a bump is, in essence, a post made to "Bump" a thread from down low on the list of threads back up into the limelight where people will respond to it again. When a person puts a *bump* on a thread, it means they:
A: really want an answer to a question asked within
B: Do not want the thread to die.
So, hence is the idea behind a bump, n00bs and d00ds alike.
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2 guys walk into a bar. You'd think the second guy would've seen it coming when the first guy hit it...
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