Official Troll Thumping Day Thread!
O' A Thumpin' We Will Go
Saturday, January 28, 2006 by PoSmedley | Discussion: New Releases
Two years later, it's going strong with more Thumpers than a Troll could count with all his toes.
For those asking what Troll Thumping Day is...here is a brief history.
"TROLL THUMPING
Troll Thumping on the internet is quite easy and has become
quite popular, since most Troll’s have taken to hiding out on the world wide web. However, they still have the means to dwell within stumps that they create
from stray bites of deleted info. (This is where your torch will come in handy,
so that you can ‘smoke’ them out’.)
The object of Troll Thumping is not to ‘kill’ or ‘harm’ the Troll, but to just let him know you are aware of their presence. Truth be known, Troll’s rather enjoy being thumped and some have been known to hang large red flags above their stumps, making it easier for you to find them.
The history of Troll Thumping goes back hundreds of years to the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland. It was one of the greatest fires the mountain had ever seen and turned thousands of tree’s into burned out, hollow stumps. Everyone
knows how much Troll’s like the smell of burnt wood (Another reason they
look forward to Troll Thumping Day..as Troll’s are deathly afraid of fire, so they rely on US to give their stumps that ‘new burnt-stump’ smell) so the burnt out stumps became quickly occupied. It didn’t take long before the
Wicklow Mountains were over run with Troll’s, for, as we all know, Troll’s will
only multiply as the stump availability will allow. You better believe that the Troll’s got ‘jiggy’ with it after the fire left some 15,000 stumps in it’s wake.
It was discovered, quite accidentally, that a good ‘thump’ to the noggin would render a male Troll impotent for up to one year. So, the people of Wicklow would gather once a year to go Troll Thumping in order to keep the population down. Why not just ‘kill’ all the Troll’s? Because, as you well know, Troll dung is the best fertilizer there is for a variety of crops, but especially Wild Wicklow Roses.
Today, the wild Troll population is well controlled and protected, and Troll Thumping Day has become more about tradition than anything else. Since many folk cannot get to Wicklow or don’t know where any wild Troll’s live, they have made Troll Thumping on the Internet their way to celebrate the tradition.
What you need to know…
1.You can only thump a Troll on Troll Thumping Day, which is every February First. To thump before or after February First will guarantee you bad luck through out the year.
2.You may only thump a Troll on the brow. Anywhere else will guarantee you bad luck through out the year.
Thumping On The Internet…
This is tricky. The best way to thump a Troll on the internet is in forums. The idea is to bait the Troll to post in a forum..or just lurk in one and hope a Troll shows up. Immediately AFTER the Troll posts, you follow with a resounding thump by posting your club. If your thump does not immediately follow the Troll’s post, it doesn’t count!!!!!
It is after you thump a Troll that then, and only then, are you allowed a Pint of Ale. Drinking BEFORE a thump or after a BAD thump will guarantee you bad luck through out the year.
Troll Thumping FORUMS have been known to pop-up, where a thumper may go to post a link to a good thump, or just hang out with other Thumper's to tell tales and drink Ale.
TROLL THUMPING BEGINS AT ONE MINUTE PAST MIDNIGHT ON JANUARY 31ST AND ENDS EXACTLY AT MIDNIGHT ON FEBRAUARY 1ST!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, it is considered bad form and very bad luck for any one person to thump the same Troll more than once!!! Never do this. Once you have thumped a Troll, go find another one. Give someone else a shot at it.
That’s all you need to know."
All the Troll Thumping Skins are up and waiting for fellow thumpers to get what they need for the Holiday!
All the essential skins are out and brought to you in full thumping-glory by the Mother-Thumpers!
WB (with three skins): by theAVMAN
Troll Thumping Day
Desktop Sidebar: by Mike b1954
EMERALD FLAME
BLACK DRAGON
STUMPY
Logons: by 2of3
A Mother Thumping Logon Package
Bootskins: by rikalot
Troll Thumpers Day Order of the Emerald Flame
Troll Thumpers Day Order of the Stump
Troll Thumpers Order of the Black Dragon
RightClick: by Lantec
Troll Thumping Suite RC
Sysmetrix: by Lantec
Mother Thumper
1024
Mother Thumper
Cursor: by Drill'n Boss
Troll Thumping cxp
Dock icons: by Po' Smedley
Motherthumpers OD Icons
Dock Backgrounds: by Po' Smedley
Motherthumpers OD Zoomers
Motherthumper OD Tiles
DX Thumper:
Thump A Troll
DX countdown: by Po' Smedley
Motherthumpers Countdown
Other DX Gadgets
Mother Thumpers Calendars
Mother Thumpers Weather
Mother Thumpers Clocks
Wallpapers: by Po' Smedley
Order Of The Emerald Flame Pack
Order Of The Stump Pack
Order Of The Black Dragon Pack
Rainlendars:
A Mother Thumping Rainy Package
Logo (misc art):
Motherthumpers Outfitters
Happy Thumping!
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Reply #303 Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:53 AM
mmmm 2days b4 my birthday, wonder if that makes me the Queen of thumpers 
Reply #305 Wednesday, January 21, 2009 1:55 PM
I have a philosophical question regarding Troll Thumping Day. It has to do with this part:
Thumping On The Internet…
This is tricky. The best way to thump a Troll on the internet is in forums. The idea is to bait the Troll to post in a forum.. (quoted from above)
Isn't "baiting" in a forum the very definition of a troll? http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/troll.htm
So, technically, if one wanted to go hog wild on Troll Thumping Day, could they not just go to a forum that allows anonymous posters and post as two separate entities, and THUMP themselves...sort of like voluntary sterilization? But also like self mutilation, which could result in one being involuntarily committed to a figurative psychiatric institute for being a danger to self, plus the aspect that the act of thumping grants the right to consume ale, which in some circles could be perceived as substance abuse?
(I should note here, that in the past, on multiple occasions, I have been accused to thinking too much.)
Reply #306 Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:00 PM
Take one troll thumper in right hand lift above head and allow to drop.
Should cure the thinking too much.. 
Reply #307 Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:16 PM
You are 'baiting' a troll. Think of it as putting cheese in the rat trap.
Sterilization only works if they are in fact a troll to begin with. What you are referring to is 'masochism'. Though there have been reports of masochists using TTDAY for just such purposes, it is doubly sad because it just means that they can't get anyone to do it 'for' them. Which makes them quasi-masochists. Think of them as the 'Diet-Coke' of maochists and take pity.
Or...leave them be and say 'Good Riddance'. I know it may seem harsh, but honestly, if a person cannot control their desire to thump, should they be allowed to play with their thumper at all?
Substance abuse, thumper abuse...look, when the lights go out we're all of age and consenting adults, right? I like to think of the ale as a lubricant to loosen one up for more enjoyable thumping. Infact, I hear that Mother Thumper's Brewery has just come out with a new ale called 'Roofie-Lager'.
Nothing a good night of thumping and ale wouldn't cure.
Reply #312 Saturday, January 8, 2011 4:55 PM
A year ago, he reappeared in the Hall of Tunga-Horth,
from Nod he came, and no one saw, so his coming went ignored.
A year to plot and plan revenge, his anger kept him warm,
now free, to bring it all to pass, and unleash the storm.
Falsely accused and jailed was he, Jack the Skinhit swore,
that each and every Thumper would rue the day that they were born.
A single thought, a childhood tale, he clung to in his prison,
became his lone obsession.
With no other eyes to see, he scoured the Hall, and ransacked every book,
'til he found the Fairie Scrolls and sat to take a look.
And as another year did pass, he gathered all that he would need,
Tooth and root; wing and foot; and a sparrow he would bleed.
On the eve of Thumping Day, up Wicklow Mountain he did climb,
and in a fire he cast the lot and wove the spell to bind.
He laughed and cursed and shook his fists at all who slept below
and fell silent only when the sky began to snow.
If all the tales he had ever heard in quatrains dim were true,
a Troll there was no man could thump and his time was overdue
Banished by the Fairie Queen, Jack the Skinhit would unlock,
the doors that guard Elysium and unleash the Troll called Ragnarok!
Reply #315 Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:13 PM
Noah I noticed you used order of the emerald flame I am not sure I can promise but If I can update any one of the six version to work on win7 which one would you like to see?
Reply #317 Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:33 PM
They're all going down!
Reply #319 Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:50 PM
Some of the many TTD skins:
- https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/all/search/ttd
- https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/all/search/troll+thumping
(What a great project!)
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Reply #301 Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:45 AM
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