“What did the iPhone eat for breakfast?”/“Siri-al.”

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Entry from June 14, 2021

“What did the iPhone eat for breakfast?”/“Siri-al.”

An iPhone riddle was posted on Twitter by DJ Dookz on June 2, 2012:

Q: What do iPhones eat for breakfast?
A: Siri-al.

This iPhone riddle was posted on Twitter by du n’importe quoi on February 17, 2013 (The original tweet by @FrescoFlacko is no longer available):

Q: What did the iPhone eat for breakfast?
A: Siri-al.

Siri is a virtual assistant that is part of Apple Inc.‘s iOS, and is found in iPhones. “Siri-al” sounds like “cereal.”

Wikipedia: Siri
Siri (/ˈsɪri/ SIRR-ee) is a virtual assistant that is part of Apple Inc.‘s iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, and tvOS operating systems.

Twitter
DJ Dookz
@_D00KERZ
What do iPhones eat for breakfast? Siri-al.
3:38 PM · Jun 2, 2012·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
du n’importe quoi
@tanyeeezus
“@FrescoFlacko: What did the iPhone eat for breakfast? Siri-al” lol go to bed OMG
12:12 AM · Feb 17, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
J as in..
@jmoulaaa
Bye “@FrescoFlacko: What did the iPhone eat for breakfast? Siri-al”
12:17 AM · Feb 17, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Brianna
@Yupthatsbrii
What do iPhones eat for breakfast?.................. Siri-al lol
12:16 PM · Jul 12, 2014·Twitter for iPad

Twitter
kelly joy
@kellyjoymik
what do iPhones eat for breakfast? Siri-al. dedicated to
@27mollygrace #ohthepun
4:52 PM · Apr 21, 2014·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
pcd
@BROKENGlLINSKY
What do iPhones eat for breakfast?
Siri-al
@camerondallas @Nashgrier
1:24 PM · Aug 13, 2014·Twitter Web Client

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/DoomAssault October 3, 2014
What do iPhones eat for breakfast?
Siri-al
COMMENTS
jokexplained
This word would be pronounced as “cereal”, a common breakfast food. The spelling however refers to Siri, a well-known feature of the iPhone.

Reddit—Cleanjokes
Posted by u/madazzahatter May 20, 2018
What do iPhones eat for breakfast?
Siri-al
COMMENTS
sarcasticmoderate
And a glass of Apple juice.

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/awburrou February 29, 2020
What do iPhones eat for breakfast?
Siri-al
COMMENTS
phatbatt
Unless they have no app-etite.
Escalade1414
I would have said an Apple

Twitter
TechnoBoss
@Sehriff1
What do IPhones eat for Breakfast?
Siri-al
4:42 AM · Apr 1, 2021·Twitter Web App

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