Ask Rufus (Maria & Scott's 7-year-old)

Rufus, what's your favorite way to annoy grownups? Can you teach me it?

Rufus what are you looking forward to most in the future? (Near future or distant future)

rufus, the beatles are for sure the best band ever. what is your favorite beatles' album that you've heard so far?

i fart a lot. is this good or bad?

So Rufus is actually still 6 for another couple of weeks. Rufus, what do you want for your 7th birthday?

haha i hope to only communicate w/ any future kids i have thru ilx

We don't like to make sound. I can't wait until Cyrus can read so I can communicate with him.

rufus, have you ever listened to ruphus?

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ruphus/new_born_day/

http://www.youtube.com/user/ZEBU1212

The peanut butter song at the beginning is awesome.

My dad dealt in antiques. Shall I hook you up.

So how is school? Still boring? don't believe your teachers!

I do like antique roadshow. the hangover overhang is about a guy whos haning on to the roof of a house and he falls off of it and his head falls off right next to a bottle of beer he drinks more beer and the doctor is a heghog. if you really want to ahnoy adalts screaming always works. in my distant future i'm looking forward to being an adult so I can stay up as long as I want.my fave beatles record has to be beatles 1962 to 1966.if you fart a lot thats good.no I have not ever in my life listend to ruphus.

Hello Rufus. My name is Mr. Snrub, and I come from... uhhh... some place far far away. (Yes, that will do.)

Hi Rufus, do your mum and dad do anything which is really embarassing, silly or gross, or are they really cool?

love this thread

screaming always works, a lifelong maxim really, best thread ever!

Rufus, am I making a mistake in pursuing professor-type girls?

rufus, is it cool having your birthday so close to christmas or do you wish they were farther apart in the year?

rufus- you can have one superpower, what would it be and what would you do w/ it?

Rufus, my son is 4. If you could go back to age 4 and do one thing differently, what would it be?

Rufus, I like TV sometimes. What shows do you like to watch with your whole family and what do you like to watch if they're not around?

uhhh just realized i pulled an lj re: display name

my parents are mostly emberresing.no you are not wrong persueing perfesser type girls.and its sweet having my b day so close to cristmas.if I had a superpower it would be hotdog vison.i'd use it to make hotdogs.I used to have a show when I was 4 and I only made 1 episode and i wish I could change how boring it was.sometimes I like to watch the simpsons with my family.somtimes I like to watch spongebob alone.

I relate to you.

"it would be hotdog vison.i'd use it to make hotdogs"

great answer!

Rufus, I'll pass your advice on to my son, thanks!

Rufus,

Do you follow soccer? I can resommend an up and coming team in the English Premier Division if you're interested.

Rufus, what is your favorite thing to do on a computer?

rufus, i would like to hear more about what makes having a birthday near christmas so sweet! i also have a birthday near christmas, and have found it to be quite a hassle.

thanks,
t

p.s. is the 1 episode of your 4-year old show available on the internet?

rufus, fries or chips? this is not a trick question

Rufus, hello, it's me again. What is the worst music your mom and dad have ever played to you?

rufus, do you consider yourself a bunnybrains fan?

Hi Rufus. Your mom & dad seem quite cool to me, but you said that they're mostly embarrassing. So:

1. What do they do that is so embarrassing?
2. What could they do to make them more cool?
3. Would you like it if they were more cool, or do you think that maybe parents should be a bit embarrassing?

Sorry to ask so many questions, but this is quite important to me!

I have never taken soccer classes and I dont want to.my fave thing to do on the computer is what im doing right now.well its obveous that to any kid it would be sweet to have a b day so close to xmas because its preasants golore p.s. im not really 7 already. im not really shure if my 4 year old show is on the internet. i purfur chips. kiss has to be the worst music ever.and im a bunnybrains fan.1 what they do they do thats so embarrassing has to be when they wash my face.2 they could buy more toys .3 I wish they were cooler.

marvin the ostrich go boom boom!

Thanks Rufus!

Do you have a favorite book yet?

my fave book is jacob two two and the dinosaur.

have you read the BFG?

try it you will like it!

Hey Rufus, Spongebob's one of my favorites too. Check this out:

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i think the problem with hotdog vision would be if you looked at something too close you might get a hotdog in your eye which would suck. otherwise this is a great superpower. also good would be flying or home ownership.

what is your favorite sponge bob? do you like the one with the nasty patty? that one always cracks me up. also where the flying dutchman says poop loop.

Hi(5) Rufus

It seems to me that grown-ups are scared of pretty much everything. Are you scared of anything and if so what and if so why?

Yours,

Nick

ive never read the bfg.my fave spongbob is when spongebob has a pet jellyfish and he's potty trained.i'm scared of cars when they pass by my window when i'm sleeping.

rufus have you ever seen bugsy malone? it's a movie about gangsters, but everybody in it is a kid. they pedal their cars and all the guns shoot cream pies. plus there is singing and dancing.

...and that chick from Taxi Driver

and chachi

i'm scared of cars when they pass by my window when i'm sleeping.

I was, too, when I was your age, but it was seeing the light from the headlights go though the windows and show up on the wall.

Hi Rufus, do you like Star Wars? If so, which films do you prefer, the old ones with Luke or the new ones with Anakin?

kiss has to be the worst music ever

otm

This was really fun! And thanks, Rufus, for my great new screen name!

rufus seems really smart & well-spoken for a 12/13 year old

Rufus, your dad says you've been watching silent comedy movies. What movies do you think are the funniest?

Also, have you seen the freaky, funky silent movie 'MAn with a Movie Camera'? It is ace

rufus you are more articulate at 9 than i am at 34.

From: Rufus Seward
Sent: Apr 7, 2012 2:23 PM
To: skotrok
Subject:

Yo! Wussup?

On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 2:42 PM, <skotrok> wrote:

Good evening, Lobster Face. I can only hope that your tentacles are properly tethered so as not to inflict undo pain to the other crustaceans in the tank. You have travelled many millennia to this place in order to extract justice from the jaws of tyranny in the form of cloud-shaped knick-knacks found on the mantel of destiny located under the stairs and beside the winter coats and grandpa's orthopedic cane collection. Use your powers wisely and never forget Tina Turner's words to the children of the Thunderdome: "You can't spell party without the letter P because if you do you just end up swimming in the deep end with arty sharks and arty sharks still owes me fifty bucks so if you see him you tell him i said he's an old so and so and i better not catch him at the tether ball tournament next week, okay?"

And with that I bid you a fond fondue. Your brother fox delta codename charlie, sxuse kot

From: Rufus Seward
Sent: Apr 7, 2012 3:18 PM
To: skotrok
Subject: Re:

Excuse me is this the right adress? Yes, quite. Mr. Sakafoofoo, your mission is simple. I actually never planned for you to have a mission. Make one up for yourself. This will only be a good thing if you DO NOT harm the Super molecular whoosywhat of the universe. The only way you could harm this is if you break the code of hard rocking around the traditional headbanger superfreeze. If this doesn't make sense, then read a book. You're sure to find it...

P.S.: I never inflict undo pain on other crustaceans in the tank.
Fond Fondue, Mr. Sakafoofoo............................................................................................................................What are you looking at?

From: skotrok
Sent: Sat Apr 07 23:21:22 EDT 2012
To: Rufus Seward
Subject: Re:

Monsiour Refeefee, Never before has a fate befallen a fate such as the fate that befell that most befouled of fates, Temptation. T. Tinklepink. As far as we know, the laundery matron who witnessed the attack escaped with her life only through the good graces of that beagle/chow/dachsund mix (a bechodach) Senor Peepers, and had she remained at her post a moment longer, the earth would have split and the clouds would have parted and all holy hell would have erupted inside her laundery cart and we never would have seen hide nor hair of her again. All hail Peepers! The wonder dog of wonder dogs! Three cheers for the marvelous mutt! The one and the only! Hip Hip Hoooooooorah!!!! Yay!!!!!! Peepers Peepers he's our man, if he can't do it nobody can! I mean, it's true isn't it? Who else could do such a thing? Surely not YOU. Not your fault of course. We all have our roles to play.

Chicken breast in the loaf, your man in Panama, Freddy the Fry Cook

From: Rufus Seward
To: skotrok
Subject: Re:
Date: Apr 11, 2012 7:42 PM
Mr. Sakafoofoo, I must say that you have been the only person to make a stand against the extra terrestrial jib jab of "Hollywould". Because of course if you hadn't you would have been the first person to make the statement 'Wussup! Srsly smne shd gt th peple sme rel fd!' Although that statement is barely legible it means as much as a dog peeing in the moonlight to me. (It doesn't mean much to me.) Take my advice clearly or else you will disturb the lobsters in the tank. (I have evolved above them.)

skotmagoofus

rush vs yes

which would rufus pick

― the late great, Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:01 PM (41 minutes ago)

WWRD?

the extra terrestrial jib jab of "Hollywould"

Happy tenth birthday dude!

the three of you guys looked like the death metal hanson on facebook :-D

rufus wowing his school with his original piano piece this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFeQkip1BNM

http://youtu.be/jFeQkip1BNM

oops sorry that's twice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCXv_sx9FI0&feature=youtu.be

Wow.

half an hour on the laptop. I was impressed!

I listened to this half an hour ago and it's still stuck in my head

space cowboys...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPCQ9Wnd3hI

<3

poem for school:

Home
I am from the place where loud music fills rooms,
Where science fiction litters tables and shelves,
And raggedy, not-so-stuffed animals comfort even those who shall not pass.
I am from the driveway that I would bike down for hours,
From the baby blue porch, the paint peeling like old wallpaper,
And the miniature ravine behind our house, a new adventure every time.
I am from the neglected planters - filled with mint and basil,
From the small tree to which our dog was chained,
And the ever-expanding grapevine jungle, knotted with weeds and thorns.
I am from my great grandmother Hope’s kindness and wisdom,
From my uncle Jason’s constant joking,
And my aunt Robin’s insightful nature.
I am from “many hands make light work,”
From “a watched pot never boils,”
And “never look a gift horse in the mouth.”
I am from frothy banana smoothies, a “banana blend,” if you will,
From my dad’s vegetable pasta bake, where seconds are expected,
And a genuine Philly cheese steak from my birthplace.
I am from the rustic Green Cabin, and fashioning seaweed wigs,
From Cedar Tree Neck, the trees twisted and inviting,
And the Girl’s Club on the corner, where making lines was almost fun.
I am from raucous Yankee Swaps, fighting over a cashmere scarf,
From fast-paced Easter egg hunts with family and friends,
And the warm Thanksgivings that I hid from, playing Mario Brothers.
I am from the Seat of the Synod, source of vedalken arcana,
From the Temple Garden, and Godless Shrine,
And the Glimmervoid, where an empty canvas holds infinite possibilities.
I am from the chime of a piano, and practicing faster than I should,
From the aroma of garlic bread, fresh out of the oven,
And the din of heavy metal, through my dad’s gargantuan speakers.
I am from the place where loose nails line the treacherous attic floor,
Where memories are as cluttered as the closets that hold them,
And where a disheveled home is just as warm.

rufus, however, is not here to answer questions. he's 12 now, much too busy.

14 today! big dude. 9th birthday pic and then today.

https://scontent.fbed1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/l/t1.0-9/15284878_10155337757007137_5418581728960365616_n.jpg?oh=ff846c4aff2972141178b2a1cbb0f7a5&oe=58CB1B71

https://scontent.fbed1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15338771_10155337754317137_5706917041899639617_n.jpg?oh=a6b345d6ea2ff8752900500f94d24876&oe=58B1555F

holy crap! teenagers they grow like weeds, how time flies etc

new EP. i dig it. he played everything and recorded it. Greenfield D.I.Y.

https://rufuscesspool.bandcamp.com/album/surrender-ep

https://i.imgur.com/uzCJUdu.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb76n8sjEcs

Can I ask him about his gear?

can I ask him about Gear?

Hi Scott, we've missed you! That vid is super cool.