The county of Kent, England, was shaken by an earthquake yesterday. Although the quake, measuring 0.1 on the Richter scale, was not as serious as some that have hit foreign countries, residents were trembling in their houses, fearful of after shocks.
45 year old Al O'Pecia told our reporter how his toupe fell off during a job interview. "I was stunned and terrified", he said. "I now know how the survivors of the South East Asia Tsunami must have felt". Angela Brown, the Human Relations officer at the Kent Fish and Chips Shop, who was one of the interview panel, said "It was discomforting for all concerned. One minute we were interviewing Tom Hanks. The next minute it was Kojak. I'm receiving counselling."
Internet surfer Pete O'File, 37, told our reporter that his Internet connection slowed down during the quake. "Web pages took a couple of seconds longer to open than they should have. I'm still getting over the experience." When we asked which web site he was visiting, he was unable to remember.
Britain has been struck by many earthquakes, which are almost always very minor. Nobody has yet been killed in a collapsed building or tsunami. However, media interest in British earthquakes is usually piqued when there is no other news to report.
