The New Pancakes at Denny’s

Before we started our road trip to Augusta, Liz and I met Julie and Bob at the Denny’s in Mokena for breakfast.

On walking in, there’s this giant pancake near the entrance. I should note that Denny’s seems to be pretty aware, in terms of social media – I saw lots of references to hashtags, Snapchat, sprinkled throughout their menus and placemats.

Seeing this guy though, it made me think briefly about anthropomorphic cannibalism.

Although when I stop and stare at this thing, he doesn’t really seem to be encouraging people to eat pancakes. He seems more like a suicidal pancake, particularly if you notice that he’s holding a small cup of syrup in his left hand.

It’s poised above his head in a kind of threatening manner. You can almost hear him say “Stay back, man! Don’t come any closer! I’ll do it! If you come any closer, I swear I’ll do it!”

He seems to be very aware that everyone around him wants to eat him. I know this is meant to be a promotional thing, but the pancake looks absolutely terrified.

FYI: the new pancakes are quite fluffy, and quite delicious.

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