# 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:** 291
**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 13, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5805 "2026-01-13T22:01:13Z")
I’m not! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5806 "2026-01-13T22:15:19Z")
I’ll be the rebel. ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5807 "2026-01-14T16:30:02Z")
I’ll keep a record of that. Then we’ll have bumps in a log. ---
**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 14, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5808 "2026-01-14T20:33:00Z")
Don’t bump in 2026. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5809 "2026-01-14T20:55:15Z")
I’ll bump whenever I damned well please! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5810 "2026-01-15T03:40:22Z")
Stop! _You’re making it worse!_ ---
**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 15, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5811 "2026-01-15T09:55:29Z")
It wasn’t me! ---
**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 15, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5812 "2026-01-15T10:08:48Z")
Anybody notice how Discourse requires five characters, and “Bump.” is exactly five characters? Coincidence? I wonder … ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5813 "2026-01-15T14:59:49Z")
Stop bumping this thread, or _you’re grounded,_ mister! ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5814 "2026-01-15T15:01:28Z")
Make me. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5815 "2026-01-15T17:54:26Z")
make: \*\*\* No rule to make target ‘Frodo’. Stop. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5816 "2026-01-16T02:15:07Z")
Natty BUMPpo ---
**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 17, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5817 "2026-01-17T09:06:27Z")
Rainy bump woman. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5818 "2026-01-17T13:11:14Z")
I am a certified thread killer. I have seen threads with four digits of responses die after I post a response. There will be no more bumps. ---
**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 17, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5819 "2026-01-17T13:26:22Z")
You are in the wrong thread, the being the last poster is around the corner. ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5820 "2026-01-20T15:09:31Z")
Oops! I did it again! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5821 "2026-01-28T09:16:04Z")
Oh, crumbs! CRUMBS! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5822 "2026-02-15T11:24:07Z")
Bum ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5823 "2026-02-15T14:04:00Z")
Bu ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859/5824 "2026-02-15T14:53:59Z")
B  [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=290) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-bump-this-thread/820859.md?page=292)