# RTFirefly, you have some company... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862 "2003-09-20T23:17:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/1 "2003-09-20T23:17:54Z")
[Rufus T. Firefly](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&find=lastposter&threadid=212332) registered today. Is there room enough for the two of you? Will you systematically annihilate each other when you interact? Will either of you EVER be funny, unlike your namesake? Inquiring minds want to know. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/2 "2003-09-21T00:20:43Z")
I **told** you that needed changing, RT. Now look whatā€™s happened. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_T.Firefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@Rufus\_T.Firefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_T.Firefly)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/3 "2003-09-21T02:26:28Z")
Heck, I was surprised the system allowed the name šŸ™‚ I didnā€™t know there was another one on here! If I canā€™t use Rufus T. Firefly, I usually register for stuff with (the somewhat more obscure) Waldorf T. Flywheel. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/4 "2003-09-21T02:50:14Z")
Hey, take it up with RT. Personally, if both of you stayed in character Iā€™d pay money for the show. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_T.Firefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@Rufus\_T.Firefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_T.Firefly)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/5 "2003-09-21T02:52:46Z")
Iā€™m a little rusty on my Marx brosā€¦ I have to find a decent collection on DVD sometimeā€¦ And Iā€™m much better at appreciating it than acting it. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/6 "2003-09-21T02:54:02Z")
Thatā€™s OK. So is RT. But donā€™t get him started on Firersign Theater. And welcome aboard, RTF(2). Always room for another at the table. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/7 "2003-09-21T05:17:44Z")
**JC** , at least you wonā€™t get confused at MAD gatherings: Anyone: ā€œHey, RT!ā€ **Rufus T.** and **RTF** : ā€œWhat? Oh, damn, not again!ā€ [sub]Thereā€™s also the ā€œHey, JC!ā€ shout, which nets two responses when Corradoā€™s out and aboutā€¦[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/8 "2003-09-21T05:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* > **JC** , at least you wonā€™t get confused at MAD gatherings: > > Anyone: ā€œHey, RT!ā€ > > **Rufus T.** and **RTF** : ā€œWhat? Oh, damn, not again!ā€ Unless **Rufus T.** is into long voyages, I donā€™t think s/he will be seen at too many MAD gatherings, given that s/he states that s/he is from Vancouver, BC, Canada. Probably a good thing there! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/9 "2003-09-21T05:31:16Z")
Groucho is smiling down on us today. I am glad. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/10 "2003-09-21T06:06:04Z")
**lel** , that was rather my point;) ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/11 "2003-09-22T19:19:00Z")
Iā€™d like to point out that J.C. described above is not me. As far as I know. Jonathan Chance do you think weā€¦ I mean I? Us??? has a split personality? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/12 "2003-09-22T19:52:30Z")
Nahā€¦ But donā€™t think I donā€™t have my eye on you, buster. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/13 "2003-09-22T19:58:56Z")
I sometimes have a hard time finding my socks in the morning. \*cough cough \* šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/14 "2003-09-22T20:06:09Z")
We also have an **Exapno Mapcase** here on the Boardsā€”and _I_ am known in some circles as the Margaret Dumont of the new millennium . . . ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/15 "2003-09-22T20:10:15Z")
Now if only Mooch would post to this thread, weā€™d be completely confused. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/16 "2003-09-22T22:35:24Z")
Yeah sure, Dave, start this thread while Iā€™m without power, thanks to Isabel. šŸ™‚ **Rufus** , Iā€™d say itā€™s up to you. Iā€™ve got absolutely no problem with there being dueling Presidents of Freedonia on this board. Anytime we cross paths in a thread, we can pretend weā€™re in the mirror scene in _Duck Soup_. For awhile, it might confuse others who think youā€™re me, or Iā€™m you, or who am us, anyway?, but I think everybody would eventually get us figured out. But if you feel like switching to another Marxian alias, thatā€™s fine too. Youā€™re obviously fairly literate in the Marx canon to have cited Waldorf T. Flywheel (from the _Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel_ series), as opposed to Wolf J. Flywheel (_The Big Store_). So welcome! Whether you remain Rufus, or whether you change to something else, Iā€™m sure this board is big enough for both of us. **Eve** , as Margaret Dumontā€™s champion in this zoo, youā€™re definitely our honorary Margaret Dumont - unless my wife ever signs up here, in which case Iā€™m lobbying for her to be Gloria Teasdale. šŸ™‚ We also canā€™t forget that **Why A Duck?** is also a Doper in good standing. We donā€™t have anyone named for a Chico role AFAICT, but he gives us someone named after a Chico _line_. And for the fourth Marx Brother, weā€™ve always got **Zappo** , whoā€™s only a vowel away. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/17 "2003-09-22T23:14:57Z")
That may well be the geekiest thing youā€™ve ever posted, RT. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/18 "2003-09-22T23:54:44Z")
Why thanks, Nate. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_T.Firefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@Rufus\_T.Firefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_T.Firefly)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/19 "2003-09-23T00:35:55Z")
I stand in awe of my fellow Groucho junky. I also received an email from one of the board admins suggesting a name change may be appropriate. Iā€™m still thinking about it. I find I use Waldorf more often because Rufus is usually taken anyways. My 2nd choice was going to be whyaduck, but as you mentioned, we already have one of those, too. Next time I join a group, I shall have to have a closer look for variations :smack: ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862/20 "2003-09-23T04:19:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance \* > That may well be the geekiest thing youā€™ve ever posted, RT. Not hardly. Once he posted (IIRC) the proof on one of his math shirts (I think it was the ā€œ2=1ā€ shirt, though Iā€™ve seen his "Integration is as easy as [buncha math gobbledygook] shirt as well. Funny stuff:)). But then, the fact that such a thread could exist on this board is testament enough to the fact that **he is not alone**. [sub]Be afraidā€¦[/sub] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rtfirefly-you-have-some-company/202862.md?page=2)