# Don't Bump This Thread!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859>\
**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\
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**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:** [February 2, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5545 "2023-02-02T01:21:42Z")

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I’m sorry I missed it. I love puns.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5546 "2023-02-02T05:21:46Z")

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I for one welcomed a good dad joke followup. Thanks, **Q\_M**!

Bump.

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**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5547 "2023-02-02T18:12:00Z")

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My (guilty) pleasure.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5548 "2023-02-04T00:45:16Z")

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I don’t know what a “dad joke” is, so does that mean I can’t bump?

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**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:** [February 4, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5549 "2023-02-04T01:02:14Z")

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I actually googled it, and everyone had a different definition of “dad joke”. I’d say they’re short Q/A jokes that embarrass your children because they’re too old for that kind of thing.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5550 "2023-02-09T01:53:55Z")

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Gotta bump that thread, no matter what they say… It’s turning into Spring here, by the way.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5551 "2023-02-09T02:04:55Z")

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Gonna bump that thread right out of my hair,  
And send it on its way.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5552 "2023-02-14T13:40:03Z")

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Valentine’s Bump Day

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**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:** [February 14, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5553 "2023-02-14T15:21:08Z")

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And we missed the Super Bowl bump. Or is that Superbowl?

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5554 "2023-02-15T22:28:34Z")

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I always liked to use “Superb Owl”.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5555 "2023-02-20T01:49:07Z")

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Whoops - wrong thread.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5556 "2023-02-22T13:30:22Z")

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Giving up bumpin’ for Lent

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**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5557 "2023-03-01T04:23:28Z")

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A bump for March. Fasten your seatbelts, it’s gonna be a bumpy March.

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**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:** [March 1, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5558 "2023-03-01T04:43:07Z")

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No! We’ve still got three more hours in February!

Bump.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5559 "2023-03-02T21:18:40Z")

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March is definitely coming in like a lion in these parts.

Bump.

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**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:** [March 2, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5560 "2023-03-02T22:11:58Z")

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Looks like we get a couple of clear days before it goes back to rain. Whether we’re out of the drought depends on who you ask.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5561 "2023-03-02T22:17:32Z")

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Did there really used to be a “droghte” (drought) of March, for “Aprille’s shoures soote” to pierce? Or was that just proverbially true in Chaucer’s day? Sure ain’t no droughts in March in the Northeastern US.

Oooops, bumped the thread.

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**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:** [March 2, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5562 "2023-03-02T23:23:45Z")

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From the wiki article, there isn’t a month in the UK that has no rain. The rain is just warmer in April.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5563 "2023-03-06T14:58:36Z")

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Beware the Ides of March. Just a heads-up, y’know.

Bump.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5564 "2023-03-08T02:36:12Z")

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Beware the Bumps of March, you say?

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