To think that if you are a brunette, female Prime Minister you do not

[AFlockOfKnots]

encourage earthquakes whilst on live TV. First Jacinda Ardern and now Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Just what are these women creating here? Which country is next?

Even a joke has to make sense!

Both Prime Ministers have been live on air in the last half a year when an earthquake struck mid way through.

The OP is putting a lighthearted spin on the coincidence of this.

Aah just read this, it does make more sense then.
I didn’t realise it was two different PMs.

Weird bunch of responses to a joke thread!

@Juniperandrage

...I think this was a joke but everybody carry on getting outraged over nothing.

Exactly. Holy fuck some Mumsnetters really have anger issues.

Exactly. Holy fuck some Mumsnetters really have anger issues.

😂 in my defence I’m exhausted. Apologies to OP for not reading the thread properly.

Its really not funny though

When I first read this I thought you needed to see the doctor or you had some drug induced psychosis.

Meant to be light hearted, perhaps I am on the wrong website.

Or maybe just the wrong day.

@IhateBoswell

Exactly. Holy fuck some Mumsnetters really have anger issues.

😂 in my defence I’m exhausted. Apologies to OP for not reading the thread properly.

You can’t get into fights with that username. We all know exactly how to wind you up.

I don't get the joke either - what has being a brunette or female have to do with it?

There was a big earthquake in Iceland yesterday. Katrín Jakobsdóttir is the Iceland PM.

I found it funny OP.

Both the Icelandic and the New Zeeland prime ministers, who are brunettes, were doing tv interviews that were interrupted by earthquakes

Both Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Jacinda Ardern were on tv when earthquakes struck their country and their reaction was caught on camera.

You can’t get into fights with that username. We all know exactly how to wind you up.

Haha! I really need to change it, it certainly does wind me up when I think about it

I often find myself at odds with MNers, but this is just weird. Both the (brunette) PM's of New Zealand and Iceland have been on live broadcasts when an earthquake has happened. I didn't know that but all became clear when I clicked the links to see the interviews concerned.

I am not sure why the OP's post was considered to be so stupid/offensive/whatever. Lockdown madness getting to some of you?

I agree the Danish and Finnish prime ministers might struggle to repeat the feat - Theresa May might have managed it if she'd still been PM, and in Leighton Buzzard, a few weeks ago.

@IhateBoswell

You can’t get into fights with that username. We all know exactly how to wind you up.

Haha! I really need to change it, it certainly does wind me up when I think about it

Yeah. I’m trying to tease you without properly thinking about it myself. Tricky.

Well you should be saying your prayers that neither start is conjuring up Volcanic eruptions! (Earthquakes are continuous in active volcanic islands)

Last time I was at mums (NZ) we all just sat on the couch during a earthquake and DH stood in the doorway panicking. (It was just bc a small one) but they are regular and just a normal thing.
Until you get a huge one.

I think if it was 3 or more female brown-haired PMs, it could work, but 2 isn't enough of a coincidence for it to be funny.

NZ has on average 14-15,000 earthquakes a year but only 200-250 are actually shallow or big enough to feel

I found it funny @AFlockOfKnots!

I also found it funny that the way some MNer's respond to not getting something with anger

@AFlockOfKnots

Meant to be light hearted, perhaps I am on the wrong website.

Or maybe just the wrong day.

Wrong day more than anything I suspect, but it helps to know the story without having to click on a link.

Its funny if you understand the story and the context. TBF I knew there had been a big earthquake in Iceland yesterday and whilst I didn't know the Icelandic pm's name having a surname ending in 'dottir' almost always points to the woman being Icelandic, so I did get it straight away.

So I guess it might be a particular niche joke anyway.

I needed something to put a bit a smile on my face.

@NeedToKnow101

I think if it was 3 or more female brown-haired PMs, it could work, but 2 isn't enough of a coincidence for it to be funny.

This post is also funny.

@NKFell

Yes strange times. People also have different senses of humour of course. I was expecting at least one comment along the lines of "Well a powerful woman can make the earth move", but these are strange times.