T-Rex: Sometimes folks say "That's the greatest thing since sliced bread!" Usually it's when they see something new and want to say it's great, but at the same time, also really want to remind everyone how much they LOVE pre-sliced bread!!
T-Rex: But when WAS sliced bread invented, anyhow?
T-Rex: Turns out that was on July 7th, 1928! That was when the first commercial-sliced bread became available.
Dromiceiomimus: No way. Sliced bread is less than 100 years old?
T-Rex: PRE-sliced bread, yeah. Before then y'all had to slice it yourself like a sucker, all taking your time to do it carefully, all whispering "the greatest thing ever would be to not have to do this".
Utahraptor: And did they advertise it as "THE GREATEST THING"?
T-Rex: Kinda!
T-Rex: The slogan was "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped", so I guess before 1928 things were "the greatest thing since wrapped bread." My research indicates THAT happened in antiquity, by the way.
Utahraptor: Who KNOWS where bread technology will take us tomorrow??
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY:
Off panel: Introducing sliced bread... that has butter infused in it so when it's toasted it becomes nice and buttery and if you eat it straight then you get free butter!!
T-Rex: THAT
T-Rex: IS THE GREATEST THING
