There was an episode of a Canadian t.v. detective series called Murdoch Mysteries, set in the early 1900s, where one of the characters is wishing it were possible to buy bread already sliced.
“I always make a mess of slicing bread. If they sold it already sliced, it would be the best thing since… well, I don’t know what.”
Sliced bread was first introduced in 1928 by Otto Frederick Rohwedder from Davenport, Iowa, who invented the first loaf-at-a-time bread slicing machine. However, the first record of the idiom is thought to be in 1952, where the famous comedian Red Skelton said in an interview with the Salisbury Times: “Don’t worry about television. It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread”.
mddshubby2005 over 5 years ago
I Wonder why?
chris_weaver over 5 years ago
Once he used up his fifteen minutes of fame, he was toast!
rekam Premium Member over 5 years ago
What replaced him?
DevilDog2001 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Poor sliced bread
Skeptical Meg over 5 years ago
What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?
Stevefk over 5 years ago
Losing out like this really sucks no matter how you slice it!
Zebrastripes over 5 years ago
Well you have to over come your fears and rise to the occasion….
rhpii over 5 years ago
Since when?
waltermgm over 5 years ago
It’s his own fault – all he does is loaf around.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 5 years ago
Loafter is the best medicine.
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
If you’re right out of the oven, and home or bakery bread, you are still #1 in my book!
Vilyehm over 5 years ago
Missed the secondary joke there, Mark.
Shoulda given the shrink a man bun.
Nuliajuk over 5 years ago
There was an episode of a Canadian t.v. detective series called Murdoch Mysteries, set in the early 1900s, where one of the characters is wishing it were possible to buy bread already sliced.
“I always make a mess of slicing bread. If they sold it already sliced, it would be the best thing since… well, I don’t know what.”
PO' DAWG over 5 years ago
As a child I was fascinated at the bread slicing machine at the bakery.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 5 years ago
Sliced bread was first introduced in 1928 by Otto Frederick Rohwedder from Davenport, Iowa, who invented the first loaf-at-a-time bread slicing machine. However, the first record of the idiom is thought to be in 1952, where the famous comedian Red Skelton said in an interview with the Salisbury Times: “Don’t worry about television. It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread”.
comicalUser over 5 years ago
Sliced bread is soooo great a serving size is only one slice!
stevenxfiles almost 3 years ago
I bet the full loaf is jealous!