What was the greatest thing BEFORE sliced bread?

[Vulcan Bob]

Why that would be Scotch whiskey of course.

 

[kamloops67]

Smokeless powder, beltloops on pants ,and the skil saw

 

[Snapping Twig]

The flush toilet.

 

[Chuck24]

Along those lines, people use the phrase "if we can put a man on the moon...". What did they say before we put a man on the moon. I can't remember.

 

[DeathGrip]

Corn cobs.

 

[carpriver]

the hammer. screws, screw driver.

 

[BC38]

"Is that a hunk of salt under your toga or are you just happy to pay me?" Not quite the old movie quote, but in Roman times salt was often used to pay soldiers' wages (salarium), hence the term, "worth his salt."

And also from that same root word comes our word salary.
Though given the way a lot of employers take advantage of fixed-salary workers, the concept may not be that great of a thing (depending on whether you're the employer or employee I guess).
The gasoline engine and electric motor were both invented before sliced bread, and for modern society they were both pretty great too...

 

[susieqz]

indoor plumbing was the most important invention ever.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

indoor plumbing was the most important invention ever.

In that case; The Plunger is the second best invention ever!

Ivan

 

[greenb69]

I would give all the sliced bread in the world for a loaf of my Grandmother's home made bread and a jar of her strawberry preserves. Life was good.

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[Salty RI]

In that case; The Plunger is the second best invention ever!

Ivan

I'll second that.[emoji1]

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[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Spreadable peanut butter

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By the Marathons, but it sounds a little (?) like something by the Olympics.

 

[nodpete]

For me growing up in the 40's it was getting an indoor toilet, those outhouses were damn cold when it's -40 !

 

[Roadtrash]

Not to mention the splinters.

 

[OFT II]

For me growing up in the 40's it was getting an indoor toilet, those outhouses were damn cold when it's -40 !

Yeah, but no snakes, scorpions and spiders. Also didn't smell as bad as they did in the summer.

 

[jtcarm]

Heh, heh, heh... nice try, but it pre-dated sliced bread! According to Wikipedia:

"The use of paper for hygiene has been recorded in China in the 6th century AD, with specifically manufactured toilet paper being mass-produced in the 14th century. Modern commercial toilet paper originated in the 19th century, with a patent for roll-based dispensers being made in 1883..."

Before that, they probably used day-old sliced bread

No, much worse: corn cobs[emoji33]

 

[mg357]

Grandma's & grandpa's

 

[crstrode]

Smokeless Powder.

- mic drop -

 

[Muss Muggins]

After doing a little research, it would appear that sliced bread predated successful canned bear (sic) by about five years . . .

 

[Rustyt1953]

After doing a little research, it would appear that sliced bread predated successful canned bear by about five years . . .