Eight-month-old Alaster "Gator" Thompson protectively puts his hand on a stack of free pancakes as his uncle Kevin Johnson, right, looks on during the IHOP National Pancake Day Celebration held at the Bryan, Texas. (AP File Photo/The Bryan-College Station Eagle, Dave McDermand, File)

If you think pancakes are good and free is better, the International House of Pancakes  has a deal for you. On Tuesday, March 4, IHOP will be giving out free pancake short stacks in celebration of National Pancake Day, a holiday the company created in 2006. Just show up at any of the chain’s 1500 or so stores (from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and bring your appetite. The only string attached to your free short stack—and you are limited to just one stack—is a suggested donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals/Time. More here.

Question: Which do you like more -- pancakes or waffles?