I'm sure many people have heard or even said "it's the greatest thing since sliced bread" so does that mean that sliced bread is the greatest thing ever? If so, why? and who came up with this term? LOL
2006-07-17 08:35:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I could live with slicing my own bread. So I think that there are better things. Like tampons for example.
2006-07-17 08:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I really think this depends where you're coming from and general 21st century priorities. Sliced bread is handy if you don't own a sharp bread knife to cut unsliced bread or your hands and fingers are stiff. On the other hand there is something about large crusty loaves, hedgehog bread etc that draws people to it - the texture, the just baked smell, the giant pieces of toast you can make with the excuse that you couldn't cut the loaf any smaller. So all in all unsliced bread is actually better than sliced bread which really makes that whole phrase redundant. Jaan
2006-07-17 08:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by jaay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the greatest thing ever was birth control. But birth control actually came before sliced bread, so going backwards in time from here, my new laptop is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Of course, if you think my laptop is better than sliced bread, then you might say its the greatest thing since birth control. Unless you think its better than birth control, in which case you would just say that my new laptop is the greatest thing ever.
2006-07-17 08:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Phil S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back in the days when that slang was cool, sliced bread was the hottest thing on the market ok.
2006-07-17 08:42:59 · answer #4 · answered by Angel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well.... In those days, Sliced Bread was the Greatest thing ever.. Have you ever tried to slice bread... I mean... it's hard... and time consumeing...
But no, it's not the greatst thing ever... Love is...
2006-07-17 08:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by Rob D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope because in order for someone to say that then there would have to be something better, plus I think that the serrated bread companies found it a pain in the you know what more than a great thought.
2006-07-17 08:39:52 · answer #6 · answered by 20mommy05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dun think that slice bread "takes the cake" (HAHA) i think the saying is suppose to be 'its the greatest thing since iced water' LOL cuz like....EVERYTHING tastes better with iced water ^^
2006-07-17 08:39:44 · answer #7 · answered by okay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sliced bread is not the greatest thing ever
but that slicer machine is pretty nifty
2006-07-17 08:39:25 · answer #8 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking bread is pretty darn good myself. Have you tried any sliced bread lately?! I love bread. I dunno who came up with the term however. Probably someone who like bread to! heehee....Woohoo!!! Gimme some bread!!!
2006-07-17 08:42:17 · answer #9 · answered by Sugar Dumplin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try eating it with out slicing it...no more sandwiches....It did not used to come sliced and packaged!
2006-07-17 08:39:27 · answer #10 · answered by Bear Naked 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋