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10. Betty White

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 08:02 AM

Feb 11

She was born 2 years before sliced bread was sold commercially, so sliced bread is the best thing since Betty White.

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So, the question is "what was the best thing before sliced bread"?... [View all] Enter stage left Feb 10 OP

I'm thinking canned peaches. Permanut Feb 10 #1

We both love canned peaches on Tillamook vanilla bean ice cream... Enter stage left Feb 10 #3

Now you're talking! Permanut Feb 11 #5

oh wow... that sounds SOOO good! FemDemERA Feb 11 #12

A scharaded knife... PXR-5 Feb 10 #2

Serrated, perchance? 3catwoman3 Feb 11 #6

Fork-split English muffin? Brother Buzz Feb 10 #4

Fire? Intractable Feb 11 #7

the wheel surrealAmerican Feb 11 #8

Unsliced bread some_of_us_are_sane Feb 11 #9

Betty White Rincewind Feb 11 #10

This is the one true answer. Iggo Feb 11 #13

Shoelaces! justaprogressive Feb 11 #11