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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

Cheap and lazy free PR gambit. See also: Miss America.


61 posted on 06/06/2018 7:39:33 AM PDT by relictele
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To: BBell

Dont really care what it stands for. I’ll hopefully never have to go to an International House of BLACK again.

Not because I’m a racist. Because I cant stand being served food, or eating in the presence of openly flamboyant fags. (OMG, right?)

I suggest they off with their true meaning before the International House of BUTT Rapers gets a bad name.


62 posted on 06/06/2018 7:43:24 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: thecodont

Idiot corporate decision. They would get more customers by playing up the world’s different kinds of pancakes. Japan has some amazing savory pancakes, there are crêpes, blinis, Etc. Don’t be ashamed of your food and change your name to hide the food.


63 posted on 06/06/2018 7:44:14 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: BBell
International House O' Bama!

-PJ

64 posted on 06/06/2018 7:47:15 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: BBell

Just to toss in my two cents, I really don’t care what they do. That is one of many establishments to I never go to.


65 posted on 06/06/2018 7:50:55 AM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: Yaelle

Waffles & Steak and hashbrowns ( Scattered, Smothered and Covered). And over easy eggs. Good stuff.


66 posted on 06/06/2018 7:52:12 AM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: BBell

General Rule for Success in Life/Business: If it ain’t broke, leave it alone.


67 posted on 06/06/2018 7:53:24 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Hey, Rocky--Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!)
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To: relictele
Cheap and lazy free PR gambit.

Yea, they roped me in to giving them free publicity.

68 posted on 06/06/2018 7:54:44 AM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: KosmicKitty

It’s just you. Never occurred to me.


69 posted on 06/06/2018 7:56:02 AM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: MayflowerMadam

70 posted on 06/06/2018 7:58:01 AM PDT by BBell (not drinking, just a smart a$$)
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To: BBell

Sarcasm aside, you posted it. QED.


71 posted on 06/06/2018 8:01:04 AM PDT by relictele
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To: BBell

Maybe it’s an LGBT thing. “International House of Butts.”


72 posted on 06/06/2018 8:02:43 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks ( The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
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To: kosciusko51

“Isn’t IHOb just IHOP up-side down?”

Brilliant observation!


73 posted on 06/06/2018 8:07:14 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Bonemaker

Yup.

If it’s anything like the IHOPs down South, it is.

Thug women fight in IHOP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro8eFoq0Y_4

More IHOP Ghetto fighting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n-AnZf-83w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xBKEY4gRwo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXvOl3M5uto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVWbG11VjDw

White Thugs fight at IHOP, BLACK MAN breaks it up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnZ_Lk_FJhI

These are just a SMALL sample of videos on IHOP Thug fights. I avoid eating at IHOP.


74 posted on 06/06/2018 8:08:59 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (MAGAMarchOnWashington.com)
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To: kosciusko51
Isn’t IHOb just IHOP up-side down?

Well you are right. Clever.

75 posted on 06/06/2018 8:15:40 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: BBell

do NOT go to an IHOP in New England.

You’ll get speared the moment you open the door. Places are just an absolute zoo.

And I think you know what my vote for the letter “b” is.


76 posted on 06/06/2018 8:37:11 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: BBell

I understand wanting to be more inclusive (after all, they’ll serve steak, too), but at least I-HOP plays on words, but “I hob” does not! (Never mind it’s an acronym, i.e., laziness, and is NOT the “original name”.)

We only JUST finally got one in our area after 40 years! They just put up the signs - and now they’re going to have to change out the P?


77 posted on 06/06/2018 8:43:28 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: BBell

Waffle House stinks.

Just BTW.


78 posted on 06/06/2018 8:43:49 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Yes and no. This will not NEARLY be the firestorm Coke was!


79 posted on 06/06/2018 8:44:37 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: BBell
IHOP promises to reveal the meaning on June 11.

Finally!

Now we know what the 'boom' event is that QAnon has promised for June 11th...

80 posted on 06/06/2018 8:45:30 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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