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what does bump mean
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:05 pm
by tomb
In the Yankee trader section I see the term BUMP used mostly after a item for sale. What is the meaning?? Thanks Tom
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:18 pm
by 52089
tomb wrote:In the Yankee trader section I see the term BUMP used mostly after a item for sale. What is the meaning?? Thanks Tom
Posting a reply "bumps" the message back up to the top of the section, where it is more likely to be read.
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:33 pm
by Garret
Bump!
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:48 am
by Marco Gilardetti
Exactly: nothing to do with the condition of the gramophone or with the sale (except that it usually implies that the item is still unsold
).
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:14 am
by PeterF
Wait,
WHAT???
I had always thought it means...
Buy Up More Phonographs
...and have tried to act accordingly.
Please, no one tell my wife.
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:18 pm
by NEFaurora
In Internet "SPEAK".... "BUMP" means to PUSH or FORWARD something (An e-mail, a subject, or a post) to someone else or a group. IT can also mean a "REPEAT" of something that has already been previously posted..meaning that it is just a "REPEAT" of the same prior posting..
Though you should know...
)
Tony K.
Edison Collector/Restorer
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:40 pm
by Curt A
bump
noun
1. a light blow or a jolting collision.
"a nasty bump on the head"
synonyms: bang, crash, smash, smack, crack, jolt, thud, thump
2. a protuberance on a level surface.
"bumps in the road"
synonyms: hump, lump, ridge, bulge, knob, protuberance; swelling
"a bump in the road"
verb
1. knock or run into someone or something, typically with a jolt.
"I almost bumped into him"
synonyms: hit, crash into, smash into, smack into, slam into, bang into, knock into, run into, plow into
2. move or travel with much jolting and jarring.
"the car bumped along the rutted track"
synonyms: bounce, jolt, jerk, rattle, shake
"a cart bumping along the road"
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:01 pm
by GrafonolaG50
I think it is one of the noises a machine makes when the spring needs serviced.
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:09 am
by Marco Gilardetti
PeterF wrote:Wait,
WHAT???
I had always thought it means...
Buy Up More Phonographs
...and have tried to act accordingly.
Please, no one tell my wife.
Re: what does bump mean
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:22 am
by tomb
That has almost cleared it up I thought it might be a bump in a record which I have several or a bump in the road ruining my tires. It almost looks like we have a good bump or a bad bump depending where the bump is applied. Did I hear that Edison said to bump or not to bump.. that is the question??? Maybe the bump should ride off into the sunset>>> Tom B