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IHOP says it's changing name to IHOb. Huh?
CNN Money ^ | 06/07/2018 | Paul R. La Monica

Posted on 06/07/2018 11:50:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

IHOP stands for International House of Pancakes. The chain has been around for 60 years and has used the IHOP acronym since 1973. So what in the name of a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity is IHOP thinking by changing its name to IHOb? IHOP tweeted and posted to its Facebook page on Tuesday that it plans to "flip" the "P" in its name on June 11.

The announcement clearly got people talking.

People started to wonder if the b stood for breakfast, brunch or bacon, which would make sense.

ihop ihob But some had more amusing suggestions, such as broccoli, burritos, bitcoin and even breakdancing.

International house of bitcoin

— Greg Harmon, CMT (@harmongreg) June 6, 2018

There were also numerous votes for bears, beets and Battlestar Galactica -- a reference to a popular meme from the American version of "The Office."

This is what the B stands for. @IHOP pic.twitter.com/6aIDg4XBZD

— ƤΛɄȽ 🐧 (@Paul_Is_Penguin) June 6, 2018 The IHOP social media team was clearly having fun with the speculation -- and they came up with some goofy suggestions of their own for people to vote on in a Twitter poll, such as butternut squash (yum!) and barnacles (yuck!)

IHOb? What could it b? #IHOb

— IHOP (@IHOP) June 5, 2018 Is this just a short-term marketing gimmick?

Spokespeople for IHOP and Dine Brands (DIN), the restaurant company that owns IHOP as well as Applebee's, were not immediately available for comment.

And it's not as if Dine Brands needs to reinvent the company. The stock is up nearly 25% this year because sales are growing at both IHOP and Applebee's.

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: branding; ihop; namechange; pancakes
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To: SeekAndFind

International House Of bleh!


21 posted on 06/07/2018 12:06:28 PM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: SeekAndFind

Due to the questionable tenderness of their pancakes, my dad used to call the place the International House of Fan Belts.


22 posted on 06/07/2018 12:08:47 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (".... and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed." Acts 13:48)
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To: Rebelbase
"After 11:00pm the name changes to International House of Beatings."

Yup. I was thinking of International House of Brawls?

So after 11pm can you ask for take out please?

There are a whole lot of ethnic dust-ups with an IHOP setting on Youtube......

23 posted on 06/07/2018 12:09:35 PM PDT by Sa-teef
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To: 7thson

International House of Buggery?


24 posted on 06/07/2018 12:10:27 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: SeekAndFind

25 posted on 06/07/2018 12:13:17 PM PDT by rickmichaels (I shouldn't have to press 1 for English)
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To: SeekAndFind
Dr. Tongue's Evil House of Pancakes


26 posted on 06/07/2018 12:14:38 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

This brilliant marketing campaign will be right up there with New Coke and the Edsel.


27 posted on 06/07/2018 12:16:17 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: robroys woman

There’s a restaurant in Houston called House of Pies that used to be known as ‘House of Guys’, but they do have the best breakfast in town.


28 posted on 06/07/2018 12:19:23 PM PDT by ichabod1 (If there is to be war, let it begin here.)
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To: SeekAndFind

VERY bad idea.
Consider all the items that need to be changed for trademark protection.

An idiot from Samsung suggested the same thing for Intel.
It cost the company probably 200M to do and the end result was a big nothing.


29 posted on 06/07/2018 12:19:32 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: 7thson
I saw an ad last night for the new LG phone. It is called the Beat.

No lie....the ad had a graphic where they had the LG on the left as @LG...then a pic of the phone...and on the right side were the letters BT.

LGBT. Nice, huh?

30 posted on 06/07/2018 12:19:45 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Get in the Spirit! The Spirit of '76!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Their food really is excellent.


31 posted on 06/07/2018 12:24:07 PM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They must be tired of police constantly checking them for victims of this at their restaurants;

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/14/14th-human-foot-washes-ashore-canada/608030002/


32 posted on 06/07/2018 12:26:03 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (When words can mean anything, they can also mean nothing.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Burgers


33 posted on 06/07/2018 12:28:10 PM PDT by all the best
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To: Williams
the ad had a graphic where they had the LG on the left as @LG...then a pic of the phone...and on the right side were the letters BT.
LGBT. Nice, huh?

Dammit!

Does that mean now I have to throw out my microwave?
Wait. I don't have an LG phone.
I am so confused.
Never mind...

34 posted on 06/07/2018 12:36:42 PM PDT by publius911 ( If we let it, California will lead us all over the cliff.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Burgers?
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/06/07/alleged-ihop-insiders-claim-to-know-meaning-ihob.html


35 posted on 06/07/2018 12:43:30 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: dfwgator

Don’t be cheap! Send Count Floyd 10+8.50 shipping for the full 3D effect!


36 posted on 06/07/2018 12:44:11 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
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To: SeekAndFind

International House of Breakfast


37 posted on 06/07/2018 12:50:14 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: ShadowAce

Is IHOP flipping us the P?


38 posted on 06/07/2018 12:57:39 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the new cult of the Left.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

“International House of Bacon”

Oh no, they now hate muslims!!!


39 posted on 06/07/2018 12:59:19 PM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Around this neck of the woods it’s a good chance your breakfast makes a return visit after the botulinum start growing in your tummy.


40 posted on 06/07/2018 1:09:20 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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