Bumber????????? Small rant
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Drifting
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From: Burlington WI
Bumber????????? Small rant
Did I miss something in the last 58 years?
I keep seeing this and it is making me CRAZY!!....er
The B and the P are not even close to each other on the keyboard.
Some of the alternatives are creative to say the least.
There, I feel all better now!!
Chris B
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No entry found for bumber.
Did you mean bomber?
Suggestions:
bomber
bumbler
number
Buber
umber
bombe
bombé
bummer
Humber
bumper <-This might be the one
cumber
dumber
lumber
bumble
bombie
Umbe
Bamberg
Bumbard
Bumbelo
bombers
bumbelo
Baber
number 1
bomber's
bombers'
800 number
900 number
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I keep seeing this and it is making me CRAZY!!....er
The B and the P are not even close to each other on the keyboard.
Some of the alternatives are creative to say the least.
There, I feel all better now!!
Chris B
http://dictionary.reference.com/
No entry found for bumber.
Did you mean bomber?
Suggestions:
bomber
bumbler
number
Buber
umber
bombe
bombé
bummer
Humber
bumper <-This might be the one
cumber
dumber
lumber
bumble
bombie
Umbe
Bamberg
Bumbard
Bumbelo
bombers
bumbelo
Baber
number 1
bomber's
bombers'
800 number
900 number
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Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Qc.
Originally Posted by fl_rider
Originally Posted by google
Results 1 - 100 of about 427,000 for bumber. (0.18 seconds)
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Drifting
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From: Burlington WI
Yeah...
And the first comment on the Google search is:
Did you mean: bumper
Just because it was used 427,000 times on the internet doesnt make it correct.
That is like saying PI is 3 and a fraction, close enough
Did you mean: bumper
Just because it was used 427,000 times on the internet doesnt make it correct.
That is like saying PI is 3 and a fraction, close enough
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From: I can walk to MA
Originally Posted by Blair Winch Project
I think those 427,000 hits were just for this forum. 
Rick B.
Rick B.
red-neck term (as opposed to a northern red-neck, which I know the terminology).
bumber ....sad thing is that I ken now reed rite thru it - as if corect.
Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Qc.
Originally Posted by NHvette
Yeah - I see it a LOT here .... wondered if it was a Canadian or southern
red-neck term (as opposed to a northern red-neck, which I know the terminology).
bumber ....sad thing is that I ken now reed rite thru it - as if corect.
red-neck term (as opposed to a northern red-neck, which I know the terminology).
bumber ....sad thing is that I ken now reed rite thru it - as if corect.
Racer
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From: Washington DC
Originally Posted by Star79
The Canadian spelling isn't BUMBER, it's BUMPOUR. Jeeze, give us a little bit of credit here, EH!!
Bumber: to bumb
JE: bumbe
TU: bumbes
IL/ELLE: bumbe
NOUS: bumbeons
VOUS: bumbez
ILS/ELLES: bumbent
I am suddenly really hungry for some poutine.
Le Mans Master
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From: I can walk to MA
Originally Posted by Star79
The Canadian spelling isn't BUMBER, it's BUMPOUR. Jeeze, give us a little bit of credit here, EH!!
Most of Canada talks normal.
You know I'm just kidding Steve (and all my other F-C friends).
Actually, I've seen "bumber" in many posts that originate from Ontario.
Maybe these are just the ones I've noticed.
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But there is such a thing as a:
Bumbershoot
Bumbershoot is a colloquial word for umbrella, probably coined in the 19th century as a joining of umbrella and parachute.
Bumbershoot is also the name of an annual festival of music, art, and crafts held over the Labor Day weekend in Seattle, Washington's Seattle Center.
Bumbershoot is a colloquial word for umbrella, probably coined in the 19th century as a joining of umbrella and parachute.
Bumbershoot is also the name of an annual festival of music, art, and crafts held over the Labor Day weekend in Seattle, Washington's Seattle Center.