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This meme is a joke responding to the popular long-running internet debate over the correct order to prepare cereal: pouring cereal first versus pouring milk first. The image displays an absurd setup: a bowl filled only with milk with a spoon inside is placed directly on top of a pile of dry cereal that is spilled across a paper towel laid on a kitchen countertop, with milk also visible leaking under the cereal onto the towel. The text at the top reads "Milk then cereal THEN bowl 💯💯💯", proposing a ridiculous, nonsensical third order of operations to "settle" the debate completely by leaning into absurdist humor.
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Milk then cereal THEN bowl 💯💯💯

Overview

This meme is a joke responding to the popular long-running internet debate over the correct order to prepare cereal: pouring cereal first versus pouring milk first. The image displays an absurd setup: a bowl filled only with milk with a spoon inside is placed directly on top of a pile of dry cereal that is spilled across a paper towel laid on a kitchen countertop, with milk also visible leaking under the cereal onto the towel. The text at the top reads "Milk then cereal THEN bowl 💯💯💯", proposing a ridiculous, nonsensical third order of operations to "settle" the debate completely by leaning into absurdist humor.

Origin notes

This meme originated on the Reddit Meme subreddit, as noted in the provided source information. It plays into a common viral internet discourse point about cereal preparation order, using a staged real-life photo to deliver its punchline. It is intended as a humorous troll post to end arguments between people who disagree about the proper cereal and milk pouring order.

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