14 hidden jokes and cryptic metaphors in The Big Lebowski

[DigitalBuddha]

14 hidden jokes and cryptic metaphors in The Big Lebowski

A few corrections (from the video dude)...............

"1) Hungus' pronunciation of cable is apparently the German version. I don't speak German, but had doubts about the Kabal interpretation, which is why I included immediately after that part of the video a clip of Dude saying "Face it Walter there isn't any connection".

2) Dude's "mini-bowling ball" is a Magic 8 ball, but it certainly has the appearance of a bowling ball and the number 8 is very similar to the B design on the bowling balls used in other scenes. Given Dude's bowling pin pipe prop I suspect the Magic 8 ball may still represent a bowling ball of sorts and perhaps something about Dude's philosophy generally - books on UFOs and other stuff.

3) The Edelwiess translation - while writing the video I came across the translation of it meaning a white flower, but the translation engine I used came back with "Noble White" so that's the one I put in the vid."


Dude, at least it's an ethos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZInDURsyHrM

[BikerDude]

And as to the Ben Hur reference, interestingly "Ben Hur" and "The Big Lebowski" appear one after the other in
"The Penis Name Book: A Guide to Naming Man's Best Friend" By David Rosenthal, Saryn Chorney. Referring to one's Rod or Johnson.
https://books.google.com/books?id=YTJP3nFAkPgC&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=ben+hur+vs+big+lebowski&source=bl&ots=ddzR4P2nop&sig=Fvo4m2aknHcRDD12h6GOUtERKLU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hdqSVKaoOeWwsATbxoDwDA&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=ben%20hur%20vs%20big%20lebowski&f=false

Well Ok fine it's because they just both start with B so there's not a literal connection.