“Eating breakfast in front of the TV at the same time every day turns the meal into a serial”

Several puns involve the homophones “cereal” and “serial.” A joke was posted on the website Pun of the Day on November 16, 2017:
   
“Eating breakfast in front of the TV at the same time every day turns the meal into a serial.”
   
     
Homophone.com
cereal, serial
The words cereal, serial sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Why do cereal, serial sound the same even though they are completely different words?
 
The answer is simple: cereal, serial are homophones of the English language.
 
Pun of the Day (November 16, 2017)
“Eating breakfast in front of the TV at the same time every day turns the meal into a serial.”
Category - Eating
Submitted by - stevesw - USA
 
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Eating breakfast in front of the TV at the same time every day turns the meal into a serial. Comment On This Pun!
2:03 AM - 16 Nov 2017
 
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‘Eating breakfast in front of the TV at the same time every day turns the meal into a serial.’
6:10 AM - 16 Nov 2017
 
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#Pun of the Day: Eating breakfast in front of the TV at the same time every day turns the meal into a serial.
6:30 AM - 16 Nov 2017
 
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Eating breakfast in front of the TV at the same time every day turns the meal into a serial.
submitted November 17, 2017 by wonliners