Not that I'm a DU Freeper-hunter, but I'm always interested

[swag]

when a low-post person uses the FR term "bump" instead of "kick".

Perhaps I don't hang out on many web forums, and maybe "bump" is some kind of standard.


You tell me.

[Lavender Brown]

1. I see bump used all the time

I wouldn't assume people using that or "ditto" (because of Rush) were freepers.

[Joe Chi Minh]

25. I have the impression

they also like to claim they are liberal, or librul, even.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

2. Look out for "I hate Bush as much as anybody here, but..."

dead giveaway

[NanBo]

3. bump is very common

on other boards and I've never been to the freeper boards but then again, I'm a low count poster so why should you believe me :)

[MemphisTiger]

24. I agree.. I see it on other non-political related boards all the time

:kick:

[sui generis]

4. you say toe-maw-toe, I say toe-may-toe

Some people say teethbrush, some people say toothbrush. Some people say toss the salad, some people say (oh crap I don't know where I'm going with that). Nevermind.

Actually I think both are common -

[Texasgal]

5. I think it's silly to assume that the type of verbage used

in a post constitutes "freeper"

When I first came here, I had no idea what a "freeper" was, let alone Free republic. I could have easily "bumped" That verbage is used on alot of other message boards, not just FR.

[MercutioATC]

6. Worry when they say "ping". "Bump" is common.

"Ping" is Freeperspeak.

[DulceDecorum]

7. How

did you know that?
:evilgrin:

[MercutioATC]

9. Because I've visited FR to see what they're saying.

Keeping your enemies close, and all that...

Why?

[sniffa]

10. i aLways assumed that "ping" meant

that you wanted to be kept informed whenever a thread is updated (not an option here on DU, unLess someone specificaLLy responds to your "ping")

at http://alfrankenweb.com/forum/index.php i usuaLLy post in any/every interesting thread just so i get an emaiL everytime there's an update.

[MercutioATC]

12. I don't really spend enough time there to be certain.

I assumed it was a sign of agreement.

[qnr]

17. Ping is used on usenet all the time, it's to

attract someones attention --- to find out where they are, sort of like the ping from a sonar, or a tcp ping

[MercutioATC]

19. Ahhh...I've only seen it on FR...

[qnr]

21. No idea if they use it the same way, just saying don't get

scared if you visit a newsgroup and see hundreds of "pings" -- you're not necessarily in FReeperland :)

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

8. bump

:D

[kick-ass-bob]

11. I've seen ping over there...

which is weird b/c that means something else on the internet...

[Anaxamander]

14. Yeah but

concepts like "truth" and "facts" also mean something different everywhere else too, so there ya go. :)

[kick-ass-bob]

15. touche!

:D

[Wickerman]

13. Freeper problem? What Freeper problem?

:7

[DulceDecorum]

18. Ever visit

the 911 forum?

It just about the only place here where
a) the war is popular
b) killing Iraqis is a good thing, and
c) Bush policy rules.

PING!

[MercutioATC]

23. I'd suggest everybody stop in and take a look.

You thought the Raelians were entertaining with their "spaceship hiding behind the comet that's going to pick us up"? You should see people argue that no planes hit buildings on 9/11 or that passengers like Todd Beamer (of "let's roll" fame) never really existed.

It's a hoot.

[Misunderestimator]

16. They use bump on smirkingchimp as well

[tjdee]

20. Ping is kind of wimpy, no?

I've seen bump other places... I have to say I like the action of kicking more. It's more of an active action than pinging and bumping.


Wow. I'm so clearly wasting time now :)

[Minstrel Boy]

22. When I see "I hate shrub as much as anybody"

I countdown to tombstoning.

Not only are they trying too hard but, Molly Ivin's aside, "shrub" strikes me as practically a term of endearment.

[MsAnthropy]

26. SmirkingChimp uses bump

but I'm not talking to them anymore because they're mean.

[EstimatedProphet]

27. I wouldn't worry about "bump". There are Freeper words though:

"Duh"
"Ug"
"D'oh"
"Killkillkill"
"goddamibrulpinkocommietraitor"
I'm sure there's others too.