Mike Anderson Wrote: > I don't know, was sliced bread really that great of an invention? I > mean sure, it's nice and all, but how does it stack up against > penicillin, or the computer, or the airplane or something? > > Is the point that all these other great things have been invented > -after- sliced bread, and so anything that's the "greatest invention > since sliced bread" must be really, really great? > > If so, why stop at sliced bread? How about, "the greatest thing since > the wheel/brick/hammer/fire" or whatever truly great thing was invented > prior to sliced bread? > > And isn't prostitution the oldest profession? Just thought I'd throw > that out there.
It's a pretty silly sounding saying today, but it's more a testament to the modern, industrial, mechanised age and how such a seemingly simple concept eluded generations. I see it as a tribute, not a benchmark. Let's move onto "the greatest thing since the SqueezeBox"! I think your rhetorical why stop at sliced bread question is backwards though - you can only stop at sliced bread -after- you've decided to advance "the greatest thing since the wheel" to "... sliced bread"! Oh, and about fire and prostitution, both discovered, not invented. Caveman sees lighting strike tree, says "Ugh", and discovers tree on fire. Notices it cooks cave burgers. Also notices that evening that cave burger entices cavewoman to give up the furry gifts. Caveman says "Ugh" upon yet another great discovery... barter. -- MrC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22997 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
