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It's Mumsnet/George Foreman story time! Add a line and you could win a grill worth £70: bring them home time....NOW CLOSED

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AnnMumsnet · 29/07/2013 10:34

The folks at George Foreman have been inspired by the hilarious post-a-line-at-a-time storytelling threads started by MNers in the past (like this one), so to help promote their fab new comp on their pages on MN (where you could win a family holiday to Lanzarote), they're challenging you lot to get your creative juices flowing and come up with some novel posts.

You'll see, below, that the George Foreman team have started a story and now they're inviting you to add to it. Anyone who does (and who sticks to the 'broad rules') will be in with the chance of winning a 10 portion Grill & Griddle from George Foreman, RRP £69.99

Broad rules:

1 One line/ sentence per post (you can post more than once, but don't get too carried away)

2 You don't have to mention George Foreman grills but can shoehorn in if you want - feel free to cunningly and by stealth include references to the great qualities of the grills (namely fat reducing, healthy eating, quick cooking, versatility, speed of cooking etc Grin)

3 Try to keep it (at least) vaguely clean - this is a family product after all Wink.

4 Everyone who adds a comment will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a 10 portion grill & griddle from George Foreman worth £69.99.

5 Draw will take place on Monday 5th August.

So, the story starts with a scenario many of us might recognise....

The Watson Family Holiday....

As the packed car trundled slowly down the ferry ramp into Calais, Susan briefly felt the relaxation of being on holiday.

Already this morning, Jude and Eleanor had been squeezed into the back seats with a selection of toys, treats and promises of fun to come. Susan had thought ahead and grilled some chicken strips on her George Foreman and created some chicken and salad wraps for for a healthy lunch on the road. Buster the cat had been transported into the care of their helpful neighbour Alf.

Now the sat nav was being tuned to France - and as she selected their destination Susan hooked it up so Dan could see the next instruction. Their heavily-loaded people carrier rolled off into the ferry terminal, and Susan said......

OP posts:
BoysWillGrow · 30/07/2013 18:08

Susan briefly wandered how Noah must of coped, being cooped up on a boat with a George Foreman and two of every delicious animal going.

"I must stop having these thoughts" she said aloud realising that ever since she got this amazing grill her hunger for meat had grown somewhat worryingly.

It had now been 15 minutes since her last meaty meal....

her palms were now sweaty... she wiped them on the side of her wrap over Boden floral dress, brought new just for this very trip to France.

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 18:17

glad she had at last ditched per una habit...

AlphaBetaOoda · 30/07/2013 18:18

And had finally got a properly fitted bra

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 18:33

Gok would be proud of her bangers.

MardyBra · 30/07/2013 18:49

Suddenly the Magic Key began to glow. The children were transported to...

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:03

Buster's private universe.

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:05

Look at all those mice grilling sweetly!

MardyBra · 30/07/2013 19:06
Grin
MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:14

Buster readjusted his sparkly crown and purred to the children...

farenth · 30/07/2013 19:17

Why didn't your Mum teach you how to cook with the George Foreman grill before we came here? You could then carefully remove the food without burning yourselves!

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:23

Eleonor stages an intervention by freeing all Buster's latest victims from the holding pen just behind the grill...

stacyg313 · 30/07/2013 19:29

'anyone want a delicious and low fat chicken wrap, I made on our new kitchen essential??'

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:32

trilled Susan, appearing suddenly, decked out in a Cath Kidston apron

MollyBerry · 30/07/2013 19:36

thinking about the grilled vegetables she could eat with her chicken wrap

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:36

wheeling her hostess trolley through the scampering hoards of confused mice " I can show you a delicious recipe for lollipop mice, Buster"

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:37

right, I think I am getting what MNHQ might consider "carried away". In my defense I call it narrative cohesion...

starfishmummy · 30/07/2013 19:38

And wielding her trusty fish slice

starfishmummy · 30/07/2013 19:38

(Oops cross post)

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:39

I think it works SF!

CMOTDibbler · 30/07/2013 19:41

Dans eyes lit up at the sight of the hostess trolley, remembering the fun they'd had previously

farenth · 30/07/2013 19:46

trying to race a trolley round the garden, before children and before the grill finished cooking chicken and vegetable kebabs....

MadameDefarge · 30/07/2013 19:52

Oh I can't help it...

Buster shrugs his shoulders at losing his mice canapes, and deftly tosses some salmon fillets marinated in lemon juice and olive oil onto the grill, eyes Dan with disfavour and considers banning the whole lot of them for personal abuse of his personal paradise, and trolling goady manner.

(we needed fish)

deemented · 30/07/2013 20:19

Suddenly, Susan appeard with a wicked glint in her eye 'I've made some delicious puddings!! Banana's stuffed with chocolate buttons!' And she slid the foil wraped parcels onto the grill to cook.

500internalerror · 30/07/2013 20:22

Dan was gutted that her idea of 'wicked' was just chocolate bananas now.

500internalerror · 30/07/2013 20:26

The scent of gently grilling bananas attracted the attention of Roger from next door, who popped his head over the fence hopefully.