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(Mashable)   Our long national nightmare is over: IHOb is now back to IHOP   ( mashable.com) divider line
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811 clicks; posted to Business » on 10 Jul 2018 at 7:01 AM (18 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook   more»



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snowjack
2018-07-10 03:35:44 AM  
Wouldn't that be our long international nightmare?
 
serpent_sky [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 04:18:41 AM  
Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"
 
BalugaJoe [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2018-07-10 06:16:04 AM  
Good.
 
vudukungfu [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 06:55:07 AM  
Waitress?
Can I get a "New Coke" with that?
 
1nsanilicious
2018-07-10 07:05:04 AM  

serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"


To me, IHOP is America's comfort food.  It's not something you should eat all the time but it tastes good on an occasional Saturday Morning/lunch time
 
oldcub
2018-07-10 07:06:54 AM  

serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"


**Raises hand**
Despite my user name, I'm only 40ish.
 
Bovine Diarrhea Virus
2018-07-10 07:11:40 AM  

1nsanilicious: serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"

To me, IHOP is America's comfort food.  It's not something you should eat all the time but it tastes good on an occasional Saturday Morning/lunch time


This. When it's been a bad week at work, nothing is more satisfying than chocolate chip pancakes and bacon.
 
Mr. Coffee Nerves [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 07:15:16 AM  
Their ad agency is now International House of Shiatcanned
 
RTOGUY [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2018-07-10 07:26:29 AM  

Mr. Coffee Nerves: Their ad agency is now International House of Shiatcanned


I don't know about that it did get IHOP into the news and I had forgot they even existed.
 
Driedsponge
2018-07-10 07:29:21 AM  

serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"


My wife.  It's one of the few places around here that will serve breakfast for lunch.  She's in her mid 30's.
 
Harry Freakstorm [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 07:36:38 AM  
Let's wait and see of  Burger King will withdraw to above the sandwich latitude.
When the king stands down, peace will reign

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Vlad_the_Inaner
2018-07-10 07:50:39 AM  
I have no opinion on this until I hear from Wendy Thomas

/been calling it International House of Prices for decades, so at least the P is back
 
fastfxr
2018-07-10 08:15:06 AM  

Mr. Coffee Nerves: Their ad agency is now International House of Shiatcanned


Some of the shiat that gets approved simply staggers me. This wasn't a terrible idea--it generated interest, if not a few dollars, but I'm sure the rebranding cost more than was brought in.


The Dodge(?) MLK super bowl commercial comes to mind.
 
starlost
2018-07-10 08:23:06 AM  
woohoo i get to be the one who says i could make that promotion food at home for less money. i know ihop has been doing anniversary pancakes for the last few years. i think i went to their 55 cents for 55th anniversary pancakes and it was long lines of customers  older than me and i'm a baby boomer.
 
OkieDookie
2018-07-10 08:31:20 AM  
I'm just waiting for the IHON* rebranding.

*International House of Norovirus.
 
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn
2018-07-10 09:10:48 AM  
Are there people out there who actually thought this was real, that they were changing their name for good?  It was obviously just an ad campaign, but people are acting like it was New Coke or something.
 
MugzyBrown
2018-07-10 09:21:24 AM  

Lorenzo Von Matterhorn: Are there people out there who actually thought this was real, that they were changing their name for good?  It was obviously just an ad campaign, but people are acting like it was New Coke or something.


Obvious marketing ploy was obvious. And very successful.
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 10:06:37 AM  

serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"


in 1992 the entire Orange Bowl descended to one after the GnR/Metallica concert. We were surprisingly well behaved.
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 10:10:21 AM  
"People can get a burger anywhere. They come to Chotskies IHOB for the atmosphere and the attitude.

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Skyking Skyking Do Not Answer
2018-07-10 10:11:09 AM  
serpent_sky:

. When is the last time anyone under say, 65 sober said, "let's go to IHOP?"

FTFY
 
LoneCoon
2018-07-10 10:37:11 AM  

Driedsponge: serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"

My wife.  It's one of the few places around here that will serve breakfast for lunch.  She's in her mid 30's.


Same here. It's slightly better than Denny's, which, for some reason, aren't in my area.
 
arcgear
2018-07-10 10:58:33 AM  

serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"


It's a good place to take an SO on a lazy sunday morning.  Good civil alternative to a bottomless "let's get smashed" mamosa brunch.  Plus, one feels less guilty kicking someone out of bed to make some pancakes

/Christ, must be getting old
 
stellarossa
2018-07-10 11:12:08 AM  

Skyking Skyking Do Not Answer: serpent_sky:

. When is the last time anyone under say, 65 sober said, "let's go to IHOP?"

FTFY


Back in May my son wanted to go there for his birthday meal. He was turning 11. We went to the nearest one, about 10 miles away in a different part of the city. None of us has been there before. It was pretty empty but that's maybe because it was only 5pm. My 4 kids like to eat dinner early.

Server was an older lady with neck tattoos. She was nice. Other than not getting any banana in my daughter's 'banana split' drink/dessert, it was fine. Food, which took a while to arrive, was as you expect. No more, no less. Multiple different bottles of syrup on the table for my kids to mess with when they started getting bored.

For some reason my kids love the place. They're already scouting out IHOPs when we go on vacation later in the month.
 
Land Ark
2018-07-10 11:59:03 AM  
I just want to remind everyone that IHOP openly admitted it was a temporary promotion from the get-go.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/11/ihop-​i​snt-changing-its-name-its-just-promoti​ng-its-new-line-of-burgers.html

That people got so worked up about this is pretty sad.
 
KIA
2018-07-10 12:21:31 PM  
Yeah, it was all a marketing gimmick. Sure. Millennials had nothing to do with it.

Go on, pull the other one.
 
Vlad_the_Inaner
2018-07-10 12:43:43 PM  

LoneCoon: Driedsponge: serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"

My wife.  It's one of the few places around here that will serve breakfast for lunch.  She's in her mid 30's.

Same here. It's slightly better than Denny's, which, for some reason, aren't in my area.


I thought Crackerbarrel was doing that these days
 
Snarcoleptic_Hoosier [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 01:10:31 PM  
Turn those pancakes into soft taco shells and flip the bird at another fast food property.
 
shut_it_down
2018-07-10 01:22:13 PM  

Lorenzo Von Matterhorn: Are there people out there who actually thought this was real, that they were changing their name for good?  It was obviously just an ad campaign, but people are acting like it was New Coke or something.


I thought it was real. It barely even blipped my radar as something to be skeptical about because I've lost my capacity to look at the world and say "no, that's way too stupid to be real."
 
MBZ321
2018-07-10 03:20:39 PM  

Lorenzo Von Matterhorn: Are there people out there who actually thought this was real, that they were changing their name for good?  It was obviously just an ad campaign, but people are acting like it was New Coke or something.


I heard people talking about it last week and they thought it was a real thing ('They changed the logo on the menu!'). People are dumb. But props to whatever ad agency came up with the idea....when was the last time anyone really talked about ihophob?
 
jjorsett
2018-07-10 03:51:09 PM  

Mr. Coffee Nerves: Their ad agency is now International House of Shiatcanned


It got them a TON of free publicity and, I'm guessing, new business, and I doubt that most people care about the lie. Mission accomplished, I'd say.
 
xaks [BareFark]
2018-07-10 04:06:50 PM  

serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"


*raises hand*

The company I work for has a pair of IHOP express restaurants. Their steak omelets are *awesome*, and I go there for them a couple of times a month

Really, really good stuff. You can tell the tomatoes and mushrooms are *fresh*, and the steak is actually properly browned and cooked separately so it gets a nice crust before being incorporated
 
JonBuck [TotalFark]
2018-07-10 07:56:32 PM  
The other breakfast place in these parts is Broken Yolk. They're OK, but their pancakes are actually too big for me to have any sides. At IHOP I can get a short stack, two eggs, hash browns, and some bacon, and actually clean my plate.
 
arcgear
2018-07-10 08:23:10 PM  
There's also another way to come up on some flapjacks, though results do vary.  Start by waking up, and rolling over on to your side so that you're facing the back side of your beautiful, pancake-baking cohabitant.

Slowly raise a foot and gently press up against a butt cheeck with the ball of your foot while gently whispering, "paaaaancakes" in a soft, delicate voice.

They may thrash, grunt, or otherwise produce a loud "MMMMNN" sound.  It's okay, this is normal.  Gently repeat the process with a soft, raspy "paaaaaaaaaancaaaakes" until they have reached the corner of the bed, or touched the floor with a ka-plunk

your pancakes will be cooked shortly thereafter.  It's generally unadvisable to stay in bed at this point--do so at your own risk
 
itcamefromschenectady
2018-07-10 09:46:38 PM  

LoneCoon: It's slightly better than Denny's, which, for some reason, aren't in my area.


It's slightly worse than Denny's which, for some reason, is in my area. Plus, Google Maps notes that one of the local Denny's's is on a list of local restaurants with the most health violations. The IHOP hasn't won any awards, by comparison.
 
Driedsponge
2018-07-11 07:31:35 AM  

Vlad_the_Inaner: LoneCoon: Driedsponge: serpent_sky: Well, that was random.  I guess the old people who go to IHOP were pissed they couldn't get pancakes or something.  You can't make IHOP cool. Even if you call it IHOB.  Burgers are plentiful.  It was just a bad idea. When is the last time anyone under say, 65, said, "let's go to IHOP?"

My wife.  It's one of the few places around here that will serve breakfast for lunch.  She's in her mid 30's.

Same here. It's slightly better than Denny's, which, for some reason, aren't in my area.

I thought Crackerbarrel was doing that these days


Yeah, but then I have to get all dressed up like I'm going to walmart.
 
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