Which came first sliced bread or toaster?

[Pray To Jesus]

Kuhmxi?

 

[IGemini]

Pop-up toaster by nine years.

 

[Newbian]

Neither.. they both evolved at the same time.

 

[nonameo]

I say sliced bread

 

[IronWing]

Toast predates bread.

 

[Homerboy]

toaster.

 

[Homerboy]

In fact right from Wikipedia:

The automatic pop-up toaster, which ejects the toast after toasting it, was first patented by Charles Strite in 1919.
...
Meanwhile, the first machine-sliced and machine-wrapped loaf of bread was sold on July 7, 1928, using Otto Frederick Rohwedder's technology. In 1930 the Continental Baking Company introduced pre-sliced Wonder Bread.

 

[pcgeek11]

In fact right from Wikipedia:

The automatic pop-up toaster, which ejects the toast after toasting it, was first patented by Charles Strite in 1919.
...
Meanwhile, the first machine-sliced and machine-wrapped loaf of bread was sold on July 7, 1928, using Otto Frederick Rohwedder's technology. In 1930 the Continental Baking Company introduced pre-sliced Wonder Bread.

I'm pretty sure they were slicing it manually long before they had electricity or a toaster.

 

[zinfamous]

I'm pretty sure they were slicing it manually long before they had electricity or a toaster.

not sure if serious.


(you do know what "sliced bread" refers to, correct?)

 

[pcgeek11]

not sure if serious.


(you do know what "sliced bread" refers to, correct?)

I took it literally. " Sliced bread " is bread that has been sliced. Sliced bread was around long before toasters.

I guess you are attempting to limit the definition of " sliced bread " to " store bought pre packaged sliced bread ".

 

[Newbian]

I took it literally. " Sliced bread " is bread that has been sliced. Sliced bread was around long before toasters.

I guess you are attempting to limit the definition of " sliced bread " to " store bought pre packaged sliced bread ".

Then you would be wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread

Sliced bread is a loaf of bread which has been pre-sliced and packaged for convenience. It was first sold in 1928, advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped."[1] This led to the popular phrase, "the greatest thing since sliced bread".

There is a difference between saying "slice me off a piece of bread" and the term "sliced bread".

 

[So]

I took it literally. " Sliced bread " is bread that has been sliced. Sliced bread was around long before toasters.

I guess you are attempting to limit the definition of " sliced bread " to " store bought pre packaged sliced bread ".

The expression "that's the best thing since sliced bread" in the English vernacular refers to the invention of packaged pre-sliced bread in 1928.

 

[zinfamous]

I took it literally. " Sliced bread " is bread that has been sliced. Sliced bread was around long before toasters.

I guess you are attempting to limit the definition of " sliced bread " to " store bought pre packaged sliced bread ".

uuuuumm. no

 

[pankajs]

Sliced Bread.. Lolz funny question BTW

 

[pcgeek11]

Literally speaking, as I stated earlier.

If one takes a loaf of bread and slices it up into pieces it is " Sliced Bread ".

Ummm. Yes.

Where I'm from nobody that I know calls pre packaged sliced bread "sliced bread".

What do you call a loaf of bread that has been sliced that wasn't pre packaged?

 

[Powermoloch]

I say the breadknife

kthxbai

 

[BoomerD]

Well duh...obviously the toaster came first...otherwise, how would they know how thick to slice the bread?

 

[Locut0s]

Well duh...obviously the toaster came first...otherwise, how would they know how thick to slice the bread?

You sir are a genius. Or is it a simpleton? :hmm: Ahh I always get those mixed up. *goes off to think for a while*

 

[BoomerD]

You sir are a genius. Or is it a simpleton? :hmm: Ahh I always get those mixed up. *goes off to think for a while*

Nah...I coulda been a geenus...but I became a crane operator instead...

 

[Locut0s]

Nah...I coulda been a geenus...but I became a crane operator instead...

<with a thick Brando accent>

You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead... I became a crane operator...

</with a thick Brando accent>

 

[sdifox]

toaster. but not necessarily the electric one.

 

[alkemyst]

me, then your mom...then sliced bread and finally toast.

 

[Farmer]

Toaster predates human civilization.

 

[infoiltrator]

Presliced bread requires packaging, it is not something you would carry home in a "shopping basket". I expect 1928 involves some kind of wax paper wrapper.

 

[zinfamous]

Literally speaking, as I stated earlier.

If one takes a loaf of bread and slices it up into pieces it is " Sliced Bread ".

Ummm. Yes.

Where I'm from nobody that I know calls pre packaged sliced bread "sliced bread".

What do you call a loaf of bread that has been sliced that wasn't pre packaged?

This simply exposes a dearth of exposure to a rather well-known aspect of American culture on your part. Perhaps a minor aspect these days, but nonetheless--merely explaining your literal interpretation of the issues does nothing to negate the fact that you simply do not understand the reference.