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We will rebuild: Kent earthquake shakes Twitter into sarcasm overload We will rebuild: Kent earthquake shakes Twitter into sarcasm overload
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On Friday morning the world woke up to reports of an earthquake in Kent – and their Twitter feeds stuffed full of the same jokes endlessly retweeted.On Friday morning the world woke up to reports of an earthquake in Kent – and their Twitter feeds stuffed full of the same jokes endlessly retweeted.
There have been no reports of injuries or structural damage, so the 4.2-magnitude quake in the garden of England is ripe for ridicule. There have been no reports of injuries or structural damage, so the 4.3-magnitude quake in the garden of England is ripe for ridicule.
And as with any other underwhelming natural event, everyone on Twitter is making the same joke involving garden furniture or upturned wheelie bins:And as with any other underwhelming natural event, everyone on Twitter is making the same joke involving garden furniture or upturned wheelie bins:
Devastation after over night #kentearthquake . Damage estimated to be around 39p. pic.twitter.com/vH6l5eLi7vDevastation after over night #kentearthquake . Damage estimated to be around 39p. pic.twitter.com/vH6l5eLi7v
Apparently Kent had an earthquake measuring 4.2 last night. The scenes posted online are devastating. #KentEarthquake pic.twitter.com/H4DjnuOSelApparently Kent had an earthquake measuring 4.2 last night. The scenes posted online are devastating. #KentEarthquake pic.twitter.com/H4DjnuOSel
No matter how much inconvenience the #KentEarthquake has caused....us kentonians will troop on x pic.twitter.com/WUfdA45C9kNo matter how much inconvenience the #KentEarthquake has caused....us kentonians will troop on x pic.twitter.com/WUfdA45C9k
#KentEarthquake We will rebuild❤️ pic.twitter.com/aAgULOYpoU#KentEarthquake We will rebuild❤️ pic.twitter.com/aAgULOYpoU
Jerry can't defeat us and neither will an earthquake. It's time for Kent to rebuild. #kentearthquake pic.twitter.com/5f0JhYk8gdJerry can't defeat us and neither will an earthquake. It's time for Kent to rebuild. #kentearthquake pic.twitter.com/5f0JhYk8gd
Note that the above wheelie bin is actually a Cardiff council wheelie bin. Which is not in Kent, in case you didn’t know.Note that the above wheelie bin is actually a Cardiff council wheelie bin. Which is not in Kent, in case you didn’t know.
First pic of #kent #earthquake damage comes in pic.twitter.com/7I7NFtk4wUFirst pic of #kent #earthquake damage comes in pic.twitter.com/7I7NFtk4wU
Then there were the jokes about the joke.Then there were the jokes about the joke.
The #KentEarthquake has left a path of overused tweets in its wake pic.twitter.com/FFfA1xGNOYThe #KentEarthquake has left a path of overused tweets in its wake pic.twitter.com/FFfA1xGNOY
I really hope the #KentEarthquake has not knocked over a garden chair anywhere.I really hope the #KentEarthquake has not knocked over a garden chair anywhere.
It’s clearly a beloved part of British Twitter by now, given similar pictures crop up every time there is an underwhelming natural event.It’s clearly a beloved part of British Twitter by now, given similar pictures crop up every time there is an underwhelming natural event.
First photos of the catastrophic storm damage in London emerging. pic.twitter.com/D8iXXf11TWFirst photos of the catastrophic storm damage in London emerging. pic.twitter.com/D8iXXf11TW
Long to the short, Twitter is a bit like Inception right now. With less dramatic music. And more wheelie bins.Long to the short, Twitter is a bit like Inception right now. With less dramatic music. And more wheelie bins.
As you were.As you were.