“Continental breakfasts should be served on tectonic plates”

A “continental breakfast” isn’t the size of an actual continent, but there’s a joke:
 
“Continental breakfasts should be served on tectonic plates.”
 
“I’ve lived in California all my life, but I still can’t get the drift of serving Continental Breakfast on Tectonic Plates” was posted on the newsgroup rec.arts.comics.elfquest on August 1, 1995.
   
“One tectonic plate bumped into another and said, ‘Sorry, my fault,‘“ “What did the tectonic plates have for breakfast?”/“Panquakes” and “What’s the Earth’s favorite fizzy drink?”/“Tectonic water” are other tectonic jokes.
   
     
Wikipedia: Breakfast
Europe
A typical Continental breakfast consists of coffee and milk (often mixed as Cappuccino or latte) or hot chocolate with a variety of sweet cakes such as brioche and pastries such as croissant, often with a sweet jam, cream, or chocolate filling. It is often served with juice. The continental breakfast may also include sliced cold meats, such as salami or ham, and yogurt or cereal. Some countries of Europe add a bit of fruit and cheese to the bread menu, occasionally even a boiled egg or a little salami.
     
Google Groups: rec.arts.comics.elfquest
Warped thoughts on Hidden Years #22
Lesley Perg
8/1/95
(...)
I’ve lived in California all my life, but I still can’t get the drift of serving Continental Breakfast on Tectonic Plates.
   
Google Groups: alt.usage.english
Continental Breakfast?
Garry Vass
7/9/00
(...)
Served up on a warm tectonic plate, the continental breakfast is just fine…
 
Twitter
Moshe Tamssot
‏@Tamssot
Enjoying a Continental Breakfast served on Tectonic Plates.
7:32 AM - 7 Sep 2009
 
Twitter
Mark Hughes
‏@mh4k
Alternate joke: do you eat a continental breakfast off of tectonic plates?
4:33 PM - 11 Nov 2010
   
Reddit—Jokes
What is the best kind of plate for a continental breakfast?
submitted May 22, 2015 by alosercalledsusie
... a tectonic plate!
 
Twitter
The Untastic Mr Fitz
‏@UnFitz
Continental breakfasts should be served on tectonic plates.
4:30 AM - 8 Feb 2017
 
Twitter
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‏@WillisHolland5
Continental breakfasts should be served on tectonic plates.
4:31 AM - 8 Feb 2017
 
Twitter
Shit_Cho_Says
‏@shit_cho_says
#Continental breakfasts should be served on tectonic plates” #shitchosays #platetectonics #tectonics
8:11 PM - 10 Feb 2017