The issue of explaining Dudeism to people completely out of their element.

[therighteousdude]

Hey, The Righteous Dude ain't no lemonist!

When life gives me lemons, I squirt lemon juice in life's eyes and punch it in the nose while it's howling in pain!

[not_exactly_a_lightweight]

Say what you want about national lemonism, but at least its an ethos.

[Rev.Wendy aka The Dude a-Rides]

Bunch of anti-lemonites.

ANYHOW, i've had ppl come up to me and sort of gesture at my bumper sticker and say "Hey Dude" or something to that effect. I've had people say "you're Dudeist , eh" and drop it, as if it's simply a catch phrase on a bumper sticker
And i have one girl on my derby team who totally knew what Dudeism was..not bcuz she'd ever really heard of it, but bcuz she keeps her mind limber on a chronic basis, had seen and loved the movie and just put two and two together.

But i've never actually been ASKED about it. I don't think. I can't quite remember but i know that when for whatever reason i've talked about it....the words "takin' it easy" "going with the Flow" and the like have come up.

[chilldude]

There is a lot of uptightness out there, spreadin the Dudeist Word on Facebook, many ppl don't 'get it,man', as stated previously, 'Fuck it, relax man, go rollin'.

[meekon5]

I go with Rev Ed's definition (of "Lebowskiists") they do tend to be real "Lebowskists" loads of quotes without the understanding of the spirit. thats why I enjoy discussing stuff here as apposed to doing anything on facebook.

[ozzy85]

I go with Rev Ed's definition (of "Lebowskiists") they do tend to be real "Lebowskists" loads of quotes without the understanding of the spirit. thats why I enjoy discussing stuff here as apposed to doing anything on facebook.

I've noticed that, too. But I'm not gonna harsh them for that.  I gotta have a little bit of both, it's a balance.

... Is Dudeism an actual belief, an ethos?  It can be.

Is it a bit silly?  Maybe, to some.


A wiser man than me once said "I've listened to preachers, I've listened to fools, I've watched all the dropouts who make their own rules..."

Ideas and new shit comes to light from anywhere.  Powerful kings have histoically have taken the advice of the court jester form time to time.  One just have to be receptive, regardless of source.  Dudiesm has a lot of lighter elements to it, but there is a real core to it.  It just happened to be personified quite well by Jeff Lebowski.  The way his ideas and beliefs are tested in the movie is a working example of Zen/Taoism in the parlance of our times (IMHO...)  The movie is the seed of an idea.

...And, yes the quote was from none other than one Johnathan Michael Osbourne.  Ozzy.

Abide.

[Rev. Ed C]

......if lifes throwing you a lemon.......make some fuckin lemonade out of it......

I know there's been a bit of anti-lemonist sentiment here, but, as a life-long breadetarian (that is, I'm a vegetarian who doesn't eat vegetables) my turn of phrase has always been "If life gives you stale bread, make toast."