Seen in Print

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

An unfortunate name for a planet, yes. What could the scientist who discovered and named it have bee thinking. It may help a little to put the accent/emphasis on the first syllable, rather than the usual second syllable, a tiny bit, but (no pun intended ) eh, what ya gonna do.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

An unfortunate name for a planet, yes. What could the scientist who discovered and named it have bee thinking.

It made perfect sense then and still does - the planets were named after Greek Gods.

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[MurphOnMillerAve]

OK. Here's something I just saw in print that was REAL NEWS to me:
Rufus is a man's name in the New Testament. And all this time , I thought he just made it up . Luv it. Just the irony alone is amazing. Refreshing. Very cool. IMHO .

[rogruth]

OK. Here's something I just saw in print that was REAL NEWS to me:
Rufus is a man's name in the New Testament. And all this time , I thought he just made it up . Luv it. Just the irony alone is amazing. Refreshing. Very cool. IMHO .

I the Rufus name came from a Groucho Marx character Rufus T. Firefly not as likely the Biblical source.

[HONDO74]

OK. Here's something I just saw in print that was REAL NEWS to me:
Rufus is a man's name in the New Testament. And all this time , I thought he just made it up . Luv it. Just the irony alone is amazing. Refreshing. Very cool. IMHO .

I the Rufus name came from a Groucho Marx character Rufus T. Firefly not as likely the Biblical source.

See how it all fits. Where does Rufus list his location....Freedonia

Rufus T. Firefly, Duck Soup
http://entertainment.time.com/2012/01/2 ... duck-soup/

As Roger Ebert once wrote, to describe the plot of a Marx Brothers movie “would be an exercise in futility, since a Marx Brothers movie exists in moments, bits, sequences, business and dialogue, not comprehensible stories.” In Duck Soup, the brothers’ most famous film, Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, who becomes leader of the nation of Freedonia

Marx Brothers - Duck Soup - Rufus T Fireflys introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsw9jYU_rJI

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...the plot thickens. Interesting information (!) Thank you, Roger and HONDO.

I had known about the Marx Bros. connection, having been jocular with Rufus, quite some time ago, about the president of Freedonia thing, but somehow had assumed (and we know what that can led to) and figured they had just made it up, as well as our Rufus having made up its use by him here. I had no idea it was an actual name with Biblical roots, no less. So, it was enjoyable to learn that and share the info here.

Here's another li'l factoid I just recently took note of: "Klaatu barada nikto" spoken to Gort by Helen. Well, Barada was a main river of ancient Damascus; also, it was a word derived from Semitic language for "cold." Who knew? Not I.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

OK. Here's something I just saw in print that was REAL NEWS to me:
Rufus is a man's name in the New Testament. And all this time , I thought he just made it up . Luv it. Just the irony alone is amazing. Refreshing. Very cool. IMHO .

I the Rufus name came from a Groucho Marx character Rufus T. Firefly not as likely the Biblical source.

See how it all fits. Where does Rufus list his location....Freedonia

Rufus T. Firefly, Duck Soup
http://entertainment.time.com/2012/01/2 ... duck-soup/

As Roger Ebert once wrote, to describe the plot of a Marx Brothers movie “would be an exercise in futility, since a Marx Brothers movie exists in moments, bits, sequences, business and dialogue, not comprehensible stories.” In Duck Soup, the brothers’ most famous film, Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, who becomes leader of the nation of Freedonia

Marx Brothers - Duck Soup - Rufus T Fireflys introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsw9jYU_rJI

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Of the Marx Bros. characters, Groucho seems to fit the best, doesn't it. And out of all the possible characters out there in make-believe-land, from Sylvester, to Bugs, to Bud Abbott, Ben Turpin, Lucy, Ralph Kramden,, and Buffalo-Bob, for example, Groucho's tish-tosh attitude seems the best fit, huh.

[rogruth]

I think Alan Alda's Hawkeye also used Groucho a lot.

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[Rufus T. Firefly]

Of the Marx Bros. characters, Groucho seems to fit the best, doesn't it. And out of all the possible characters out there in make-believe-land, from Sylvester, to Bugs, to Bud Abbott, Ben Turpin, Lucy, Ralph Kramden,, and Buffalo-Bob, for example, Groucho's tish-tosh attitude seems the best fit, huh.

I say, I say, nice boy...but about as sharp as a bag of wet mice!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I think Alan Alda's Hawkeye also used Groucho a lot.

Oh yes, I remember that, too. And I believe I asked our Rufus, some time ago, if he felt he shared some of Hawkeye's characteristics, like the irreverence, yet reverence.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I think Alan Alda's Hawkeye also used Groucho a lot.

Oh yes, I remember that, too. And I believe I asked our Rufus, some time ago, if he felt he shared some of Hawkeye's characteristics, like the irreverence, yet reverence.

There may be.........possibly.......