Hipster foodie loses phone and sparks epic Twitter banter as Gardaí look for owner

Some hipster foodie type got lucky recently when their lost phone was picked up by our lovely boys in blue An Garda Siochana writes Roisin Burke.

Someone, with a seemingly deep love for all things doughy, lost their phone in Kells, Co Meath last Friday.

This iphone found in Kells Co Meath last Friday. Image of Bread as screen saver.To reclaim contact Kells Gardaí on 046-9240999 pic.twitter.com/Rye7vpMJ32

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 3, 2016

Thankfully for this artisan bread-lover, the phone was handed into the Gardaí who posted a pic of the minimalist screensaver on Twitter in an attempt to find the owner.

We have identified the owner many thanks for all the help.

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 3, 2016

Their quest to return the phone to its rightful owner was ultimately successful, but not before many members of the public had their puntastic way with the tweet.

Could be belong to one of three people- Johnston, Mooney or O'Brien

— Paddy Mulligan (@xerophyte12345) October 3, 2016

and there was me thinking it was toast.

— コナー (@ConorLynch) October 3, 2016

And of course the news that the owner was found spurred a another stream of witty tweets

great when a pan comes together...

— Jan Gustavsson (@janneg1975) October 3, 2016

Ah we are a nation of clever clogs!