'What's the greatest ever invention <br />the best the world has ever known? <br />some say it has to be the wheel <br />while others reckon it's the Telephone ' <br />But a lot of people love their Television <br />then again we all like to listen to the radio <br />let's not forget everyday material though <br />like Nylon, Plastic, and good old Velcro. <br />Where would we be without transport? <br />for a start we wouldn't go very far <br />so how about the Steam Engine <br />or the Bicycle, Helicopter, or the Motor Car? <br />In our kitchens we have many appliances <br />like a freezer where we store food to save <br />also an Electric or a Gas Cooker <br />and where would we be without the Microwave? <br />But there's been hundreds of inventions <br />from a Paper Clip, Safety Pin, a Telescope, <br />Computers and the modern wonder of the Internet <br />down to Toothpaste, and a little bar of Soap. <br />So I decided to ask my elderly neighbour <br />while she stood chatting smoking her fag <br />'Elsie, what's the greatest ever invention? ' <br />she replied: ' Cigarettes, and a Tetley Tea Bag! '<br /><br />Kevin Halls<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/inventions-3/
