Thumper
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Thumper may refer to:
in fiction:
- Thumper (motorcycle), a four-stroke single cylinder motorcycle
- Project Thumper, an air defense system developed in the 1940s in competition with Project NikeProject NikeProject Nike was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953...
- Bible thumperBible thumperBible thumper is a pejorative term used to describe someone perceived as aggressively pushing their Christian beliefs upon those who do not share them. Its target domain is broad and can often extend to anyone engaged in a public show of religion, fundamentalist or not...
, a derisive term used to describe Christian fundamentalists - Nickname for a British Rail Class 205British Rail Class 205The British Rail Class 205 diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh from 1957–1962. They were replaced by Turbostar units.-Description:This class of unit were built in four different batches for use on different lines....
or Class 207British Rail Class 207The British Rail Class 207 diesel-electric multiple units were built by BR at Eastleigh in 1962.-Technical details:Power car * Introduced: 1962* Weight: 56 tons...
Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit - Nickname for an M79 grenade launcherM79 grenade launcherThe M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40x46mm grenade which used what the US Army called the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the Vietnam War...
- Nickname for the Sun Fire X4500Sun Fire X4500The Sun Fire X4500 data server integrates server and storage technologies. It was announced in July, 2006 and is part of the Sun Fire server line from Sun Microsystems....
storage server - "Thumper", a song by Raging Speedhorn on the album Raging SpeedhornRaging Speedhorn (album)Raging Speedhorn is the eponymous debut album by UK sludgecore band Raging Speedhorn.-Track listing:*1. Super Scud*2. Redweed*3. Knives and Faces*4. Mandan*5. Random Acts of Violence*6. Thumper*7. Necrophiliac Glue Sniffer*8. Dungeon Whippet...
- Jeremy PaxmanJeremy PaxmanJeremy Dickson Paxman is a British journalist, author and television presenter. He has worked for the BBC since 1977. He is noted for a forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians...
, host of University Challenge - Restrictor, a machine in the game Half-Life 2Half-Life 2Half-Life 2 , the sequel to Half-Life, is a first-person shooter video game and a signature title in the Half-Life series. It is singleplayer, story-driven, science fiction, and linear...
, also known as Thumpers - Another name for the drinking game Indian
- ThumperThumperThumper may refer to:* Thumper , a four-stroke single cylinder motorcycle* Project Thumper, an air defense system developed in the 1940s in competition with Project Nike* Bible thumper, a derisive term used to describe Christian fundamentalists...
, an American ska-core band
in fiction:
- Thumper (Bambi)Thumper (Bambi)Thumper is a fictional rabbit character from Disney's animated movie Bambi. He appeared again in Bambi II. He is known and named for his habit of thumping his left hind foot...
, a rabbit in the Disney animated film BambiBambiBambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten... - Thumper (Thomas the Tank Engine), a quarry driller in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Thumper (Dune), a mechanical device in the science fiction novel Dune
- Thumper, Hopper's pet grasshopper in A Bug's LifeA Bug's LifeA Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States on November 25, 1998. A Bug's Life was the second Disney·Pixar feature film after Toy Story, and the third American computer-animated film after Toy...
- Thumper, a character in the television show Veronica Mars
- Thumper, a character in the James Bond film Diamonds Are ForeverDiamonds Are Forever (film)Diamonds Are Forever is the seventh spy film in the Eon Productions James Bond series, and the sixth and final Eon Productions film to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film is based on Ian Fleming's 1956 novel of the same name, and is the second of four James Bond films...
- Thumper, a character from the Twisted Metal video game series
- Thumper, a character from an Engineering Practice with high thumping potential