Yup. I was thinking Ra, just because Beetle started callin' him that and I reckoned he must have had some reason to.
But no... Ripsnort just makes too much sense. Not only did drippy stop posting when OneLameAnswer came on the scene, but OneLameAnswer's posts are equally as dumb. It's a lock.
At least it's down to a semi-bearable one word, now.... but the habitual linkage still annoys.