Question

[BSunday]

Just a question from a newbie: What do the terms BUMP and PING mean?

[Deb]

And what's the deal with Bruce Jenner?

[BlueLancer]

Or try these threads ...

Am I Logged In???
POLICE STATE REQUIRES LOTS OF CAPS & SEMI-LITERATE PUNCTUATION
Why Am I Logged In??? A Philosophical Discussion
Time to Change the Secret Handshake!

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[Publius6961]

All your questions is belong to us!

[Mr. Mojo]

LOL....now you tell me. ...Everyone must think I'm an oversexed pervert.

Or undersexed.

[MotleyGirl70]

I can't believe you removed my posts!

I asked for a post by Dead Corpse to be removed when he called me a buffoon and you didn't.

I take it name calling only applies to certain FReepers, right? Unreal!

[MotleyGirl70]

Be careful what you say; your post might get removed!!!!!

[DonQ]

Bump is used to attract those Freepers whose browser picks up the most recent comments to any threads, even old threads. I think it is an acronym for Bring Up to Most recent Postings. A synonym is BTTT (Back To The Top).

Ping is used to attract those Freepers who search for their own names or handles in addresses (the My Comments feature, among other methods). A Freeper will add a comment that frequently contains no text but an address listing perhaps several other Freepers who have not yet written on the thread, in hopes of attracting them to this thread and encouraging them to contribute their viewpoints to it. I make a wild guess that if it's an acronym (and maybe it isn't) it's Posting an Individual's Name for Google.

[HeadOn]

C'mon - there are no inside jokes here.

Did anybody see where the moose went? I think he stole my cheese.

[null and void]

Did anybødy see where the møøse went? I think he støle my cheese.

Nøpe. He was with yøur sister....

[HeadOn]

(Best Cliff Claven impression) Actually, PING is a term that comes from the use of sonar. A "ping" is when a soundwave is sent out and comes back to the receiver, letting the operator know what is out there. The term has been co-opted by the computer society to mean, among other things, sending a signal to a server or client machine to see if you can get a response. So, sending a "PING" to another Freeper is the same thing. (Despite the Cliff Claven voice, I believe my explanation is correct....)

Welcome, and have fun.

[HeadOn]

I understand the llamas have not yet arrived. This is series...

[Lil'freeper]

You need a vacation! Why not Sweden? I hear the lakes are lovely.

[Corin Stormhands]

[HeadOn]

That would be fine, except that I have no money. I've been sacked, you know.

[dakine]

http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/ping.html

This is for your PING request....

[null and void]

Ahhhhh Sweden in a sack...

[GovernmentShrinker]

The moose went to take a shower before he heads out to the cheese store.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

Oh NO...that's a series problem!

[BSunday]

Thank you all for your "prodigious" amount of replies. Now, is there some kind of codeword for "please lay this thread to rest" ?