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Tcwfalcon
Tcwfalcon Posts: 24
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My wife had some friends over and they asked why the BGE wasn't called the big avocado instead. I realized they had a damn good point. So, now I'm wondering where the name came from.
Austin, TX
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,759
    There is one called the "Avacado".....they sell it at Menards.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Dr. Seuss invented the BGE ;) Thus he named it after his famous story.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Why, why, why Delilah.
    Oh why, why, why Delilah.
    So before they come to break down the door, forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take it anymore. I just couldn't take it anymore.    

    Tom Jones. 

    It's flooding rain and I'm trapped inside bored to death. So forgive me trolling my friends. No harm no foul meant. Just bored to death. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Ask this guy...



    Or, you could just read about it...

    For a while, they just gathered dust, crammed into storage. He reassessed his marketing. “‘Let’s go down to Pachinko House and get a kamado’ doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue,” he says. “So I started thinking about a more American-sounding name. They’re egg-shaped, obviously, and large. I started thinking about colors and thought, Green is a nice enough color. Why not? Big Green Egg seemed to fit just right.”

    http://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/how-the-big-green-egg-became-a-phenomenon/

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Tcwfalcon
    Tcwfalcon Posts: 24
    Well now I know. Thanks!
    Austin, TX
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    Because green eggs are cool. 

    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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