Imagine this conversation in my store?
Me: Hey, Mr Smith. How did your hunting season go?
Mr Smith: I had the buck of a lifetime. He was the biggest I've ever seen.
Me: Really?
Mr Smith: Oh easily. Thick tines, nontypical, but I missed him!
Me: What happened? Your ammo failed? Something wrong with your scope? Did he pick up your scent?
Mr Smith: No, no. We had that darn earthquake and it threw my shot off.
Me (incredulous): Really?
Oh, I can think of all kinds of excuses the earthquake could bring about...
I had a monster fish on and lost it when the earthquake knocked me off my feet.
I was going to catch the winning touchdown, but the earthquake tripped me.
The earthquake struck me out in baseball.
It goes on and on. Any you can think of?
