Cliché Corner   

"But everyone, especially male coaches, insists that women's increased participation in athletics is the greatest thing since the invention of the jockstrap."
Slate

"In Washington, people are not wondering; they're certain. Steve Spurrier is the greatest thing since the invention of the federal pension."
Santa Fe New Mexican

"Whether the 'air fries' of Evos' 'fast food with a conscience' are indeed the hottest thing since unsliced seven-grain bread is a subject for another day."
St. Petersburg Times

"Ozzy and nu-metal may be the hottest thing since potted meat, but does that mean people want to sink their teeth into rehashed '80s hair metal?"
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"So, maybe, he hasn't been the greatest thing since sliced tofu. But Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan remains the best apparent hope for leading, or at least cajoling, fiscal and political reform in the world's second biggest economy."
Houston Chronicle

"As for the new movie, well, it's quite naturally the greatest thing since electric light sabres."
Toronto Star

"Though you and millions of others may consider it the greatest thing since microwaveable macaroni and cheese, a network will cancel a quality show in a heartbeat if it isn't living up to the advertisers' expectations."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"They touted the benefits of Pirate's Booty, they hoarded it in their pantries. They wore a sly smile, as if they had just discovered the greatest thing since sliced rice cakes."
Chicago Sun-Times

"If you think [Bobby] Knight is a big rude jerk, with a temper bigger than his ego, there's ammunition here for you. And if you think he's the greatest thing since Dr. James Naismith put up his peach baskets, you can find lots of evidence for that view, too."
Buffalo News

"'I guess I'm going a little crazy,' Anderson said, as she hunted the elusive Nutcracker [Barbie], the hottest thing since they gave the big-breasted broad a boy-toy named Ken."
New York Post