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The greatest thing since sliced bread #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 17, 2009 20:47 pm   The greatest thing since sliced bread		  
Hello,
could you please explain to me the meaning as well as the origin of this idiom?
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The greatest thing since sliced bread #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 17, 2009 20:55 pm   The greatest thing since sliced bread		  
EH, when sliced bread first was first introduced it was hailed as almost a miracle. No more cutting of loaves of different textures, and different thicknesses of slices. It was hailed countrywide as a Godsend by busy housewives, and sandwich-makers.

Ever since those days anything that has taken the public's interest has been described as " the best thing since sliced-bread." Smile Smile
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The greatest thing since sliced bread #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 17, 2009 21:19 pm   The greatest thing since sliced bread		  
Hi Bill,
Thanks alot for your amazing reply, I got it. You're the best thing since sliced-bread. Rolling Eyes
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