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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYou should write to Reader's Digest and have the old adage amended to read:
"Sliced bread has only been around since 1928."
[b]Uniformly sliced bread came along within the past hundred years. Bread's been sliced one way or another since the first loaf popped
out of a cave oven, long ago, in a rugged yet simpler time before the invention of cookie cutters and adherence to the group norm.[/b]
"Greatest thing since uniformly sliced bread."
It has a very Bobertish ring to it, for sure.
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYou ding-dong... you made or purchased your bread UNSLICED.
"Sliced bread has only been around since 1928."
[b]Uniformly sliced bread came along within the past hundred years. Bread's been sliced one way or another since the first loaf popped
out of a cave oven, long ago, in a rugged yet simpler time before the invention of cookie cutters and adherence to the group norm.[/b]
Sliced bread isn't you toiling with a knife to make a sandwich.
Sliced to bread is like the assembly line to machinery. Before assembly lines, machines were crafted and DID NOT have interchangeable parts.
Before sliced bread, we had to slice it our selves. Opening a bag and having the bread sliced already was a HUGE innovation.
Apologize for your ignorance.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitAnd I don't think they were slicing bread in prehistoric times either. Tehy used good ol' fashioned hands for that.
You ding-dong... you made or purchased your bread UNSLICED.
Sliced bread isn't you toiling with a knife to make a sandwich.
Sliced to bread is like the assembly line to machinery. Before assembly lines, machines were crafted and DID NOT have interchangeable parts.
Before sliced bread, we had to slice it our selves. Opening a bag and having the bread sliced already was a HUGE innovation.
Apologize for your ignorance.
P-
Mmmmm Naan.
Originally posted by PhlabibitDisruptive personal attack with smarmy overtones noted.
You ding-dong... you made or purchased your bread UNSLICED.
Sliced bread isn't you toiling with a knife to make a sandwich.
Sliced to bread is like the assembly line to machinery. Before assembly lines, machines were crafted and DID NOT have interchangeable parts.
Before sliced bread, we had to slice it our selves. Opening a bag and having the bread sliced already was a HUGE innovation.
Apologize for your ignorance.
P-
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyBut you're splitting hairs, Bobby. The phrase "greatest thing since sliced
"Sliced bread has only been around since 1928."
[b]Uniformly sliced bread came along within the past hundred years. Bread's been sliced one way or another since the first loaf popped
out of a cave oven, long ago, in a rugged yet simpler time before the invention of cookie cutters and adherence to the group norm.[/b]
bread" refers to the invention of a process whereby bread is pre-sliced
and packaged for convenience. Before that, bread was sold unsliced,
and buyers sliced it themselves -- just like their cave-dwelling ancestors.
When was the benchmark moment?
You don't have a license to bend cliches.
Originally posted by PhlabibitThread's relaxed intent was to invite conversation on several levels: (1) Celebration of the survival genius of the human condition, despite its many 'man's inhumanity to man' chapters of historical failure. (2) Appreciation of the simplicity of humanity's collective best, brightest and most durable achievements. (3) Recognition of the remarkable technical advances since the Industrial Revolution, specifically focused on the incredible application breakthroughs within the past century. (4) Flexibility of an open ended theme/format to provide the intrinsic freedom for the conversation to go wherever it wished to go... in the hope of satisfying the big picture objective horizons of many members as well as the narrow contemporary focus and myopic orientations of the technically competent/emotionally insecure few.
You ding-dong... you made or purchased your bread UNSLICED.
Sliced bread isn't you toiling with a knife to make a sandwich.
Sliced to bread is like the assembly line to machinery. Before assembly lines, machines were crafted and DID NOT have interchangeable parts.
Before sliced bread, we had to slice it our selves. Opening a bag and having the bread sliced already was a HUGE innovation.
Apologize for your ignorance.
P-
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbywut?
Thread's relaxed intent was to invite conversation on several levels: [b](1) Celebration of the survival genius of the human condition, despite its many 'man's inhumanity to man' chapters of historical failure. (2) Appreciation of the simplicity of humanity's collective best, brightest and most durable achievements. (3) Recognition of ...[text shortened]... porary focus and myopic orientations of the technically competent/emotionally insecure few.[/b]
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYeah, yeah, yeah... but now you're telling HandAnd he's off-base with "sliced bread" vs. "Uniformly sliced bread".
"Sliced bread has only been around since 1928."
[b]Uniformly sliced bread came along within the past hundred years. Bread's been sliced one way or another since the first loaf popped
out of a cave oven, long ago, in a rugged yet simpler time before the invention of cookie cutters and adherence to the group norm.[/b]
Next, will you tell someone they are in like flint... but not quite up to the standard of the flint-lock pistols of the 1600's and beyond?
Well?
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyEmotionally insecure? Of course.. it's anyone who doesn't buy your snake oil.
Thread's relaxed intent was to invite conversation on several levels: [b](1) Celebration of the survival genius of the human condition, despite its many 'man's inhumanity to man' chapters of historical failure. (2) Appreciation of the simplicity of humanity's collective best, brightest and most durable achievements. (3) Recognition of ...[text shortened]... porary focus and myopic orientations of the technically competent/emotionally insecure few.[/b]
Thanks for reminding us.
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Originally posted by HandyAndyActually, sliced bread by itself ain't all that great...it was the John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich that first put meat between two pieces of sliced bread and made the first rudimentary sandwich...the real purpose for sliced bread.
But you're splitting hairs, Bobby. The phrase "greatest thing since sliced
bread" refers to the invention of a process whereby bread is pre-sliced
and packaged for convenience. Before that, bread was sold unsliced,
and buyers sliced it themselves -- just like their cave-dwelling ancestors.
When was the benchmark moment?
You don't have a license to bend cliches.
He did it so he could eat his meal with one hand while continuing to play cards with the other.