The phrase "The best thing since sliced bread" is well known, but what was the best thing Before sliced bread?

Question

The phrase "The best thing since sliced bread" is well known, but what was the best thing Before sliced bread?

Answer 1

It has to be a bread knife.

Answer 2

lol, i'd say the loaf bread. XD but seriously Fire would be the best thing before sliced bread. :D

Answer 3

CHEESE!!

Answer 4

Bread

Answer 5

I agree, the wheel...

Answer 6

Unsliced bread. I really think they should update this to "The best thing since long life milk."

Answer 7

Man's mastery of fire and the discovery of metal and smelting it for tools.  Or?  may be not, thinking about it, we only made weapons didn't we and look where that got us all today?  sometimes I am toooo serious.  I'm gonna change my answer to Marshmallows.

Answer 8

The bread slicing machine !

Answer 9

Unsliced bread

Answer 10

Fire or the wheel.

Answer 11

I always thought it was 'neater' than sliced bread and supposed to be a play on words.

I don't know, but I really think something like indoor plumbing would be more appropriate for 'best'.  "The best thing since indoor plumbing." - now that would be a compliment.

Answer 12

im not really a fan of this expression. in fact i question it. really? millions of years of evolution and inventions and this is it? sliced bread? to me, even a lava lamp is greater than sliced bread. its not that hard. you take a knife, you take the loaf, and you cut the ******' thing.

thats my personal favorite answer