Let's see what we can do to help.
First "bumping". When someone replies to a thread, it goes to the top of the first page for that board. If it doesn't get replies it will slip down and eventually onto page 2, 3, etc. Bumping is just a "do nothing" reply to "bump" that post back to the top of page 1.
Second, posting a clipart image. Use the code below to display an image. Replace the wording in red with the address (URL) of the image. e.g. http://www.clippies.com/images/disney/mickey.gif
<img src="URL of image goes here">
An example.
<img src="http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/brazeal/sheep_chorus_line_tran.gif">
displays...
<img src="http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/brazeal/sheep_chorus_line_tran.gif">