I had an itchin' for some pancakes tonight, so I went to IHOP. It happened to be the last day of their two-month "never-ending pancakes" promotion. You can guess where this is going.

I ordered the jumbo platter - eggs, bacon, sausage and pancakes. I was pretty hungry, but was ready to leave after eating six pancakes. I got the check, and out of curiosity asked the manager who'd eaten the most pancakes during the promotion. "Thirteen - a skinny guy from Taiwan," he said.

"Thirteen plates?"

"No, thirteen pancakes."

"I could do that right now."

"Cool. Let me get you eight more pancakes."

So I ordered eight more pancakes. And I ate them. It was difficult, but I had to do it. And it was worth it.

As Ben Keys might say: take that, skinny Taiwanese guy! And he didn't even know he was competing.   ¶ 10:02 PM