“One tectonic plate bumped into another and said, ‘Sorry, my fault’”

“One tectonic plate bumped into another and then said, ‘Sorry, my fault’” is a science joke that has been printed on many images. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2009.
   
“Continental breakfasts should be served on tectonic plates,” “What did the tectonic plates have for breakfast?”/“Panquakes” and “What’s the Earth’s favorite fizzy drink?”/“Tectonic water” are other tectonic jokes.
 
   
Twitter
Matt C
@mattcrouchuk
shares “One tectonic plate bumped into another and said “Sorry, my fault.”” (LOL) http://plurk.com/p/ipbbq #plurk
8:31 AM · Mar 8, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
chasepino
@chasepino
One tectonic plate bumped into another and said…..
“Sorry, my fault.”
1:05 AM · Mar 13, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
bluescreenkid
@bluescreenkid
#badjokefriday one tectonic plate bumped into another one and said “sorry, my fault”.
8:55 AM · Mar 13, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Callum_360 December 5, 2016
One tectonic plate bumped into another and said
“Sorry. My fault”
COMMENTS
Tikka-Masala
That was a landslide of emotions
 
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/madazzahatter November 20, 2017
One tectonic plate bumped into another and said, “Sorry, my fault.”
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/unicycleguy06 September 10, 2018
What did one tectonic plate say when he bumped into another tectonic plate?
Sorry my fault..
     
Google Books
Title One Tectonic Plate Bumped Into Another and Said Sorry, My Fault: 110 Pages Notebook/Journal
Author Zoo Celeb
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 1693278588, 9781693278587
Length 112 pages
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/madazzahatter January 4, 2019
One tectonic plate bumped into another and said…
“Sorry, my fault.”
 
Reader’s Digest
20 Funny Science Jokes, According to Someone Who Once Got a B-Minus in Biology
Andy Simmons
Updated: Dec. 06, 2019
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We’re quaking in our boots
One tectonic plate bumped into another and said, “Sorry, my fault.”
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/WDizzle July 10, 2020
One tectonic plate bumped into another and then said
Sorry, My fault