# Don't Bump This Thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [September 6, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859 "2018-09-06T04:16:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 118
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2344 "2020-01-08T01:42:23Z")
If everybody had an ocean, Across the U.S.A., Then everybody’d be bumpin’, Like Californi-yay, You’d seem ‘em wearing their baggies, Huarachi sandals too, A bushy bushy blonde hairdo, Bumpin’ U.S.A. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2345 "2020-01-08T03:32:01Z")
Chuck Berry did not like that bumping song. Can you say plagiarism? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2346 "2020-01-08T05:23:10Z")
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans, Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode, Who never ever learned to read or write so well, But he could bump a guitar just like a-bumpin’ a bell ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2347 "2020-01-08T06:59:18Z")
Do you know what it means to bump New Orleans when that’s where you left your heart? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2348 "2020-01-08T11:36:44Z")
If I had a bump, I’d bump in the morning, I’d bump in the evening, All over this land. I’d bump out danger, I’d bump out a warning, I’d bump out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2349 "2020-01-08T15:07:24Z")
To every thread- bump, bump, bump There is a bumping- bump, bump, bump And a time to every bumping on the Straight Dope. A bump to be born, a bump to die A bump to plant, a bump to reap A bump to kill, a bump to heal A bump to laugh, a bump to weep To every thread- bump, bump, bump There is a bumping- bump, bump, bump And a time to every bumping on the Straight Dope. A bump to build up, a bump to break down A bump to dance, a bump to mourn A bump to cast away stones A bump to gather stones together To every thread- bump, bump, bump There is a bumping- bump, bump, bump And a time to every bumping on the Straight Dope. A bump of love, a bump of hate A bump of war, a bump of peace A bump you may embrace A bump to refrain from embracing To every thread- bump, bump, bump There is a bumping- bump, bump, bump And a time to every bumping on the Straight Dope. A bump to gain, a bump to lose A bump to rend, a bump to sew A bump for love, a bump for hate A bump for peace, I bump, it’s not too late! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2350 "2020-01-08T22:16:21Z")
Thanks, **Annie**. Now I’ve got a bumpin’ earworm. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2351 "2020-01-09T00:43:04Z")
Yay, Annie! That was bumpin’ great! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2352 "2020-01-09T00:56:12Z")
Oh, mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy bumpey A kiddley bumpey too, wouldn’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2353 "2020-01-09T05:56:59Z")
A bump it was, and what a bump it was, it was, A bump of innocence, A bump of confidences. Long ago, it must be, I have a bumpograph. Preserve your memories, They’re all that’s left you. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2354 "2020-01-10T07:18:28Z")
All i can say is bump. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2355 "2020-01-10T07:21:09Z")
A long-awaited bump, **Beck**. I think that’s the longest this thread has gone without a bump of some sort. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2356 "2020-01-10T07:54:51Z")
And here’s another one: BUMP! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2357 "2020-01-10T08:23:44Z")
Let’s reset the clock: BUMP! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2358 "2020-01-10T08:59:05Z")
My clock is always bumping 2 minutes behind. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2359 "2020-01-10T09:05:18Z")
Then bump it two minutes forward, **Beck**. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2360 "2020-01-10T09:40:07Z")
It’s a bumpin’ easy thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2361 "2020-01-10T10:25:13Z")
Hey, I’m easy. Easy like a bumpin’ morning. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2362 "2020-01-10T14:38:35Z")
We don’t need no Mod involvement We don’t need no closing threads No banning any jerky posters Hey! Moderators! Leave this thread alone! All in all it’s just another bump of this thread All in all it’s just another bump of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/2363 "2020-01-10T18:24:12Z")
Just a rainy Friday bump. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=117) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=119)