IHOP buys Applebee's. Good job Mary, the deal would not have gone through without you. Free pancakes to all!!

:rolleyes: There will be no free pancakes to anyone...including me. :p I got in the office at 3am! I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired. :(

I got in the office at 3am! I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired. :(
Now that's an early day! Don't work too hard Mary!!

Sorry you had to go in to work so early ME. Hope you're able to stay awake... hit 'em up for that raise now!

up so early Greg?

up so early Greg?
Everyday :)

They better treat you right, otherwise you'll have to get pancakes at Denny's.

They better treat you right, otherwise you'll have to get pancakes at Denny's.

That's not even funny :D

That's not even funny :D

No, it's not funny, Denny's pancakes suck, Ron. :mad: Least you could do is wish me a crepe somewhere more upscale. :p

IHOP buys Applebee's.

Now they can trump "Taco Town"!

http://www.samtsai.com/pix/yadayada/p221.jpg

http://www.foodfacts.info/blog/uploaded_images/taco-town-748172.jpg

That's not even funny :D

It's a little funny.

It's a little funny.

No, it's not. And I'm tired. Don't make me come find you. :rolleyes: :p

ME works at IHOP?

I'd have pegged her for a Waffle House kinda gal....

ME works at IHOP?

I'd have pegged her for a Waffle House kinda gal....

Oh, now, that's just mean. :eek: :p

Oh, now, that's just mean. :eek: :p
I thought you were a Volunteer at heart, no?

I thought you were a Volunteer at heart, no?

Honey, the Wafflehouse I grew up with was nasty. Volunteer or not, I couldn't bring myself to ever eat there again! Plus, it would bring back drunken/hungover memories...:p

Isn't drunken foraging the purpose of Wafflehouse?

You do have a point...

You weren't allowed to simply leave a voice mail message saying "Yes, the rumors were true. See our press release." and sleep in? :( I hope you at least get to go home early today.

You are so sweet, Jason. But no, I have to be here although I am not at all productive. I think because I rode and only got 1.5 hours of sleep, my body is responding as if I'm hungover! :eek: Oh, well, I'm leaving at 3pm and going home and straight to bed.

No, it's not funny, Denny's pancakes suck, Ron. :mad: Least you could do is wish me a crepe somewhere more upscale. :p
Well, I was going to say Hobee's (http://www.hobees.com/), but I know you don't know what that is ... all I have to say is it's good and healthy ... tofu scramble is my favorite :D

Hobee's sounds like a strip joint.

as if I'm hungover! :eek:
So then Waffle House is the optimum option at this point. I love it when I'm right.


(btw, we have no Waffle Houses this far north. They wilt in the frozen winters, so all we get are IHOPs and Denny's. Okay, enough with the Waffle House.... :) )

Oh, one more question since you're still awake...

Any press in your office today? Will we see a picture of your red star tattoo in The Wall Street Journal tomorrow? :D

So then Waffle House is the optimum option at this point. I love it when I'm right.


(btw, we have no Waffle Houses this far north. They wilt in the frozen winters, so all we get are IHOPs and Denny's. Okay, enough with the Waffle House.... :) )

You are two funny! You're in Chicago, yes? By the way, I liked your pics in the "stinky thread." :)

Oh, one more question since you're still awake...

Any press in your office today? Will we see a picture of your red star tattoo in The Wall Street Journal tomorrow? :D

You know, I ought to post a pic of myself right now. I look so dreadful, another coworker said, "Wow, you look awful. Really." :lol: Oh, and the star has rubbed off. :(

You are two funny! You're in Chicago, yes? By the way, I liked your pics in the "stinky thread." :)
Chicago exurb, yeah. And pretty much any pic of me makes a thread stinky.

There's more of us Illinois stinkers over in the Great Lakes forum from the ride reports of Ride Across Indiana a couple of days ago.
[/shameless Midwest plug]

Oh, and the star has rubbed off. :(

You really need to stop doing so much rubbing. :p I dreamed about the podium girls twice in the last 48 hours. Same dream each time. But sadly, though a rather mild dream, it shall remain a dream. :( At least for now. ;)

Chicago exurb, yeah. And pretty much any pic of me makes a thread stinky.

There's more of us Illinois stinkers over in the Great Lakes forum from the ride reports of Ride Across Indiana a couple of days ago.
[/shameless Midwest plug]

Actually, you midwest boys are easy on the eyes. I'll go check it out. ;)

You really need to stop doing so much rubbing. :p I dreamed about the podium girls twice in the last 48 hours. Same dream each time. But sadly, though a rather mild dream, it shall remain a dream. :( At least for now. ;)

Hey, we "podiumed" you yesterday. I darn near cleaned your inner ear for you with my tongue! :p

Actually, you midwest boys are easy on the eyes. I'll go check it out. ;)
Beware, though. Chipcom's wearing a sleeveless jersey and there is a pic of his legs in there somewhere.... :eek:

Hey, we "podiumed" you yesterday. I darn near cleaned your inner ear for you with my tongue! :p

Being a mod has it's perks I guess :)

Hey, we "podiumed" you yesterday. I darn near cleaned your inner ear for you with my tongue! :p
My dream wasn't about getting one ear cleaned and another ear bitten off. Though that was thrilling in its own right. I think if I ever tried to pursue my dream, cameras would go a-clicking and I would never hear the end of it. Plus, I might scare you and/or Joy away.

Well, I was going to say Hobee's (http://www.hobees.com/), but I know you don't know what that is ... all I have to say is it's good and healthy ... tofu scramble is my favorite :D
Mmmmm, Hobee's ... been there many times on visits to the Bay Area...

My dream wasn't about getting one ear cleaned and another ear bitten off. Though that was thrilling in its own right. I think if I ever tried to pursue my dream, cameras would go a-clicking and I would never hear the end of it. Plus, I might scare you and/or Joy away.

You think that there is something that can actually scare us?!

Okay, well, maybe Sunday afternoon traffic through Laguna... :rolleyes:

I'm dumping IHOP stock.

You think that there is something that can actually scare us?!
A sweaty guy turning around to give you a big smooch while you think you're simply posing for a harmless pic... yeah, that should scare you away. :o Especially if the last thing he drank was a gulp of unflavored Sustained Energy. :eek: Hmm... maybe I should switch back to Gookinaid for social rides...

I'm dumping IHOP stock.
Why would you do that? IHP is up 8% today.

You think that there is something that can actually scare us?!

Okay, well, maybe Sunday afternoon traffic through Laguna... :rolleyes:

You sure were a trouper, lady. I was petrified going through there and swearing like a sailor. I'm sure that wasn't helpful in the situation, but I HATED that. I will never do it again. I think it has to be a ride down to the train and back to miss that horrific Laguna Beach traffic!

I'm dumping IHOP stock.
Fine. It's trading up past 61, but go ahead. :p

Now look what all this double training has done for you, you can get to work by 3am and still have time for a ride after work. It’s been so hard this last 2 weeks being on vacation at the beach, I think I’ll take another week. I’ve got it get back to work, I’m painting a railing. Kind of a drab day foggy and all.

Hobee's sounds like a strip joint.
Oh man ... how did you find out??? cover is blown.

Oh man ... how did you find out??? cover is blown.

It was rather obvious.

... horrific Laguna Beach traffic!
Ah yes, I remember it well ... Laguna Beach can be such a zoo ... it's probably worse now than when I last went there ... about 10 years ago.

By the way, with the rise in its stock price today, IHP's market cap broke through the $1 billion mark.

I get up at 3am your time everyday. What's the big deal?

Why would you do that? IHP is up 8% today.
The least ME could have done is let her BF buddies in on the scoop so we could have bought IHOP before the rise. We all would be on new Cervelo R3s by now. Wait, don't you have a new R3 Jason? So now we know who ME's favorite is.

You know, I ought to post a pic of myself right now. I look so dreadful, another coworker said, "Wow, you look awful. Really." :lol: Oh, and the star has rubbed off. :(
Inquiring minds want to know who did the rubbing. :)

Why would you do that? IHP is up 8% today.

I was just joking.....I don't own their stock. But I feel Mary should have clued us in on this deal weeks ago.....:p :D

I was just joking.....I don't own their stock. But I feel Mary should have clued us in on this deal weeks ago.....:p :D

But ME wouldn't like it in jail. Or maybe she would. Never mind, carry on.

Well BikeWNC, aren't you the fiesty one today! :rolleyes: :p