The wheel, the lightbulb, combustion engine, space travel, and the internet all pale in comparison to pre-sliced bread according to public opinion.
“I created the world wide web for fucks sake… The single most important step in communication since the telephone… I don’t understand why people can’t say ‘oh, that’s the best thing since the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol client and a server?’ It makes more sense than a slightly more efficient piece of toast.” Said Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the internet.
We spoke to Doris Peters of Haywood to get her opinion.
“I’m 93 years old and I’ve seen the lot; airplanes and diesel train development. Being able to clone living cells and eradicate cancerous ones through radiotherapy.
It’s all well and good, but I tell you, it’s nothing compared to a nice thick slice of Roberts bread, perfectly toasted with a spread of country life butter and strawberry jam.”
