# Thump! What Was That? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944 "2013-09-29T19:31:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/1 "2013-09-29T19:31:13Z")
(Inspired by the “Guess what was in our chimney” thread) Friday night around 10 p.m., I was drifting off to sleep when I heard **Thump!** :eek: My husband was in the bathroom with the fan on and didn’t hear it. We both looked around and couldn’t find anything that had fallen. We fell asleep. The next morning, I found out what it had been. (No, nothing stink bug related or bad.) Any guesses? I’ll post the answer tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/2 "2013-09-29T19:38:23Z")
Bird hit the window? Something in the basement fall over? ---
**Author:** ![HenryDorsettCase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f19dbf/32.png) [@HenryDorsettCase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HenryDorsettCase)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/3 "2013-09-29T19:47:09Z")
Just one of those ‘things that go bump in the night’. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/4 "2013-09-29T20:01:02Z")
Zombies tryin’ to open the door? Cat in the dryer? ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/5 "2013-09-29T20:07:34Z")
It was probably a squirrel or, if you live in an area where they can be found, an elephant. But thumps are about the most dreaded sounds if you’ve ever had someone suddenly fall over in the house. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/6 "2013-09-29T20:24:55Z")
Your moai fell over? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/7 "2013-09-29T20:28:18Z")
> [@HenryDorsettCase](#): > > Just one of those ‘things that go bump in the night’. The monster under the bed died. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/8 "2013-09-29T20:33:10Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > Your moai fell over? They do get top heavy when you try to decorate them. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/9 "2013-09-29T20:36:30Z")
rabbit ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/10 "2013-09-29T21:37:29Z")
A petulant child? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/11 "2013-09-29T22:29:57Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > rabbit Bambi’s friend? ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_Lenore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Silence\_Lenore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_Lenore)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/12 "2013-09-29T23:07:13Z")
Someone knocking down your mailbox, like someone did to my mailbox Friday night? ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/13 "2013-09-29T23:30:26Z")
Well, if it was still there in the morning, I’m guessing not an animal, so…newspaper delivered way early? ---
**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:** [September 29, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/14 "2013-09-29T23:32:17Z")
Octopus! I’m guessing octopus! ---
**Author:** ![Aman27deep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aman27deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aman27deep)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/15 "2013-09-29T23:34:22Z")
Drunk sister passing out and falling on the door. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/16 "2013-09-29T23:49:25Z")
I only know one thing…it’s not lupus! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/17 "2013-09-30T01:50:03Z")
Chupacabra? ---
**Author:** ![tadtooornamental](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@tadtooornamental](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tadtooornamental)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/18 "2013-09-30T02:11:09Z")
Cat knocking the box fan out of the window? That’s what mine was last night. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/19 "2013-09-30T02:36:53Z")
Meteorite. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944/20 "2013-09-30T03:12:07Z")
The thing I notice about odd noises is often you hear them, but don’t quite pay attention. After the third or fourth time, though, you realize, “Hey, what is that noise?” So you start to pay attention and wait. And the noise stops. And when you go about your business, it starts up again. So you start to pay attention and wait. And the noise stops. And when you go about your business, it starts up again. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thump-what-was-that/669944.md?page=2)