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Previously on "Did the Earth Move for you?"
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In my chip-shop in Doncaster the door to the wall clock opened, but I think maybe the last time the cleaner went over it she caught the sneck and didn't close it right.
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Depending on the direction, that means the wierd bloke living in my shed could be you.......Originally posted by Platypus View Post50 miles from the epicentre here - house shook and I woke up - scared the wotnots out of me for a second. First thing I said was "earthquake" as it's the 3rd I've experienced here in the last 20 years
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I'm looking forward to getting home to Leicestershire on Friday and starting the process of putting all my books back on the shelves
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sheesh , some people are always finding faultsOriginally posted by zeitghostCoz there's lots & lots of little faults...
well, I, for one have enough on my plate
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Classic quote from an eye witness:
"I thought I was having a funny turn and was quite relieved when I found out it was an earthquake".
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Nobody down here in Hants felt a thing. But one of my colleagues who lives in Stratford upon Avon got shaken awake
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There was one here in Saarland about a week or so ago. Put a load of miners on short time or the dole queue
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50 miles from the epicentre here - house shook and I woke up - scared the wotnots out of me for a second. First thing I said was "earthquake" as it's the 3rd I've experienced here in the last 20 years
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