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IHOP Says 'IHOb' — And The Internet Says, What?
https://www.npr.org/ ^ | 6/6/18 | BILL CHAPPELL

Posted on 06/06/2018 7:01:44 AM PDT by BBell

International House of Pancakes has created a stir by saying that after being IHOP for 60 years, it is "flippin' our name to IHOb" — setting off speculation over what that mysterious b could signify.

For now, the company isn't saying. IHOP promises to reveal the meaning on June 11.

But the Internet isn't big on waiting. Hungry for answers, people responded to the cryptic tweets: Could it be breakfast? Biscuits? Brunch? The improbable bancakes? Simply, and minimally, bacon? The on-trend bitcoin?

Those are a few of the more popular guesses on IHOP's Twitter feed, in a thread that's littered with the company's coy responses — and an annoying/cute (depending on your patience level) insistence on replacing p's with b's.

"Please tell me you're joking," a Twitter user named kayla said.

"Oh blease, this is no joke!" IHOP replied.

Patrick Ford tweeted, "I'm just over here wanting some answers! Stop b-ing elusive and tell me what the answer b!" — and the company responded, "batience, Batrick, batience!"

After the company wrote, "There's so many obtions, what could it b?!" — Extra D0G replied, "Can you not blease?"

Encouraging people to keep guessing, the folks running IHOP's social media account repeatedly cited the endless "possi-b-ilities." But at least two people noted that the company was missing out on a chance to say "bossibilities."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: breakfast; defundnpr; defundpbs; ihob; ihop; newcoke; npr; pbs
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To: BBell

They might be proposing to make the best BAGLE in the world.


21 posted on 06/06/2018 7:11:09 AM PDT by Rapscallion
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Here’s a website with a list of some 100 guesses.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bj3y75/here-are-our-top-100-guesses-for-what-ihops-new-name-ihob-means-vgtrn


22 posted on 06/06/2018 7:11:09 AM PDT by deport
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To: Huskrrrr

Broccoli?...................


23 posted on 06/06/2018 7:11:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: BBell
IHObo?

24 posted on 06/06/2018 7:12:18 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: kosciusko51

That would be dOHI................


25 posted on 06/06/2018 7:12:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: BBell

IHOP? Home of the One-Legged Waitresses?


26 posted on 06/06/2018 7:12:44 AM PDT by wbill
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To: BBell

“International House of Paying way more than Denny’s or Norms or any other pancake house.”

Went there last week and was unpleasantly surprised at how much their prices have increased.

Maybe the “B” stands for “Bsticker shock.”


27 posted on 06/06/2018 7:13:29 AM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Sessions couldn't find his own ass if Al Franken was grabbing it at the time ))))
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To: BBell

Whoever came up with this idea was as drunk and/or high as IHOP’s 3am customer base,


28 posted on 06/06/2018 7:13:33 AM PDT by The Pack Knight
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To: Fido969
It is getting lots of free publicity.

Oh crap, they roped me in to their cooperate scam!

29 posted on 06/06/2018 7:13:34 AM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: Red Badger

Depends on which axis you rotate the letters.


30 posted on 06/06/2018 7:13:36 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: BBell

KFC did this same crap as IHob. Board meetings where people all agree to let fried chicken and pancakes be the food that dare not speak its name.


31 posted on 06/06/2018 7:14:05 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: BBell

I’m pretty sure that their ad agency geniuses thought that turning the p into a b would represent turning pancakes “on their head”! Or something equally stupid! (stubip?)


32 posted on 06/06/2018 7:14:40 AM PDT by cartoonistx
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To: BitWielder1
IHObo?

Maybe they are following Starbucks lead.

33 posted on 06/06/2018 7:15:53 AM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: BBell

BACON !!!!!


34 posted on 06/06/2018 7:19:10 AM PDT by LiveFreeOrDie2001 ( Thank GOD Hillary didn't get elected!)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

They’re going Vegan:

Bamboo Shoots, Bean Sprouts and Broccoli.................


35 posted on 06/06/2018 7:19:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: BBell

“”There’s so many obtions, what could it b?!””

Blackness.


36 posted on 06/06/2018 7:20:03 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: BBell

37 posted on 06/06/2018 7:20:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: Spok

“”There’s so many obtions, what could it b?!””

Smith & Watson


38 posted on 06/06/2018 7:21:26 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Spok

“”There’s so many obtions, what could it b?!””

Smith & Watson


39 posted on 06/06/2018 7:21:26 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: The Pack Knight

“Whoever came up with this idea was as drunk and/or high as IHOP’s 3am customer base,”

Is Gretchen Carlson running IHOP too?


40 posted on 06/06/2018 7:24:00 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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