# 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:** 151
**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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3004 "2020-04-14T19:37:35Z")
Shucks. We had a quarter of an inch of snow in 2009. The newspapers were saying that the last time there was “measurable snow” was in 1976. I think I’ll go sit on the porch and get some sun, while it’s out. 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:** [April 14, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3005 "2020-04-14T22:16:25Z")
The forecast says that I might be able to do that too, in a few days. Bump. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3006 "2020-04-15T04:16:56Z")
More bumpin’ rain, “mix” and snow for the next few days. I’m not going out, so I don’t care. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3007 "2020-04-15T04:30:12Z")
Yay! My electricity has decided to BUMP back on! ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3008 "2020-04-15T04:45:57Z")
Great to hear, **Beck**! Bump. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3009 "2020-04-15T05:06:31Z")
Welcome back, **Beck**! We missed you. 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:** [April 15, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3010 "2020-04-15T07:19:19Z")
To reiterate what I’ve said previously: The **Beck** is Back! ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3011 "2020-04-15T21:00:19Z")
Pssst! Ya gotta say bump! ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3012 "2020-04-15T22:25:41Z")
An early evening 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:** [April 15, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3013 "2020-04-15T23:34:30Z")
Pump? Dump? Thump? Clump? Ohhh … _bump_! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3014 "2020-04-16T00:58:00Z")
Bump the chump? ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3015 "2020-04-16T01:08:01Z")
Oddly, there are no polysyllabic rhymes for bump. At least there are none without including a second word. “Condensation pump” has five syllables, but it relies on “pump”, which only has one. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3016 "2020-04-16T02:10:33Z")
Cool fact! Thanks for that. Bump. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3017 "2020-04-16T07:03:26Z")
Wow, that’s bumpin’ amazing, **Yllaria**! But… there’s [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heffalump). ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3018 "2020-04-16T07:12:12Z")
And I will admit I did think of a rimshot: _ba-da-bump_! But I doubt that it would be found in the Oxford English Dictionary. In case it wasn’t clear: bump. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3019 "2020-04-16T17:36:49Z")
Excellent! I’m not sure about ba-da-bump for a larger audience, but it certainly works here. And you can find references on google. I consider **panache45** ’s three-syllable rhyme to be fully documented. And, morning bump. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3020 "2020-04-16T18:06:33Z")
Yes, the bumpin’ Heffalump! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3021 "2020-04-16T23:19:48Z")
Late afternoon 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:** [April 17, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3022 "2020-04-17T04:02:08Z")
Thursday night 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:** [April 17, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/3023 "2020-04-17T04:14:45Z")
Do stinging insects play and officiate baseball games? Sure. Haven’t you heard of a B Ump? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=150) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=152)