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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)

6. "Electric pencil sharpeners? Before MY idea, you used to have to turn a CRANK!"

Reply to annabanana (Reply #2)

Fri May 11, 2012, 08:43 PM

May 2012

"Snow chains? Before I invented them, trips to the ski lodge used to mean sliding ALL over the road!"

"BLTs? People USED to enjoy lettuce and tomato sandwiches, before I had the idea to add BACON!"

Yep...I predict a LOT of this meme between now and November.