iHopIn what appears to have been a desperate attempt to relate to the millennial generation, IHOP recently hired your parents to man its Twitter account. Or maybe your inappropriate uncle.
The following are real tweets, followed by an awkward apology for throwing a sexist boob joke in the mix. The tweet, which shows a stack of pancakes and the caption "flat, but has a GREAT personality," caused a considerable stir in the Twittersphere. While we get that maybe this is just IHOP's Miley moment, and we need to let them shed their Hannah Montana wig in peace, some of these tweets should've been tamed.
Take note, society, here's what happens when you pretend to be somebody you're not.
DEEZ are NUTS pic.twitter.com/eqfq1gFm01
? IHOP (@IHOP) October 9, 2015Dad, no.
but why is everyone jockin us? breakfast all day since the day we were born #Flex
? IHOP (@IHOP) October 6, 2015Are you guys going to explain what "jockin'" and "#flex" means to our grandma when we show up to brunch this weekend?
Lowkey been serving breakfast all day since 1958
? IHOP (@IHOP) October 2, 2015Lowkey hired a 14-year-old to write this tweet, too. Talk Tumblr to me, bb!
man bun goals pic.twitter.com/GxRNrfLbzx
? IHOP (@IHOP) October 8, 2015Take a breath, IHOP. Don't you know that as long as there are stoners and senior citizens, your target markets will never abandon you? There is no logical reason you need to try and lure us in with words like "goals" and references to man buns. We get it. You're not like a regular restaurant; you're a cool restaurant.
Pancakes hot if you are
? IHOP (@IHOP) September 12, 2015Okay, well, we're like a 2, so, do we just not get to eat, or what?
The only sidepiece worth writing home about pic.twitter.com/yIAx0Gs3eV
? IHOP (@IHOP) September 4, 2015What if we told you that McDonald's breakfast has always been our main chick —and you're the sidepiece, IHOP. See how it feels?
The butter face we all know and love pic.twitter.com/6gfdtvivjE
? IHOP (@IHOP) September 2, 2015Chances are we spent all morning saying affirmations and making peace with the fact that we're about to eat carbohydrates at your establishment today. The last thing we need is to be body shamed by our breakfast when we get there.
Pancakes, you look good, won't you back that stack up.
? IHOP (@IHOP) October 7, 2014Casual sexism, so hot right now.
Earlier today we tweeted something dumb and immature that does not reflect what IHOP stands for. We're sorry.
? IHOP (@IHOP) October 19, 2015Appealing to the kiddos can be hard, and we admit, some of these are indeed "lowkey" totes funny TBH (see how stupid we sound, IHOP!?). A word of advice, however, just be the creamy crêpe-loving family chain we know and respect.
The bites of bacon that accidentally slip into our syrup. The fact that your friendly staff will still serve us if we show up in the pj's we've been in for an entire weekend. The strange coincidence that your establishments are almost always conveniently located next to a Target, so we can shame-shop our brunch off afterward.
These are the reasons we love you IHOP, not for your try-hard tweets. Don't be that restaurant, live your truth instead. Until then, we're always here to talk and provide meditation mantras to guide you through this journey of self-discovery.
What's your "favorite" tweet of the bunch? Tell us in the comments!