Opinicus wrote:
> 2009.07.07
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page On this day...
>
> <quote>
> 1928 €“ The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, USA,
> first produced sliced bread, advertised as "the greatest forward step
> in the baking industry since bread was wrapped", which then led to the
> popular phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread".
> </quote>
>
> See also:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread
>
>
Maybe a great thing for the food industry, but not such a great
thing overall.

--
Jean B.