brothers were named George and I was Cecil. Like "dad, you knew I was gonna be a shithead from day 1"
beartheminus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 06:36:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
yep, my grandpa was an identical twin, and was named after his father, while my great uncle (other twin) was given some random name. He despised my grandpa till the day he died because of it. Always felt my grandpa was the "favourite"
ElBeefcake ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:52:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why would you despise your grandpa? All he did was pop out first, he didn't choose his name.
beartheminus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:00:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, his twin despised him, Not me
ElBeefcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:36:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I must've misread, that makes a bit more sense.
beartheminus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:03:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Still dumb for my great uncle to hate my grandpa for it though
ElBeefcake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:50:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, no argument from me there, but I'm guessing the whole name thing developed into a bit of an extreme form of sibling rivalry.
reticulatedtampon ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 04:00:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'll be the champ one day, Cecil.
clario6372 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 03:19:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But aren't there 5 of them??
Smoldero ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 04:55:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that excuse must become unacceptable at some point
hoopopotamus ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 05:01:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
FAMILY. DESTINY.
renegadecanuck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How does that explain his daughter, Georgetta?
Archgaull ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I figure once you get to George #3 you gotta commit. You can't have 3 Georges, then a Michael and a Shawn that will cause even more resentment than the obvious stuff already there.
Pao_Did_NothingWrong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Because of what we named our first two sons, by the time number three came along, he pretty much had to have a name that started with C.
When you start with a pattern, you have to go all in.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:45:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
'I will love him and squeeze him and name him George'
-George Foreman probably
DeltaBravo831 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:19:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is how I act when people ask me why I joined the army.
comp-sci-fi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's better with reasons than names.
BenderDeLorean ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His best long run joke and generally best long run joke ever....
HE IS THE GOD OF DADJOKES
DinosaurieN1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:04:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Have I told you how I got these sons?"
TheAllRightGatsby ยท 1420 points ยท Posted at 00:39:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman is to his son's names what The Joker is to his scars. It's kind of brilliant tbh
JerryMau5 ยท 588 points ยท Posted at 01:06:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you want to know how I got these names?
rondell_jones ยท 355 points ยท Posted at 02:30:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As he sinisterly brandishes a George Foreman Grill
[deleted] ยท 161 points ยท Posted at 02:33:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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rondell_jones ยท 163 points ยท Posted at 02:35:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I actually forgot, but for 5 easy payments of $9.99, it can be yours"
[deleted] ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 03:41:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Johnnykaba ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:21:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's still made more money than you
MyAnusBleedsForYou ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:35:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nuh uh, I work at a mint.
Auricuen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
God dammit Billy May's
LSDMTCupcake ยท 50 points ยท Posted at 02:52:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is it because you like breakfast in bed? Because you like waking up to the smell of bacon? But you don't have a butler so you have to lay six strips of bacon on your grill at night, so when you wake up you plug it in and then you go back to sleep, then you wake up the the smell of bacon?
Dammitdwight ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:49:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That is the perfect way to start the day
2fly2hyde ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:08:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's delicious. It's good for me.
brtsampson ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:45:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Sue me!
8BlackMamba24 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 02:56:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I stepped on a George Foreman Grill
Obandigo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mohammed Ali jacked up George Foreman's grill.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:01:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e0/bf/95/e0bf95ac34c954ee9674b031ca71c656.jpg
muphdaddy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:05:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Well see I love waking up to the smell of fresh bacon..."
Pecheni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now that's funny
cuddlesmcfriendzone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It must be nice to be one of those kids and at every house they go to their is a George Forman grille. I mean I don't know if the boxing legacy will outlive the grill legacy.
LinkRazr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I got one of those free from Chase banking rewards. One of the best goddamn things I've ever owned. I loved that little clam shell thing.
ForceGryphon77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because i love the smell of bacon in the morning, at night, before i go to sleep, i lay six strips of bacon on my george foreman grill.....
DutchCoven ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:11:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I scraped the foot off!
FraudARG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
See, my opponent was a boxer, and a fiend. One night he hits me harder than usual
Fleaaaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you want to win brand new free car?
ShapelessHail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:09:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My father... Was a boxer... And a fiend...
rapemybones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"No? Me neither."
Shaunisdone ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:57:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm going to name my sons, it's going to be singular choice.
Nathannnn128 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:28:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Holy shit that's funny hahaha
asianwaste ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If George Foreman Jr. must have a past, he prefer it be multiple choice.
Haramburglar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought the scars were tattoos / painted on:/ how'd he get them (as you can tell, I'm not much of a super hero genre guy)
TheMoves ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 01:34:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Haha I knew they were all George Foreman but I didn't know they all had the same middle name too, that's hilarious. He could have at least given them distinct middle names but no
textposts_only ยท 83 points ยท Posted at 01:55:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then nobody would call them George. That dude is brilliant. ( I assume they had nicknames anyway)
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 02:20:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George Jr, Georgie, Geo, etc?
textposts_only ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 02:27:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah maybe. Or they chose nicknames based on their talents. Hey joker, hey speedy, hey girl, hey jock
iLickBnalAlood ยท 136 points ยท Posted at 02:52:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
>based on their talents
>hey girl
i like how being female is a talent
textposts_only ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 03:18:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They definitely dont know the name of their sister. Or they assume it to be George as well.
But in all honesty just imagine for one moment: those kids at one point in their life must have thought that everybody on this planet is called George Foreman. I wish I could see the look on their faces when they realised that other people have different names.
Wqggty ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 03:32:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well George Foreman, or Mom.
Erlox ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:33:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean one of them is named Georgetta, so there's a decent chance.
CaptainSharpe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
They probably just say them differently. Like everyone is called George Foreman but you have to put different emphases on different parts.
Like hey GEOrge FOREman! And hey geORge foreMAN
GuiltyStimPak ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:13:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I upvoted you because I liked what you said, then I downvoted you because you aren't u/iLickAnalBlood
iLickBnalAlood ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:21:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
goddammit, i'm sorry <3
Seralth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:16:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Your name makes me sad ):
GuiltyStimPak ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Welp, now we back to upvoted.
PurpleVoltage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:21:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That account is suspended, I'm assuming this is his alt.
ObitoUchiha41 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, perhaps for a George
TahoeLT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you're a male, I'd say it is.
Smoldero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
hey you know what, it's really hard
Seralth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:15:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having boobs is hard.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:01:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which George are you again? Ahhh yeah, Pauline's son. Your mother is a good lady, George.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Idk. I think it's kind of cruel tbh.
lolredditor ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 01:30:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man...just think, all of them could sign for packages, use the same credit card, they only need to put one iteration down on christmas cards...so many things simplified!
TheDudeNeverBowls ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 02:04:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully none of them is a bad seed. He'd be stealing all the other one's identities and shit.
lolredditor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:54:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You would need SS numbers to do heinous stuff. Sharing names would just avoid some potential annoying parts where people just check the name on a drivers license at most.
TheDudeNeverBowls ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:56:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd counter that when his sons were coming up you didn't need a social to do a lot of the things that can be damaging. 15 years ago I made up a name and a social and got cable. Five years later I tried the same thing and was almost reported to the authorities.
peanutsandfuck ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 02:49:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, try letting Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Evander Holyfield hit you in the head and see if you have a clue about anything.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:06:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He should have also added a little "TM" next to all of their full names.
ins4n1ty ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:55:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I do like how he has a different anecdote for every time he's asked why. Maybe he just named them all George so he could give goofy little reasons about it every time he's asked.
marty86morgan ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:58:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he had a different reason each time. That even makes the oversight of giving them all the same name a little less obvious from his point of view.
Jerlko ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:53:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It just gets deeper.
thegreenwookie ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to school with 3 siblings named Daryl, Daryll, and O'Daryl...2 of them were girls but I forget which
TectonicImprov ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One explanation for each of his sons
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:07:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would be pissed if I was one of his sons.
Don_Quixote81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:27:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I figure that he just had to give Mrs. Foreman a new, convincing reason each time a new George was named.
theangrylobster ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:07:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a terrible time to make some bullshit philosophical point. With your sons' names.
[deleted] ยท 265 points ยท Posted at 00:38:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ThistlewickVII ยท 133 points ยท Posted at 00:59:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
if he didn't want to get asked the question he could've given his kids different names
Capcombric ยท 106 points ยท Posted at 01:16:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm sure it's a source of entertainment for him at this point.
"So why did you name all your sons George?"
Storytime, with George Forman Sr.
Joe_Shroe ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 02:32:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'd watch that show.
ovidsec ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 03:54:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every week is a different adventure; a new reason for naming.
fresh_owls ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:31:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is that on Netflix yet?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:39:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but he wants each if them to inherit 1/5 of his grill business
ars-derivatia ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 01:13:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or people could stop asking stupid questions.
I have my own life. I don't give a fuck how George Foreman names his offspring.
dshmitty ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:20:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You seem fun
TitaniumDragon ยท 97 points ยท Posted at 23:35:01 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, he did get punched in the head a lot.
beartheminus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:40:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It really is a better excuse to not remembering why, he should just say "after getting punched in the head so many times you think I can remember why I named them all George?"
americangame ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 01:24:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But why did his wife go along with it?
TheDudeNeverBowls ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 02:05:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
She...uh...got punched a lot, too????
b_alliterate ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 03:56:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, you're thinking of Ray Rice's girl.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 05:42:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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yatea34 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 03:29:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Probably great for confusing many databases -- kinda like XKCD's "bobby tables".
It's amazing how many databases confuse people with slightly common names. Now imagine they all have the same first, last, middle names and the same addresses.
beartheminus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:41:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George Foreman is secretly an experienced backend programmer and named all his kids George to mess up database tables for fun, and now must come up with excuses to cover up his nerdy secret.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:23:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This current one is probably the most "honest" answer he's given
AdultEnuretic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:50:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically, in his answer, he thought of 4 other names besides George.
RedditThreader ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:06:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same my top was LPT about a gas station...
SMDH
MrLayheysdrunk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:11:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well people really are just to lazy to watch the video so instead of wasting a click they just read your top comment to understand what's going on
Or_Some_Say_Kosm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:11:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman isn't just the name of a kitchen grill.
TrebeckStache ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:51:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's like the joker from The Dark Knight. The explaination changes, but the dark underlying meaning stays the same. Head Trauma. The Underlying meaning is of course trauma.
kmcg103 ยท 733 points ยท Posted at 23:35:50 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
and on 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan's character has a son named George Foreman too. Great joke.
[deleted] ยท 490 points ยท Posted at 01:04:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Came here for 30 Rock, wasn't disappoint. The gag went something like this: "Oh, Tracy, is that your son? What's his name?" "I decided to do what George Foreman did!" "Oh cool, you named him Tracy--" "No I named him George Foreman. George, meet Liz."
dgbb10 ยท 202 points ยท Posted at 01:33:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tracy's deadpan deliveries are what made that show so great. This is such a great example of that.
If any of you have never watched 30 Rock, go watch it.
toomuchtestosterone9 ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 04:17:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets."
That was in the pilot. I knew I would love the show after that one line.
cutter48200 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 01:58:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just started the other day and am about half way through the second season, I love all the guest star appearances!
joebleaux ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:47:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's great. It's basically The Muppet Show with people.
feministdunce ยท -29 points ยท Posted at 01:54:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Without Tracy the show is just watered down female/male sex jokes and a cocky Baldwin being right about everything while the empowering female Tina Fey earns respect for womenz everywherez.
marty86morgan ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 02:05:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tracy was great on there, but you're lost if you think the rest of the show can be boiled down like that. Based on your username I feel like you might be biased. 30 Rock was excellent comedy writing across the board.
blastfemur ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:29:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Moonvest
textposts_only ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 01:57:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that and Nazi doctor Leo spaceman
danlather ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:31:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want them to know!
Macromesomorphatite ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:29:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you not give Jenn.the props you bastard.
Kinguta ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:18:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Women are smart and funny, get over it.
TraverseTown ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 02:20:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And he has another son who IS named Tracy lol
MoistPockets ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 00:41:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meat is the new bread!
yourmansconnect ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 00:45:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ugh time to rewatch the whole series again
TheDudeNeverBowls ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:07:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I need to pick up on that show. I've watched the first few episodes many times but haven't stuck with it.
GruesomeCola ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How's Tracey doing three days after the accident?
Paper-Cutter ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That show has the best writing and the worst acting at the same time. I love it tho. I've watch the whole series like 5 times
ocean365 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I heard a joke once.
KnowledgeIsDangerous ยท 1449 points ยท Posted at 21:31:04 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, the irony.
"How many names can you think of off the top of your head?"
"Joe, Muhammed, Ken, Evander..."
"Those are good names"
"Yeah, thanks to those guys the only name I know is George"
Rolloverbeethoven93 ยท 168 points ยท Posted at 00:00:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TBF though, I don't think he'd want to name his kids after his opponents. It wouldn't be the most inappropriate thing in the world but, I mean, they didn't do it for him.
staypuftmichelinman ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 00:29:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I focked yo wife so good, your son's named after me!"
"I fucked you so hard you loved me enough to name your children after me!"
I wouldnt put it behind those men to say something like this before a fight.
otisinthedark9 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:59:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Frazier and Ali wouldn't be quite that crass, and Holyfield is a class act. Anybody who knows more about Ken care to chime in here?
smithrereen ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 02:54:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Are you quite sure about that?
biggerx ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:04:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A class act huh? I just started watching The League so that was hilarious.
StudentMathematician ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Plus they've either lost to you, or beat your ass.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:21:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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ThirdFloorGreg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:20:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's still ironic if he did it on purpose.
mainfingertopwise ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:37:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not really ironic given that he was joking.
KnowledgeIsDangerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:39:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That just means it was intentionally ironic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You try getting hit in the head by Frasier Ali norton holyfield and making sense when you talk
DubVelo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:45:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's a joke. Doesn't that kill the irony?
KnowledgeIsDangerous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:40:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
no, humor doesn't cancel out irony.
Darklordofbunnies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it's a little ironic but at the same time I wouldn't want to name my sons after people who punched me in the head, and were more famous than me.
jrey28 ยท 491 points ยท Posted at 21:43:09 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a sharp man. Made almost $200 million for putting his name on the grill.
Killboypowerhed ยท 295 points ยท Posted at 22:55:32 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fun fact. It was almost the Hulk Hogan Grill but he passed on it in favour of a blender.
BigLim ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 23:20:28 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but what would you rather own; a stupid grill or the HULK HOGAN THUNDER MIXER!
Cakeski ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 23:23:35 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
MMM, BROTHER!
pmmethempuns ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:45:17 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If it played his original theme song to cover the sound of the blending I'd buy the shit out of that blender
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:21:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Based_Peppa_Pig ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:47:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No it would play a mashup
Snailic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:20:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BLEND BROTHER!
_OP_is_A_ ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:31:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oooo YEEEAH
phaigot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah! Those grills are everywhere! The THUNDER MIXER is rare.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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drunkenpinecone ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:03:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey Hulk Hogan, you want to sell something to cook meat or something to make daiquiri's?"
The fuck were you thinking Terry.
philbrown325 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
nice try Hulk Hogan
SethQ ยท 216 points ยท Posted at 23:15:37 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dumb brain literally just said "oh, which blender?"
uber1337h4xx0r ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 00:28:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There's a hulk hogan blender?
lookcloserlenny ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 00:36:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.wrestlecrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Hulk-Hogan-Thunder-Mixer-4.jpg
Dub124 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 00:41:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
shutupandtakemymoney.jpg
Aerowulf9 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:33:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This looks Wayyyyy shittier than the grill.
aleasangria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:07:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You mean...... that's real? I thought it was a joke.
aldously ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well, that huge vortex is a big no if you want to mix w/e is inside.
graaahh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:28:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I OWNED A KNOCK OFF OF THIS AND NEVER KNEW
WaterStoryMark ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:53:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, you mean the Macho Man Mulcher?
bobbygoshdontchaknow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
this is not the original, this is also a knockoff. I think the original was the bullet. that was the first one I saw, anyways. I remember seeing a bunch of infomercials for it and a friend of mine had it and thought it was super cool, and then later I started seeing lots of knockoffs.
MrMallow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:49:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
the bullet came out in the early 2000s, this is from the early 90s.
Also, the bullet is inverted, not standard.
rayquazarocker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I have never seen a more plain blender in all of my days
BboyEdgyBrah ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:50:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
that just illustrates the mistake he made
flekkzo ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:26:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't Hogan famous for making things up all the time?
Kumbackkid ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:23:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hulk has a history of telling BS stories so i take it with a grain of salt.
blazingwhale ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:25:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Actual fact. He missed the call so settled for the blender
buCk- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George has said that Hogan made that up so who knows who is telling the truth. The Hulkster is a pretty notorious liar though.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:18:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
According to Wikipedia Hogan passed in favor of the Hulkamania Meatball Maker.
ijoinedtosay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think he passed. I remember hearing Hulk missed the call from his agent so the agent went and rang George who picked the grill. If so, that has to be one of the the most annoying phone calls to miss ever.
cbarone1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:45:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He claims he missed the call from his agent because he was picking up his kids. For some reason, I doubt that they would offer it to Hogan, have him miss one call, then just move on to someone that was decidedly less popular at the time.
Chappies89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:02:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Tbf I had to think a couple seconds for who that was
SquiggleDoo ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 00:07:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It doesn't stack up to the Gary Coleman Grill, though, in my opinion.
donnysaysvacuum ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:00:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What you talking about Squiggle?
eminthrv ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:04:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who thought he was only famous for the grill until now?
BlackMilk23 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:08:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It was better this way. George Foreman is actually a REALLY good pitch man.
Jajoo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which one?
CaitlinSarah87 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:12:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
NOVELTY GRILL?! FIGHT'S ON!
lazylion_ca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:13:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's a hot seller.
-Badger2- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:25:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Michael Scott got first degree burns for putting his foot on the grill.
Fondren_Richmond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:10:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He and Suzanne Somers hit pay dirt well after their sell-by date, Kathy Ireland just right before.
JuanDeLasNieves_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:32:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty shitty grill might I add, leaves food all dry. Baking in an oven is tastier and even easier to not leave with hard stains of meat all over.
faintchester ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 06:31:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
grill = girl
ThatsMyHoverboard ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 19:48:09 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He also named his daughter a variant of George too.
Snowfeecat ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 21:41:39 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Georgina right?
carolinemathildes ยท 77 points ยท Posted at 23:13:20 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Georgetta.
anothertrp ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:10:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My middle name's Georgina! My Dad's middle name is George, my Grandad's name is George. Once they realized that I was to be the last one in the family (no more kids) I got Georgina. Hated it when I was younger, but love it now. British of course.
transmogrified ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:14:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Every Georgina I've ever met has been a super classy lady. You're in good company!
anothertrp ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:25:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aww thank you! :) Canadian and British, not too many Georgina's around Ontario. I quite like it now...sounds kinda romantic.
Slabdabhussein ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:18:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Worst place ontario!
BobsPineapplePants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As some one who has lived in Ontario their entire life I have yet to meet a Georgina. A couple of Georgia's though .
anothertrp ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:35:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I've lived in Ontario most of my life (minus 6 years in Cambs, England) and I've never encountered a Georgia.
InternetEgo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:25:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you know any Hispanic people and if so would they pronounce your name "whore-hine- a"?
javalib ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:38:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Asking the real questions
anothertrp ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:33:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I know a famous Venezuelan songstress...I don't think she knows my middle name, but I would love it if she pronounced it like that.
But no, I have never encountered that. I think that would give it a certain je-ne-sais-quoi...
I think it might be more "Geo-gina-eh?" But to each their own.
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No way, cuz George is horhay
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:31:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like it. But it would have to be Horhaygina, no?
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Horhayhina Iโm pretty sure.
Source: nothing at all
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:41:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Done. I will start referring to my middle name as such.
Source: I will never mention my middle name again.
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For real though thatโs a pretty sweet name, I like it.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's sweet. Georgina or Horhayhina.
Your vote is all it takes....Please say Georgina, please say Georgina. It would save me a lot of paperwork.
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely Georgina, I donโt speak a lick of spanish so Horhayhina sounds a little funny.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Horhayhina sounds like I'm a prostitute. Also, i don't think thats Spanish.
I'll stick with Georgina. ;)
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Itโs basically spanish though so it checks out. I donโt blame you for not wanting to sound like a prostitute. It doesnโt exactly sound like an elegant prostitute.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's an elegant prostitute's name... Darling Baby Showerthoughts
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:14:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
idk, I always thought Ivanna Humpalot was the perfect high end escort name.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think that might give it away. Maybe "My Price is 300 for an hour, 100 for 30 mins" might be more discreet.
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:43 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You know, I totally get what you are saying, but that just doesnโt quite have the same charm. Idk, seems desperate.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:35 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're right. What about "Ivanka Trumpalot"?
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:16 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Now I feel like youโre just taking advantage of some current events. Thatโs the easy way out.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:18 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Easy is the best way. Call me again... :)
AreWeNotDoinPhrasing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:08:39 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Easy is the hallmark for prostituting, so I guess were right back where we started haha. I guess youโre ready to adopt all that encompasses what will be Horhayina.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:43 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I honestly wouldn't know where to start. I'd make a terrible prostitute.
JuanDeLasNieves_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
pls name your kid Jorge. Jorge Joestar.
anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:29:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Okay. If i have a kid, he or she will be named Jorge.
strangemountain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:40:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ex miss universe with same name: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina_Rizk
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anothertrp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shit. Well, She's beautiful
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:07:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isnt Georgia a feminine form of George as well?
jveezy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And another daughter named Freeda.
(Middle name is George)
finalmantisy83 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, one of seven. His Daughter Natalia just asked me today to join a Black History club, what a coincidence!
DABBERWOCKY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:11:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude you have a ton of karma from a surprisingly wide variety of types of posts, in less than a year. Bravo.
OpTOMetrist1 ยท 164 points ยท Posted at 21:08:42 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Each child is so good, he put his name on it.
Gearski ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 00:41:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a wholesome comment, I choose to believe this is why he did it.
Rohi0109 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:30:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
r/wholesomememes
PM_PASSABLE_TRAPS ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 06:47:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck off
Asi9_42ne ยท 119 points ยท Posted at 19:55:06 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield... What were we talking about again?"
sundropdance ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 00:52:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield...Those guys can throw a punch...But nothing like George Foreman. A punch from him and you'll be flying. You wouldn't hit the ground until next Monday or Tuesday, but I got a doctor's appointment on Tuesday so that won't work. He's supposed to help me with my memory problems. I said, 'My mind is fine! I don't need help!' But no, the pie is in the oven and the timers still going. Too bad a Foreman grill can't bake a pie....."
"What were we talking about again? Oh, right! And that's how I saved money on my car insurance by switching to Geiko."
singingnettle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:23:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is this real life?
kalleron ยท 150 points ยท Posted at 23:20:54 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He said it in another interview, that he saw many talented sportsman go bankrupt in their life. If one thing he can give to his sons, he gives them his name. Everyone will remember his name, and his sons will have a better chance at getting a good job.
It's a fairly good idea. You hear Eric Foreman - you think of "That 70's Show". You hear George Foreman - you think of the boxer.
Kougeru ยท 266 points ยท Posted at 23:32:34 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Most people do not think "the boxer". Not in today's world. They think "the grill?".
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 00:05:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ya, the grill that made all that money.
robikini ยท 57 points ยท Posted at 23:38:58 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's absolutely true.
Peil ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:41:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Which is good enough.
Fenastus ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 01:19:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I actually didn't know George Foreman was a boxer until today
Cronenberg__Morty ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 07:09:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
one of the best. won a heavy weight title at 44 years old, after coming out of retirement. one of the top 3 hardest punchers ever.
He retired very young because Ali used some trickery to beat him, and knew it would never work again, so Ali never fought Foreman again. Foreman tried to get an Ali rematch for years, and never got one. Because Foreman would have won, and the narrative would be different.
Foreman came back and Tyson dodged him, but Holyfield beat him.
Hippiebeard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Is the Foreman grill actually a thing outside of the US? As a Norwegian I've only ever seen/heard of it through American pop culture.
amaniceguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:28:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
as a non american, what grill is this that everyone keep talking about?
Johnny_Walker_Red ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. Maybe in the very young crowd. I think the vast majority of people who know of the name still know him as the boxer.
TortureSteak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I still think of the boxer.... just the boxer that sold a lot of grills....
AFakeInternetPersona ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 01:27:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever I hear Eric Foreman I see House yelling at Omar Epps
JulioCesarSalad ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:05:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I barely noticed they have the same name!
DawnOfANewEra ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:55:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
When I hear Eric Foreman. I think "Dumbass!"
cleeder ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hi, Red.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:51:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If I hear Eric Foreman I think of House MD.
DEEP_HURTING ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 01:42:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My grandfather had 13 siblings. When the last one, a daughter, was born, my great-grandfather stated "Das ist alles" - German for "that's it." The doctor dutifully noted his choice of name - Alice.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:42:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's my name!
tspilk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:08:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Good name
tyrophagia ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 23:50:53 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman named all 5 of his sons "George".
๐๏ธ MrPhenomenal7 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:00:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's already been posted. Gotta submit that OC my dude ;)
tyrophagia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:04:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care.
mrmadoff ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:22:59 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
relevant family guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1H0yAcHP_4
Marko_The_Martian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, the animation on Family Guy is really quite bad.
SmashesIt ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 01:46:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
All of his kids have a nickname that they go by. I went to school with "Monk" and "Will"
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 05:34:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you!!! I was wondering how they identified each other
stuffed_crab_cakes ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:46:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Huffman??
SmashesIt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:31:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Boarding school in NE.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 01:09:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Can't think of many names"
Proceeds to list many names.
Graawwrr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:37:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What about when he's old? With the damage his head took dementia isn't just a possibility, it's an eventuality for a guy like that.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He literally listed 4 names other than George...
Graawwrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:47:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And? My grandmother talks all the time about her friends as a kid, but can't remember her kids' names. And she never got punched by Joe Frazier.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:24:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
sigh
Really?
He SAYS FOUR NAMES OTHER THAN GEORGE, then explains that HE CAN'T THINK OF NAMES OTHER THAN GEORGE. He contradicts himself in one sentence.
Come on dude...
jjg57 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:19:23 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure he was thinking ahead. They all get the same treatment as sons. After all, Steve, Jerome, Jimmy and Todd Foreman doesn't open doors as fast as George.
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:21:54 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Tellerium ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:13:36 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
like that 'george foreman ultimate lean green fat reducing grilling machine.'
xRetry2x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:46:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lean mean fat reducing grilling machine
Tellerium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:18:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. That's what I was meant to type. If it helps explain my mistake that comment was made on the iPhone.
GopherAtl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
you should hear the recordings of the meeting with the marketing team. To get him to agree to call it "The George Foreman Grill" instead of just "The George Edward Foreman," they eventually had to bring in Tyson to punch him in the head a few times.
softnsensualrape ยท 220 points ยท Posted at 19:50:55 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm going to name all my children after my username. That way I'll never forget their names.
Daimo ยท 238 points ยท Posted at 20:06:05 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or how they were conceived.
Aynrandwaswrong ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 21:36:18 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or what they were convicted of.
softnsensualrape ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 23:51:11 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
แ(ฬโโเฑชโโโตแ)
1K_Games ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:31:01 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That n threw me off. Reading your comment then looking at your name it kept coming across as "sonofsensualrape"...
octropos ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 22:48:00 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder how the mom(s) agreed to that. I would have shot that shit down.
Grusselgrosser ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:15:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's the world famous multimillionaire boxer. What's she going to say?
octropos ยท 117 points ยท Posted at 00:19:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"No."
MrWreckThatOhh ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:24:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But they already have the kid
Rebound ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:40:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but she won't say no... because of the implication
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:09:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Just like being on a boat
Grusselgrosser ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:35:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Point is that he provides a dream life for the family so the wife probably lets him do what he wants unless it's something extreme.
Without him she would just be another crum bum working for a paycheck. Instead she lives in a mansion and lives like a queen.
octropos ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:49:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is the real answer but it still makes me uncomfortable. It's not just his child, it's hers too. And he's naming them like they're pets.
Fallians ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:53:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe she was cool with it? We have no way of knowing.
octropos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I hope so.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:08:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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JurijFedorov ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:00:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
If you are married someone who made you a millionaire because he takes hit to the head then you better make him happy at home. That's the least you can do.
alegxab ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:10:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a world famous Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine salesman
Hq3473 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:21:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wander if that was one of the conditions of marriage:
-OK, honey we can get married but we have to name all our sons "George."
-Deal! (thinking to herself: how many sons can we possibly have...)
MasterBet ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 03:34:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Found the 'strong and independent woman'
octropos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:06:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
....and?
the_Fondald ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 22:09:59 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
to be fair though frazier and norton landed about 5 good shots on him combined
๐๏ธ MrPhenomenal7 ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:22:09 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I could see Smokin' Joe and Black Hercules causing brain damage in 5 clean shots
MaximumCarnageX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:55:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joe Frazier's single left hook is all it takes to hurt a guy.
mikonurse87 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:16:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... but he just said 4 other names right there, surname and all.
PokemonWoah ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 00:28:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman isn't famous for making grills.
AFRUITPIE ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 03:04:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Same. I was wondering why so many people punched him!
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 04:29:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I want to know what your world is like.
PokemonWoah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Void of boxing based information I suppose.
Johnny_Walker_Red ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:30:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How? Unless you're not from the western hemisphere.
PokemonWoah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Never really been into boxing at all I know Ali and Tyson that's it really and whenever I her his name it's followed by grill.
japsley ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:31:48 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't really understand his reasoning. I don't need to call myself my dad's name in order to remember him.
PM_me_Venn_diagrams ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 02:49:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think its just a joke to hide the real reason. He never had a father, and wanted to be one. But if he names one of the kids after him, it makes the others feel less cared for. So he named them all after him, so they wouldnt feel bad about it.
But he cant say that, because its embarrassing.
alegxab ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:13:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He has told the two versions,
"My biological father -- until I had lost the heavyweight championship of the world and one of my sisters told me that dad isn't really my dad -- I loved. [My sister said that] I had a biological father and I actually met him."
Foreman went on to add: "It was a tough time because I had lot [going on with] my title and I was devastated and I had a father out there that I didn't even know. I actually ended up preaching at his funeral. This was my father and I didn't even know him and I decided then I would give all my sons something in case they got separated or divided, something they would all have in common and that's why I gave them my name. That's the reason I really did it."
jemosley1984 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:35:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I believe it's for selfish reasons. My dad was the same way. Fortunately, my mom said fuck that noise.
TheDwarvenGuy ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:35:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Reminds me of a joke my dad (named Leroy) tells me:
A census worker has to survey a redneck family.
He knocks on the door, which is then answered by a very tired, unkempt looking woman. He asks:
"Hello mam, are you the mother of the household?
"Why yes, yes I am." She responds.
"I'm with the census bureau, I'm going to need you to give me the amount of children you have in this household."
"Okay" She responds "But it may take me a second."
"No Rush mam."
"Hmm, let me see, there's Leroy, LeRoy, Lee-Roy, L'Roy, leRoy, Lea-Roi, and l'Rois." she said
"Wait a second mam, are you telling me that all of your kid's names are variations of "Leroy"?
"Why yes. You see, it's really convenient for me. Whenever I need to call them for dinner I just lean out the winder and yell "HEY LEROY, SUPPER TIME!" and they all come!
"Then how do you talk to them individually?"
"Oh that's simple" She responded.
"That's when I use their last names."
geonitacka ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:58:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed harder than I was expecting.
Zyeslek ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:41:45 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
There is an episode of King of the Hill that references that, but I always thought it was a joke!
lioniber ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:43:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just watched the episode last night I thought they were just joking about it that's hilarious that it's true
Junduin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:12:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I tell you hwat, that George ain't right!
PedroAlvarez ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 01:21:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He thought of 4 names in that response
Warpimp ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:17:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People get really used to the kind old man they see selling grills on TV and forget that this guy was an angry badass that beat people into submission. Clubber Lang was based off of George Foreman, not Iron Mike.
SeeThenBuild8 ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 23:43:01 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Foreman is a national treasure. The hardest hitting human being to step into the ring.
blastfemur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:35:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Saw him on a couple of episodes of Better Late than Never and came away liking him even more. He truly has the patience of a saint.
Farmer771122 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:25:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or the non-joke version,
GopherAtl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:10:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, that's the "non-joke" answer... because being related and growing up together just isn't quite enough to have in common.
trueluck3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You suck dad
purplewhiteblack ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:46:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
For someone who is supposed to be impaired because of boxing, that is too smart of an answer.
boobgourmet ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:27:13 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How the fuck did he get into Gryffindor?
Youwillloveit ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:49:36 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
lol wtf man?
boobgourmet ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:27:30 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
his tie
geonitacka ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
THANK YOU
Valdrax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I gotta say a boxer that names 5 kids after himself is probably a better fit for the "brave & reckless" house than the "ambitious racists," the "humble, loyal supporting cast," or the "NERRRRRRDS!"
DoubleActionOnly ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:25:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Great fighter. Genius at life.
MarkyOchoa ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:26:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
well... he could have just went with George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken, and Evander.
TonyZero ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:27:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Growing up, I always wanted George Foreman to have a talk show. Sometimes, we just don't get what we want.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:33:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of his daughters is named Georgetta.
portrait_fusion ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:20:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
everytime i watch anything where he's talking at an interview type thing he seems like a great guy and a bit of a doofus who could knock me the fuck out if i fucked with him.
I like george foreman, seems like good people
Taxtro1 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:23:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Then why not call them Joe, Ali, Ken and Evander?
thecomfyshirt ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:32:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fucking hilarious. Great answer though. He could potentially use that for anything. George, why did you do it? "Do you know how many times I've been punched in the head?!"
JaceLightning ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:37:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"I can't think of names"..."Let me list four complex names"
ProfWhite ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:38:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He thought of four names right off the bat there. Must be selective cognition.
acidreducer ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:02:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...as he lists off 4 different names
FNAKC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:09:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the first thing I thought of too...
-High five-
clippety ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:42:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He literally just listed names as his excuse for not knowing names.
mrbentski ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:23:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
BAsed on his answer, At least four first and last names.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:12:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just don't get why his wife would allow him to name all their kids George and Georgina. Doesn't she get a say in the names as well?
alegxab ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:19:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His daughters all have different names: Georgetta, Freeda, Natalia, Leola, Michi, Courtney Isaac, Isabella Brandie Lilja
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:27:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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alegxab ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:56:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
five sons and seven daughters
theoriginalj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:44:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL
smashing3000 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:27:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So he mentioned 4 names saying it was hard to think of names.
CTU ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:44:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not let his wife name the kids?
ChasingDarwin2 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:47:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He just listed a bunch of names...He could have used those. Ali, ken, Mohammed, and Evander.
McNiinja ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:56:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Name them Joe, Ken, Muhammad, and Evander. This way regardless of the ought come of the fight, he could just list them and say he whooped there ass.
RadioactiveAppendix ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:05:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, he could have had one son named George, and named each of the other four after his examples. Hmmm.
Craterdome ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:29:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He just came up with 4 names though: Joe, Muhammad, Ken, Evander
Colonelcoleslaw ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:46:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George Oneman , George Twoman, George Three man....
Z0idberg_MD ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:36:06 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"George, you're black. It's socially acceptable to just make up a name for your kids. Have fun with it."
EDIT: People think this is racist? You can joke about any culture in the world. Just not black culture. Unless you're Key and Peele. Then white people feel ok to laugh. Because a black guy said it.
Honestly, I mean it the same way they do. I kind of feel like you're racist if you make me racist for saying it. Also, I am actually a minority.
texaswilliam ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:51:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Among my white high school classmates' kids' shitty names are at least two misspelled luxury car brands and a vast array of imaginary horseshit that I'm sure they're actually proud of.
Oh, and Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple. Naming your kids dumb shit knows no race or class.
Z0idberg_MD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dude, really?
I am just making shit up? Also, those examples are real words. They're not made up. Apploquia would be a made up name. Mercedelania would be a made up name.
And why does this have to be racist? Like pointing out that Latino communities do X, and Arab do Y, and Jewish Z, is all good. But pointing out a factual thing about blacks is racist? This is why we have problems with race in this country.
Don't tell me that certain black communities don't make up names for their kids at a higher rate than other groups. It's pretty defensible.
Make a horribly stereotypical and inaccurate joke about Asians on reddit. Np! But make a comment about black culture, no matter how accurate, and it's racism.
adgrn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:55:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"The blacks" I know, double standard, etc. But we live in a civil society with a certain set of rules that you need to live by to not get marginalized and outcast
texaswilliam ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't recall ever calling you racist. I was merely interjecting that naming your kids stupid shit is sadly a universal thing.
take_number_two ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:26:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody called you racist dude
Gearski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Daquanniqa, hows that for a girl name?
Abomination822 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:28:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Watermelondra
Mrunclesam ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:39:12 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks, but no thanks.
Midus_21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So there was truth to that King of the Hill episode when he said, "If I could take a hit like that I would have thought of a better name than George for all 5 of my sons!"
The_Derpening ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well that's four names right there... eight if you count each name as a potential first name... five or six if you exclude the ones that don't sound like first names...
Lezzles ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In NHL Hitz 2002, we paid homage to the Foreman clan by naming every member of our custom team George. The league had never seen anything like the Foremans. Also the announcer went crazy every time they'd do anything.
jogboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:04:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am friends with some Chinese brothers that go by the same name.
In Chinese culture, especially Hakka, there is a tradition of having a generation name. When the names are read through the generations, it forms a poem. Each generation of the family is named based off the next word in the poem. It's kind of like when all of a family's names start with "J", but a little more culturally significant. These brothers would refer to themselves with this one-syllable name instead of their full two-syllable name. It was a little weird when they were in the same place at the same time.
Here's a link that explains it better:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_name
life_is_a_conspiracy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
poor dude just wanted a George Foreman girl
rand010101 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:18:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He (and his kids) moved to our town while I was in middle school. His kids all go by nicknames.
stuffed_crab_cakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:50:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aaaaye Huffman
BigOldQueer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George, Joe, Mohammed, Ken, and Evander sound like 5 names for 5 sons.
buchannon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:03:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman was a boxer.
WienerBee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:04:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bob Dole likes ur style
IWantToBeYourGirl ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:21:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, didn't he just think of four other names besides George?
_Ardhan_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:37:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well... Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander come to mind.
marc100000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:56:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I went to high school with George Jr. I had him in one of my classes. He was always getting into trouble by disrupting the class and always had his daddy bailing him out.
MikeDubbz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:13:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
... So he couldn't name any of his children Joe, Muhammad, Ken, or Evander? He seems able to think of those name off the cuff.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:56:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cool that he put Ken Norton in there. Dude broke Ali's jaw, beat him once, and probably should have beaten him a second time.
LLotZaFun ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:01:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A long time ago I heard him say he named the first George, but then didn't want his second to feel less special...so he basically named them each George so they never felt another was favored. They all have different middle names and that's what folks call each of them.
carter2ooo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:06:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's something cool you won't care about. George Foreman used to live in the town I live in, which is Kingwood Texas. He currently resides in Huffman Texas. My uncle also played a football game against one of his sons. His daughters name is Georgina.
stuffed_crab_cakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:54:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm literally scrolling through all these comments, looking for every mention of Huffman because it's probably the only time it'll ever be on Reddit lol
carter2ooo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:14:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Do you live there?
stuffed_crab_cakes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:11:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yep!
carter2ooo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:15:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Cool, I live in Kingwood
Iamspacetoast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:09:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I serve in a restaurant and him and his family come in often! They sit in a private room in the back and don't like attention. Just thought I'd share lol
MightyCthulhu11b ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:23:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a great man, just to his core a good soul I love this guy he's rooting for Pacquiao but still not saying anything negative about mayweather just great all great
Mirgoroth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:40:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well we know he can name at least five, his own and these four other guys.
VeganBuckeye ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:07:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can't believe Larry King grilled him like that.
Jodythejujitsuguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:28:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I see what you did there.
bananaskin81 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:31:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He could have named his sons George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander. Apparently he remembers those names very well.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joe, Muhammad, Ken, Evander and George Jr.
LASTSAMURAIUFC ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:10:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Shoulda named them George, Ali, Frazier, Norton & Holyfield
RyanMeadows ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:15:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I grew up in the same neighborhood he lives in and my older brother went to school with two of his sons. I always wondered why someone would name his kids the same. It was the weirdest thing to me.
TheRampantWriter ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:21:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if they all gave each other nicknames or used middle names. Like Gio, G, Georgie, etc.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:27:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George, Muhammed, Ken, Evander.
Well, evidently he can think of at least four names.
themcman ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:36:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Five if you count George!
Tylensus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:31:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's just cause I've gone a bit heavy on the bourbon tonight, but that rapidfire question section of the interview was really bumming me out. George would say something rather profound or insightful with conviction then boom, right onto the next question with no comment at all from Jerry. No discussion happening, and no interaction. Not something I'm a fan of.
ryan49321 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:37:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He even named his grill "George Foreman"
Xevantus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:46:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, there's four of them right there.
DrDemenz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:44:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He made the same joke in his cameo on King of the Hill while watching sub-amateur boxer Luanne actually manage to hold her own against his daughter Frieda.
"If I could take a punch like that I might've been able to think of a name besides George for my sons."
hugthemachines ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:18:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Parents accidently say the wrong sibling's name to their kids all the time. He will not have that problem.
cjgager ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:57:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
actual names are jr., III, IV, V, VI
mixologyst ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:29:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He just thought of eight names right thereโฆ
Murakami8000 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:57:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Funny. But still, George, cmon dude.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:42:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's the stupidest shit I've ever heard.
chambertlo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:37:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He seems like a narcissist.
TheLostcause ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:55 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I hope the Bluths meet the Foremans.
OneReportersOpinion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:49 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol what a guy. Great man
BjamminD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:39 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's also said he didn't want to name any of his kids after someone he may have fought.
rabbittexpress ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Seems like he just remembered four names plus his own...
KomatsuSoku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Invent help commercial anyone?
Creature_73L ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure to laugh or cry at that....
sonia72quebec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's just stupid and I also can't understand why a woman would let that happen. I think he got hit on the head way too much.
Afferus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of reasoning is that? I feel bad for the kids
raresaturn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That can't be true surely... Too Many Daves
ZikloanSyklus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Four; Joe, Muhammad, Ken, and Evander
humperdinck ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
People ask me all the time, "George, what do I do with my idea for a new product?" I tell them, "Call my friends at InventHelp!"
Teh_Pagemaster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean he remembered 4 names right off the bat.
shadowbannedkiwi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not ask the mother to name them?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well...he thought of at least four more names right there.
turkey_sandwiches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he seems to have no problem thinking of Joe, Muhammad, Ken, or Evander.
Victim_P ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Misread the name as "George Formby" and was really confused as to why he was hit by so many boxers.
Pompeyboy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Have you heard George Formbys singing?
StayHumbleStayLow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like the grill tbh
fluffykerfuffle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:47 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
LOL
mainfingertopwise ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why is this sub "a famous person said something funny or quirky" now?
dltn_put ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL I learned George Foreman has 5 sons all named George
MashedPotatoesDick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He should have named them after the men he named.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You are killing independent George!
joshmaaaaaaans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George, it's George, could you tell George to stop stealing my socks when you next see him please?
backsing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So who's the real George Jr?
kasper138 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It would appear the answer is at least 5.
Electroniclog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And yet he remembered all those boxers names. Probably not true, but funny.
Tomjr78 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He also said he didn't want any of them to be jealous.
samsg1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could his wife not have come up with any names?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like after the second George (George III) he kinda had to name the rest of them George or else it would just be weird to have two sons named George and then a Jerry, Cosmo, and Elaine. Sorry bout the last part I couldn't think of any more names. Weed hit me in the head too many times
wapellonian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield...well, that's four names right there.
Necromancer4276 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He probably could have named them Joe, Muhammad, Ken, Evander, and George.
BOERSPOOK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Guy was renowned for lame jokes, was constantly getting grilled about it
TigerNuts1980 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"But seriously, I have brain damage"
[pees himself]
LimitlessPenny ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He must've beat his wife
bmlzootown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But... He named four male individuals. Why couldn't he use those names, and George for the fifth?
OK_Soda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You'd think his wife would have stepped in at some point.
"George, you already named the first one George. Let's try something else."
"What about George?"
"No, honey. No."
minna_minna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman had 5 sons named George.
Dreamsofajourney ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken, Evander.
See, he thought of five.
GopherAtl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:45 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
did... did his wife get punched in the head by all those people, too?
Man, that is not how wife swapping is supposed to work, y'know...
Big_Boyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Geez, that video just sucks you in doesn't it?
arup02 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:08:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
''TIL someone said something."
futureformerteacher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"Yet."
"Wrong question, George."
CzikkanHardt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He remembered those four names, though, first and last. Should have named them George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander. They all sound really good with Foreman as a last name, too.
ahaggardcaptain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I personally would have gone with Ali Foreman over Muhammad Foreman but that could be my white privilege showing.
screamsoft ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He may as well have just named them One, Two, Three, Four, Five.
Or in this case, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six.
MpVpRb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I like that guy
zachij ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lol...'TIL'
Release_The_Dog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he could obviously think of at least 4 more names
Sammyscrap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he can obviously think of the names Joe, Mohammed, Ken, and Evander...
-SA-HatfulOfHollow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well: Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander for starters.
Olmanmarley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's not joking, Panama's best boxer Roberto "Mano de Piedra" Duran also named all his kids Roberto Duran. Im not kidding. (Mano de Pidra means Hand of Stone btw)
MrBiggz01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would have thought it was because George Foreman isn't just a name. It's a responsibility.
UknowmeimGui ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman was a boxer. To me he was always just the grills guy...
lecollectionneur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What a set up George!
ShoutOutTo_Caboose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:38:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he remembered those names, could've named his kids those.
Green_Meeseeks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:41:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Miracle he remembered his own name after all that punishment
Can-Haz-Seekret-Targ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could've asked his wife for input. Just sayin
astronautvibes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why didn't he just name his kids Muhammad, Ken, Evander etc..?? He'd remember them and it'd be poetic.
itsybitsybabyjesus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He obviously knew 5 other names!
I_m_High ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:51:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't see the problem just number them 1-5. Hey G1 get in here
4609203 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:09 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
http://imgur.com/LZGHWLe
RainDancingChief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Or maybe he's just a Narcissist?
REMEMBER THE NAME
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
legendary status!
bigbadbillyd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Could have called his friends at Invent Help to conjure up a few for him.
eatbuttholedaily ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:15:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George Fiveman
rouseco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:46 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, there's George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken, and Evander.
BrokenSymmetries ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:16:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently at least "Joe", "Muhammad", "Ken", "Evander", and "George"...
Spoogie69onu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That doesnt make any sense?
Juxtaposn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I keep seeing alot of dumb corny responses. He probably did it the aame reason any father does it, out of arrogance. They dont want to see a better version of themselves get stronger and excees their accomplishments, so they name their children after themselves to cement the notion that they were the forerunner and diminish their children.
kevincreeperpants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guarentee he calls them all by thier middle name to talk to them individually, and he yelled, "George get down here," when he wanted to make them all come running.
mf_dk43 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
such a sweet guy with an ability to kill an average human with a single right hook.
hshduebdh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah....let's not watch 27:15 of this
downonthesecond ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He made a comment like that when he was a guest on King of the Hill.
NOVELTY GRILL!?!
SkippyBluestockings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I heard a while back that the reason he named them all George is so that none of them would ever ask how come the one who was named George-- if the rest of them weren't-- was so special that HE got named after their father. This way they were all named after the great George Foreman.. on a side note I have a student named Jason who has an older brother named Jason and a younger brother named Jason. But his sister's name is Tabitha.
Elchupacabra121 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One punch from Frasier and I wouldn't even be able to remember my own name.
The-Home-Despot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
...But he just listed four names...
trueluck3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Dam that ribeye looks good, I'm headin' over to gf.combutchershop right now!
IvoryStiletto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:05 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he remembered all those names fine!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why not just name them after your opponents so you can feel like a champ when you beat them?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This is a tax nightmare
toddlange1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:38:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm hungry for a ribeye steak.
mafijaspravi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think Roberto duran did something similar
twochaudio ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:32 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hes a great guy.
bleuskeye ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Larry King was so fucking old he laughed and it gave him acid reflux.
realmealdeal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he can clearly think of Joe, muhammad, Ken, and Evander, so with George that's all 5.
order_resonse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
GEORGE, WHAT DO I DO WITH MY IDEAS?
Name them all the same.
losian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Might've been wise to defer the decision then.
lazarus870 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:52:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I really like George Foreman. In every interview he comes across is very humble.
Even though he hasn't been in a fight in a long time, I can't imagine how fucking hard he can punch.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:16 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, he can still remember Joe, Muhammed, Ken and Evander. Those might have been good names for four of his sons.
satansgrave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Isnt his daughter also named George?
Chuck_Pheltersnatch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So brain trauma
VenZeymah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:28 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ora.
mastafishere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:58 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What's my parents excuse? They named us all Fred, even my sister. It sucked growing up and constantly be asked "Did you know George Foreman named all his kids George?" YES I FUCKING KNOW.
salmon10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:10:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George Foreman is a goddamn national treasure
salmon10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
What is it about boxers that makes them so damn quotable
Oznog99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Hodor?
toomuchpork ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:20:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of his seven daughters is named Georgetta as well
Hear_That_TM05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, looks like you came up with 4 more right there.
drewskeet85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL: George Foreman named all of his sons George. Another TIL: George Foreman has sons.
-Fancysauce- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
This sub reddit should be called JokesFamousPeopleMade.
EuropeanLady ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Giving your children identical names wouldn't be allowed in most of the rest of the world, I think. He clearly had enough imagination to pick nice sounding names for his daughters.
avalonian422 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:27:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He talked about coming up with names after naming like 5 people. He could have named them Joe, Ken, Evander, Muhammad (maybe not), and George Jr.
ExcerptMusic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Here's a list of his sons' names.
George Fiveman
George Sixman
George Sevenman
George Eightman
George Nineman
You know what his father's name is?
Leroy
ohseven1098 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yet he remembered all those guys names.
brandwyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:08 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, he remembered at least 4 names...
Fuddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How about...George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken, and Evander?
Prof_Lava-Hot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:21 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well then he could've just named them George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander, right?
Uomostoico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Everybody seems fixated on his kids' name(s) but this video honestly gave me a profound respect for this man.
Zenith_and_Quasar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's seven first names right there.
Jordy999 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So what's up with his wife's judgment, then?
what-meow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But... that means he could have at least named them George, Joe, Muhammad, Ken, and Evander.
Windows_Tech_Support ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How is Larry King not dead lol
Kezazel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Aka "I waited for this very moment to tell this joke at the price of my son's names."
He's got that going for him, which is nice.
SquarePegRoundWorld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My folks should have done this. It would have saved them from saying my two older brothers names before mine followed by, whatever the hell your name is get over here. Though not as bad as being called the pets name as well, I have heard of some parents doing that.
danzchief ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what name if he had gotten a daughter.
ordinary_ophelia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:40 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ummm...just a stab in the dark, but probably Georgia.
ExtraSquats4dathots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Foreman has 12 kids. 5 sons, 5 blood daughters and two adopted daughters.
crazzzme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:27:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
One of his daughters is named Georgetta
Spork_Warrior ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:19 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I think of Evander Holyfield as being from a different era than the rest of that list.
robNbanks420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:55:25 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think he even knows why to be honest
CynicalSoup ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:56:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
As he names 4 separate names...
Hammer149 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Stupid reply
mattevil8419 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant Doritos Ad
carvings ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:09:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine if they were identical quintuplets.
Mi7che1l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently 5 is the magic number.
cjwn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:20 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He could still name 4 other people...selfish dummy
shane201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Must have been weird when he called one of them down for something. Not you George, other George.
BadJuJu2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was an obsessed Sherlock Holmes fan...and over the course of the 50 plus various stories, it was revealed to Prof Moriarty had at least two brothers ( mentioned in passing, Final Problem) both named James. In a later story, Sherlock reviews on older case and reveals that the late Professors first name was also James ( Valley of Fear) . I mentioned this as a example of the author often failing to keep continuity ( like Watson's wandering gunshot injury). I had one lady tell me that in Victorian England , it wasn't uncommon for people to give multiple siblings the same first name...not sure if I buy this.
Tellerium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:27:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of people didn't even have first names they were referred too by their parents. Johns Son or Roberts Son. Then eventually they would become their first names and then eventually once they added additional first names to differentiate those first names became last names. John Johnson, Jack Robertson, Micheal Jackson, Alex Anderson.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:24:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The correct response by Larry King would have been, " well, at least George, Evander, Joe, Ken, and Muhammad. Probably Larry too, if I wasn't a total dick."
BrownsFanZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't get it, did they all hit him?
Murkderp707 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But he just remeber 4
Sly_Mong00se ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:33:07 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How about Joe, Mohammed, Ken, Evander, and then George Jr?
BomptonsFinest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:42:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought George Foreman was a midget guy with some grills , something tells me Drake n Josh clouded my judgement
marcus_ivo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He just thought of four.
ButtsexEurope ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He actually said it's because he never knew who his father is so he wants to make sure his kids now. It's kind of sweet in a brain damaged boxer way.
Stealthy_Bird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can image what would happen if the mom called out "George" and you can hear six simultaneous "Yes mother?".
Supersnazz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically to think of a relatively witty response like that would require some degree of mental acuity.
bilbotujb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I walked out of the loop of what the Pham
onimi666 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:56 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck, their mail situation must be horrific.
bridge_view ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:11 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Love George Foreman for just this reason.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok but those are four other names right there tbh
keepmyshirt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:04:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Where was the interview held? Looks like Central Park and seems like a nice place to have breakfast.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:05:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, that's four.more names right there you could have drawn from.
LaQuanFuxwell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:08:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
That's fuckin' cruel. Why would the mother even agree to that. George Foreman senior, you shoulda just let the mama name them.
Trouthunter65 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:09:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I just finished watching George being interviewed by johnny Carson right after he won the heavy weight championship. He was soft spoken, and humble, and had a very good attitude about fighting. He wanted to be finished with fighting by the age of 28 ( I believe he was 24 at the time). If asked whether he wanted his kids to go into fighting he hoped not but knew if they were determined to fight he couldn't stop them. He also said he couldn't be like all the fancy actors cause showbiz wasn't his thing. I chuckled because he makes a pretty good living selling his products (I hope).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:14:36 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I thought he did that so that they could all troll online
jrm2007 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:20:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
in this wide world this might be the only family with multiple living sons named george. i know sometimes a child wd die young and a later kid wd be named in his or her memory.
Rock2D2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:22:17 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
"...let them hit you on the head and see how many names you can think of."
He just listed 4 names, other than George. So the minimum is 4?
chewsonthemove ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:34:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He listed 4 names right there...
CaptainSharpe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Bet he's sick of getting Grilled about George Forman.
biggreencat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It's not like he's gonna name them after the guys who hammered his head
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:49:18 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm impressed the mom agreed to this.
Y0y0y000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Ok, George ๐ค
azure_apoptosis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:41 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
punch drunk, but damn his grill is handy in the winter
iceberg_sweats ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:00:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Lmao my favorite part is how many reasons he has to back up his decision. He definitely gets asked that a lot
7uprepresentative ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:00:27 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
But he just thought of four other names
-aurelius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:03:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
GEORGE: Well, Jerry, I been thinkin'. I've gotten as far as I can go with George Costanza.
JERRY: Is this the suicide talk or the nickname talk?
GEORGE: The nickname. George. What is that? It's nothing. It's got no snap, no zip. I need a nickname that makes people light up.
JERRY: You mean like...Liza!
GEORGE: But I was thinking...T-bone.
JERRY: But there's no "t" in your name. What about G-bone?
GEORGE: There's no G-bone.
JERRY: There's a g-spot.
GEORGE: That's a myth.
JERRY: T-bone, the ladies are gonna love ya.
JackBinimbul ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:04:38 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I mean...he just gave 4 right there.
keestie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:05:02 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Meta: if you let all of those people punch you in the head, you can remember their names without realizing that you are doing so.
dudesBangMyMom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:11:06 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Foreman looks like this guy who used to bang my Mom.
dardadar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:23 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I would love to see an AMA with all 5 of his sons. "Hey, George... nvmd."
UFGarvin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Foreman is a force of nature. He is very smart and plays his cards well. He made a fortune with his grills, playing the yuck yuck I love burgers game, retook the title with two punches at 40 something, after Tyson ducked him for years, and when he was at ringside with HBO, he made the other 'experts' sound dumb. He is an amazing story of American success.
MoistAccident ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:19:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of respect for him for his proudest moment. Not boxing. Not his business. It is seeing his kids get college educations.
meetmeinthebthrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:40:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well, let's take it back to basic math. Names other than George Foreman, mentioned by George Foreman in his statement, total 8.
Really can't argue that he was hit squarely in the head many, many times. So, now I've confused myself.
Enjoying_A_Meal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:40:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
but he just named like 4 different names!
embraceyourpoverty ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:57:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He obviously could think of Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander. Now that would have been a truly great family bunch! to follow George.
WhiteyMcKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:59 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Um, four?
babyboy0915 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:00:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
๐ฎ
jamaicanmefap ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:19:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well he just said 5 names, so he could've went with those.
MolestTheSky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:43:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Having the exact same name as a parent is weird
loconessmonster ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:44:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I can see naming one of your children after yourself but anymore than that is weird. But hey it's your family do what you want.
someonethatiusedtobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:49 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He missed a rare opportunity naming his sons after those boxers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:13:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
they were born b4 he fought them
tehgimpage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:48:00 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
he just named 4 other names tho
SirProudfeet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:21:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL George Foreman is not some kind of celebrity chef or something similar.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:02:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How could u not have known who GF was
SirProudfeet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:25:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
His career finished when I was young. I have only ever seen his name associated with grills and made the assumption you would only put a celebrity on a grill if they were a chef.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:36:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Unbelievable. That's like thinking Lady Gaga is only a Super Bowl performer, nothing else. I'm at a loss for words.
Do you also think trump did nothing before politics
SirProudfeet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 13:13:39 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
None of those analogies are remotely similar. It's not like trump or lady ga ga retired many years ago and did nothing but sell branded kitchen appliances.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:37:42 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Um, he was doing interviews related to his boxing career as much as he was selling the grill. Plus, in the infomercials, his co-hosts said EVERY TIME "Hey everybody, we're here with former WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION George Foreman!", and every 10 minutes when the narrator would give purchase options, he would ALWAYS say "So order your grill today! The same that former World Champion George Foreman uses!".
Plus, any time he would be mentioned in other media, it was always about the boxing, hardly ever just about the grill, since, you know, he's known for being a boxer, not a grill shiller.
SirProudfeet ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 14:05:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
The only time I have ever heard of his name is as a prefix before a grill. I haven't seen adverts for his grills, I hadn't had a conversation with anyone about him, I have never seen him on TV, I have never read an article about him, I don't follow boxing, and I don't live in the USA. I did however have a house mate with George Foreman grill.
Lady ga ga and Donald trump are in the current news all the time. I am confused as to whether your insulted or just bewildered. I think given the above my assumption was perfectly logical.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you never watched TV or read anything. It's impossible to avoid knowing who he was unless you are a girl who doesn't have a slight interest in sports, and is a recluse from society.
I am bewildered and insulted. I do not respect any blokes who go out of their way to avoid any knowledge of sports. That's just pathetic. Your lifestyle must be very strange, and I shudder to think about what else you don't know. Here in the u.s., the mentally challenged voted for trump. Perhaps it isn't your fault you don't absorb or seek out info, but still
Tellerium ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:12 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
TIL bballshawn thinks because he knows something everyone should know it and is completely ignorant to the fact not everyone pays attention to the same things.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:04 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
No fool, George is a ubiquitous figure, you have to be mentally challenged to not know who he is by adulthood. You lost.
SirProudfeet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:26 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I am perfectly happy to not have a complete knowledge of retired athletes who retired before I was even properly able to comprehend what a sport what was. You are over reacting pretty hard. I find it difficult to believe you have a perfect knowledge of every successful athlete who has ever lived.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:42 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Mate, boxing is a man's sport, if you don't fuck w boxing, you're not a real man.
incompetentoldbag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:25:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He just thought of 5 different names.
dustycupboard2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:29:53 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I was confused thinking this was about the guy who makes the kitchen appliances but now I know better.
SoliWare ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:33:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Roberto Duran also did this. All his 4 sons are called Roberto.
Adoniyah ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:16:48 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joe, Muhammad, Ken and Evander are four that seem to have come to mind pretty readily. Add one George Jr and we are good to go.
someonethatiusedtobe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:57 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well in that case his excuse is not very logical, isn't it?
coffee_ples ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:00:13 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
so....George, Joe, Cassius, Ken, and Evander. There, 5
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:33:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care how much stronger they are, I wouldn't let any boxers hit my wife.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:35:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Whats my name?
AComedian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:53:44 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Joke answer
eternalsunshine325 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:55:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He remembered 4 right there. So you got George Jr and the names of the 4 guys who gave you brain damage. Done!
hankbaumbach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:26:15 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I had always heard a different quote about this.
Something along the lines of him not being sure how long he'd be around and so by naming them all George Foreman, he made sure they'd take care of themselves and look after one another as their successes would be shared as equally as their failures. If "George Foreman" is arrested, it makes them all look bad, conversely, if "George Foreman" is awarded the Nobel Prize for Science, they collectively look pretty good, even though it was only one of them winning.
josborne31 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:50:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George has always come across as intelligent, well-spoken and genuine to me.
scombolito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:18:54 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And yet he remembered those names which could have been used, save for holyfield
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:17:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
My dad says he named me after him so no one would be sure who mom is yelling at.
Navigationsystm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:44:51 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Well apparently he can think of 5 names
Colieoh ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:31:24 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He remembered their names, he really couldn't come up with names for his kids?
TitaniumDragon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:21 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He didn't want to name them after people he wanted to punch in the face.
ThatsMyHoverboard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:58:57 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gotta have priorities.
scooterjb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:52 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So, did his wife get punched by all those guys too?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why is it nearly every famous boxer I can think of, other than Mike Tyson, is from the Muhammad Ali era?
PeopleWatcher94 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:04 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because the heavyweight division was ridiculously talented at the time.
maineblackbear ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Because of Howard Cosell. First, he made them household names, starting with Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay)- his reporting was art of what made their career arc. Then, Cosell stomped on boxing while covering a particularly hideous one sided match, swore he'd never cover another match (he didn't) and boxing faded in public consciousness. The audience who thought boxing was a sport has NEVER returned, though there are occasional glimpses of MMA popularity, but in general boxing is deader than horse racing.
Tldr; Howard Cosell. The funniest guy in the movie Bananas.
Bgolshahi1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:01 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
He's a narcissistic moron - they should all have their names legally changed
tmeOO1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:10 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Foreman was by far the strongest puncher amongst these boxers... Imagine how many names they can think of...
TangiestIllicitness ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:47:53 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was the mom braindead as well?
youowemebigtime ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:32:50 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it's all very amusing George. But the reason a name is given is to allocate a distinction. Which you have failed to do. So yea, your right. Maybe they did plonk you in the head a few too many times!
fluffykerfuffle1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
oh please I'm sure they worked something out
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:48:03 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I guess it's a funny joke but this comment is mostly just a deflection of the question.. it provides no real insight into his thought process.. if it actually did and foreman simply didn't have the imagination to think of anything else that is kinda sad. In any case this is just a trite and shallow joke not a good TIL.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:59:24 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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mcndjxlefnd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:34 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
In Korean culture the surname comes first.
Ehvlight ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:57:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
backward culture as fask
KingOfJura ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:45:29 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Was means TIL?
And this guy is a stereotype of a boxer๐
UncleGrabcock ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 07:02:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Gay
gamedev_42 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:40:30 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
And who is that?
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:25:30 on February 24, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Such stupidity, the purpose of a name is to differentiate people.
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 19:43:03 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
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Left-field-bum ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:05:10 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm kind of confused here. How does being a boxer require a mega ego?
Touch_my_tooter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:35:46 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Being a successful entertainer it sometimes helps to have an ego I guess. But yeah, mega ego for boxing in general doesn't make any sense. Maybe hes thinking of Mayweather/Ali idk..
Left-field-bum ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:04:10 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I get that being a star in the sport one may have a bit of an ego. But it's not like you have to be a cocky mofo to get in the ring for the first time.
incraved ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:17 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
How else would be reach the top of he didn't have a massive ego telling him he is better than everyone else and can do it?
PsychoNerd92 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:10:31 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
By actually being better. You can't exactly knock a guy out with your ego.
Left-field-bum ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:58:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I strive to be the best I can be in my chosen trade, but that doesn't mean I have an ego about it. I feel like you are confusing confidence, through hard work and dedication, as ego.
sami91 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:05:41 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
It takes an even bigger ego to talk out of your ass confidently about a topic you know nothing about. If you did some research you would know the real reason. Copying the top comment.
DarthMoose37 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:03:25 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Why understand when ignorance is so much easier?
Edit: Yeah, what the guy below me said! Dude made 3 accounts just to follow me around, it's kinda sweet, all that time dedicated to me. u/autistic_aboveme u/candybutt572828282 u/keanu____reeves__
keanu____reeves__ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:14 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you're better than everyone LOL. Look at this persons comment advocating child adult sexual relations
autistic_aboveme ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:22 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
I'm serious, this person advocates having sex with children... not in a trolling way. Look at the post history - also encourages a Down's syndrome cousin to sexually assault girls... since he can clearly get away with it
candybutt572828282 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:55 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We're all separate people idiot.
HenceFourth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:37 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
You're all new accounts following him around. I usually hate reddit logic of, "multiple people disagree with me, must be one guy," but this looks pretty sus.
This whole thing is fucked, but you guys take a few things he said out of context, and try to connect him to being a pedo where there is none.
Edit; Furthermore, I think he is just trolling you guys. Before all this he was disturbed by people getting off to a young girl.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/5ufo6c/skyrim_modding_as_of_feb_2017_how_far_weve_come/ddudxg5/?context=3
candybutt572828282 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:32:35 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
We know this person IRL. You can get mods to check IPs if you want. The persons family is involved in paedophelia. I got the family's step father taken away by the police for molestation and they decided to run a rumour mill against me and try to make my life miserable - including mocking me for being molested as a kid. The family found out about the and decided that it was a hilarious idea to spread rumours all over the hood that I was a rapist... while I was going through PTSD stuff related to sexual abuse - which they knew and laughed at. This person decided to take that whole thing to Reddit and spread rumours about my family to a thread I replied to - so here we are, and fuck this person.
HenceFourth ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:48:33 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
So you're all separate people that know him and are exposing him?
PsychoNerd92 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:48:50 on February 22, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, you really need to have a high opinion of yourself to be able to hit people.
edbro333 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:43 on February 23, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
George Foreman is a boxer ? I thought he was a chef that invented that grill !