What invention of 1928 was the greatest thing since ... ever?
Sliced bread phrase ""the greatest thing since sliced bread"" is a common hyperbole used to praise an invention or development. A writer for "The Kansas City Star" wrote that "the phrase is the ultimate depiction of innovative achievement and American know-how." In 1940, a form of bread consisting of two wrapped half-loaves was advertised as the "greatest convenience since sliced bread". Sliced bread Sliced bread is a loaf of bread that has been sliced with a machine and packaged for convenience. It was first sold in 1928, advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped". This
The Best Thing Ever World/Inferno Friendship Society, and The Gossip, but when she was offered a spot opening for the Magnetic Fields at New York University (NYU), she decided to leave The Best Thing Ever to make it on her own. All four original members of The Best Thing Ever played together for the last time in November 2004 at the home of Franz Nicolay when Franz produced their unreleased 7", "Would You?"/"What I Want." One month after this recording session, The Best Thing Ever went on hiatus. On May 1, 2006, Britton, Billig, and Page officially revived The Best Thing Ever moniker before