William F. Powell, a 27-year-old waiter at the IHOP in Downtown Brooklyn, was arrested recently for allegedly giving out about $3,000 in free beverages to customers over a seven-month period. He faces charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and petit larceny, for the crime of being a cool waiter.

In the 1990s, if you went to The Limelight and asked a cigarette girl for a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity, he'd hand you a vial of primo meth. Try it in 2012, and you'll get a plate of flapjacks.

A new IHOP pancake depot is soon to open in Manhattan's East Village, the downtown epicenter of NYU kids and other tight-jeaned menaces. Management is expecting such a deluge of late-night customers streaming in from the bar-heavy neighborhood that they've hired security.

Eduardo Sencion, 32, of Cason City, Nevada, walked into an IHOP carrying an AK-47 and fired on a table of National Guard members, taking four lives and injuring seven more. He then shot himself. No motive has yet been determined.

A gunman in Carson City, Nev. opened fire with an AK-47 at an IHOP on Tuesday morning, killing three before shooting himself in the head. His motive is unclear. Two of the victims were members of the Nevada Army National Guard; the third was a civilian.

At least there's a Harold Ford interview to entertain us today. Has Prince Hal changed his tune on Wall Street bonuses, or health care reform? No one knows, because the Daily News reporter was not allowed to ask about "issues."

As mentioned yesterday, Bill Clinton made an appearance on "The Rachael Ray Show" to talk about the childhood obesity epidemic. Clinton knows all too well the perils of poor eating habits, as he mentions in this clip. And yes, fast food can be dangerous, and sometimes that message—mmmmmm, IHOP's Stuffed French Toast Treasures!