Pancake Prophet Gifts

Humble beginnings of the International House of Pancakes

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

''ere - I thought you said your pans were non-stick!'

'The World will speak hip-hop tomorrow.'

Before getting a basketball scholarship, Jack worked at a pancake house.

"The new revenue stream is finally kicking in."

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Smiling businessman with rising profits

'And that's how to make pancakes.'

"Oh, I can't complain"

A chef teaches a classroom of other chefs how to properly flip something using a spatula.

'This is why we can't have nice things... '

Fish flipping flapjack in pan. Title: 'Ed was glad he'd caught a panfish.'

'I think you'll find these projections somewhat exaggerated, but in a good way.'

Perhaps we could get the Saatchis to pain a pretty picture.

"Love your feng shui!"

'Here's the improved margins you said you wanted to see this year, Tom.'

"Your moon is in the House of Pancakes."

"Graphs are like EKGs, they show the health of a company."

'If they rise they're scones. If not they're pancakes.'

"...and right here in Q2 is where the 'you know what' hit the fan. . ."

"These printers can be pretty self-righteous when they present their bills."

"Our accountancy firm says that there are a number of ways to interpret the figures... which one do you prefer?"

"The short term solution is money and the long term solution more money."

Vikings to the Super bowl.

"I can't decide which I'd rather do- make a twenty-billion-dollar bid of turn down a twenty-billion-dollar bid."

'Of course, for me, Christmas has a deeply felt religious significance! The stock exchange is my church...!

"That's our projected sales."

'No doubt the upturn will come soon because the sheet of paper ends here!'

'What're you doing, kid? You keep spoiling my surprise!'

"Then it's settled -- our strategy is to hope for better things."

Chef looking up confused, Waiter behind him with pancake on his head.

"And this is where we introduced our new customer care policy."

'Good news! The stock market is about to explode upwards on...'

"I think I'll report us to the Better Business Bureau."