Building on our new thesis that the bathroom is the most interesting place in a Waffle House, we give you Samuel Barlow. Barlow, 43, entered a Waffle House near Milledgeville, Ga., had a cup of coffee and then went to the men’s room. Once ensconced, Barlow tied a shirt from the door handle to the… Continue reading Bathroom bonfire
Hey, just joking. But seriously, who knew that Waffle House had a division of the company they called a record label? Waffle House Records turns out those diner-themed songs that populate WaHo juke boxes like “Meet Me At the Waffle House” and “I’m Going Back To Waffle House” and the unforgettable “I Have a Gun… Continue reading Waffle House Records: *hit machine
Dateline Waffle House was founded to test the ongoing thesis that Waffle House is a news magnet. Not just for petty crime or drunken celebrity sightings, but for all kinds of stories. Last week’s “meth clown” was an example of an only-at-Waffle-House kind of story. A guy shows up at the local Waffle House and… Continue reading When ‘I am a clown!’ isn’t funny at all
What’s the sketchiest thing you’ve ever done? Want to top it? How about this Craigslist ad: This doesn’t even look like it fell off the truck. It looks like it’s still in a WaHo cooler. Act fast. This deal won’t last long.
(This story has been edited to reflect new information about the time of day of the near stabbing and to add new innuendo about the guy in the car. – Ed.) I was reading a couple of stories about a guy nearly stabbed while sitting in his car at 12:30 am outside a Waffle House in… Continue reading Near stabbing illustrates … wait, look at that Waffle House
If the parking lot is the most dangerous spot at a Waffle House, the bathroom is the most, um, interesting. Last week, a meth-smoking clown locked himself in the men’s room of an Athens, Ga., Waffle House until police extracted him and his drug-filled book bag. Also last week an Ohio foursome took to the bathroom in… Continue reading The Waffle House bathroom: Cosas malas
A Florida woman, driving without pants, has been arrested for DUI after she ran into a Waffle House. Yes, people always are running their cars into Waffle Houses for some reason, but I do believe this is the first one to do so sans trousers. She had a blood alcohol content, it is reported, of… Continue reading Pantsless in Crestview
In honor of National Pancake Day, Waffle House tweeted out its appreciation. Our favorite Pancake #NationalPancakeDay @BrookePancake pic.twitter.com/9Jj8hgOHlH — Waffle House (@WaffleHouse) March 8, 2016 Where’s the hairnet, Brooke? Seriously, that’s sweet. For some reason, unfairly I admit, the picture reminds me of a more demure version of another.
Charleston is getting ridiculous. First your have the Waffle House Smackdown emerge as the singular event of the Charleston Wine+Food Festival. Then you have Anthony Bourdain losing his WaHo virginity with highly regarded Charleston chef Sean Brock. Now this. This past weekend, Brock and James Beard Award-winning chef Danny Bowien took over a Waffle House (the same… Continue reading Charleston: Top chefs sling hash at WaHo
This week’s big Waffle House story comes to us from Georgia — birthplace of the esteemed chain — where a man is accused of smoking meth while sitting at the counter of an Athens WaHo. Here’s what we know: He was wearing a clown costume. No, really. A clown costume. Everybody’s reporting it and sincerely hope somebody has… Continue reading Monday Mayhem: Meth, strange bathroom odors and legal news
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