Late Tuesday afternoon, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck California’s Central Valley—small by West Coast standards, but certainly big enough to make an impression. No damage was immediately reported.
#BREAKING: Preliminary-magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Bakersfield. Did you feel it? https://t.co/PR1qC87jAQ pic.twitter.com/USisSztOnR
— KTLA (@KTLA) February 24, 2016
It’s in times of great upheaval that we must count our blessings, for not only were we safe, but we also weren’t on the toilet when the shit went down.
https://twitter.com/jay_is_dope_/status/702289663881379841
https://twitter.com/AlexaTillett/status/702285193940377600
Oh, but @jay_is_dope, we needn’t wonder that. And @AlexaTillet, your hopes are noted—but they were always destined to be dashed. Because literally every person in California was taking a shit during the earthquake.
https://twitter.com/dannyboooooooy/status/702283963511877636
https://twitter.com/Jacob_Brum/status/702283741805223936
https://twitter.com/alojimnz_/status/702284668020740097
https://twitter.com/aleeexxx_15/status/702284935608991744
I was taking a shit when the earthquake happened
— Vike Mandyke (@Miikkeev) February 24, 2016
lmao i was taking a shit when the earthquake hit
— Keyboard Cowboy (@brujxtriste) February 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/internetxdad/status/702284387593777152
https://twitter.com/luisreyes_805/status/702284084043644928
https://twitter.com/CraqueAngel/status/702285118711304192
My dog just shit itself because there was an earthquake
— primary (@Primary_iNS) February 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/18_langston/status/702286024257335296
https://twitter.com/NVT_Saggio/status/702286003982069761
https://twitter.com/Artsy_caucasian/status/702285974340968448
https://twitter.com/josemorales117/status/702285967139303424
I was taking a shit and this earthquake hit man
— ♤ (@drxzzydrxw) February 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/cheesuschristt/status/702285845701726209
https://twitter.com/simplygizzy_/status/702288394806689792
https://twitter.com/T______99/status/702287795620941824
Yo I was taking a shit while the earthquake happened. I was shitting bricks lol
— JoJo (@YaBoiJLo) February 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/jordanrbilbay/status/702288884068028417
I was taking a shit when this earthquake hit me and fell off my toilet
— Sartaj Gill (@Sartaj_Gill1) February 24, 2016
Look, we can’t say for sure how many of these people were actually shitting during the great 4.8-er of February 2016. But honestly? I’d guess most of them. And as a side note: If you’re lying about taking a shit during an earthquake, I’m really disappointed in you.
Anyway, glad we’re all safe and able to tweet about this. Sure, shit is funny, but when it’s you caught with your pants down, you’ll realize…
Photo via Ray Bouknight/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
