# 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:** 287
**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:** [November 10, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5725 "2024-11-10T19:47:17Z")
I don’t feel like following directions. Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5726 "2024-11-13T14:02:55Z")
So, what are the rules concerning bumping a thread after three days? ---
**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:** [November 15, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5727 "2024-11-15T09:08:09Z")
It’s okay. Bump. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5728 "2024-11-15T13:14:28Z")
It’s sort of like the 5-second rule. Leave the thread un-bumped too long and it gets cooties. 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:** [December 2, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5729 "2024-12-02T00:23:58Z")
A bump to prevent cooties. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5730 "2024-12-02T05:07:18Z")
At first glance, I though you said cookies. I am relieved to find that it is not so. Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5731 "2024-12-02T10:29:14Z")
To bump or not to bump, I can’t make my mind up. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5732 "2024-12-04T14:00:44Z")
Just checking in. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5733 "2024-12-04T14:07:13Z")
Must be that 30-day month. People have to realize that November is over and it’s time to bump again. Wait, it’s the 4th alredy? Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5734 "2024-12-07T18:00:11Z")
Strange that Santa did not come to bump. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5735 "2024-12-12T13:45:12Z")
I am posting here with the express intent to say something of importance and not to merely bump this silly thread. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5736 "2024-12-14T19:02:34Z")
I am not sure you succeeded. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5737 "2024-12-14T19:07:13Z")
🎶 _Bumpity-bump-bump, bumpity-bump-bump,_ _Look at Frosty go,_ _Bumpity-bump-bump, bumpity-bump-bump,_ _O’er the fields of snow!_ 🎶 ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5738 "2025-01-08T15:12:43Z")
It’s bumpin’ 2025 already. Jeez. Remember those old movies where the passage of time is indicated by pages flying off a calendar? Grump, 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:** [January 8, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5739 "2025-01-08T18:07:06Z")
Another year, another transgressive bump: Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5740 "2025-01-08T18:09:25Z")
Ah, yes, the New Year Bump! Almost missed it. ---
**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, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5741 "2025-01-09T23:26:58Z")
Same here, so first bump (for me) of 2025. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5742 "2025-02-09T23:45:53Z")
Came here for the Super Bowl, realized we have gone an entire month between bumps! Awesome! Until, you know, 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:** [February 12, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5743 "2025-02-12T00:10:11Z")
Am I the only person who looked at this Super Bowl’s roman numerals and thought: “Is that pronounced licks?” Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5744 "2025-02-12T00:26:24Z")
14 minutes later does not count as a bump, does it? OK, never mind. nm. I’ll come back another day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=288)