dudes, you know me a little by now, im an outgoing, friendly introvert who likes to slack all day long and do shit, right?
but man, sometimes i need some fellow dudeists to hang with.
i cant spend all my time with my husband who, while cool, is NOT a dude and my kid, who is well on her way to slacker-dude-dom but hell, she's only a kid.
i want to bowl, man, i want to drink with others, other DUDES.
is anyone in the thousand oaks california area?
i cannot abide another toe without some real time friends, man!
Quote from: hannahdude on April 08, 2011, 03:28:08 PM
dudes, you know me a little by now, im an outgoing, friendly introvert who likes to slack all day long and do shit, right?
but man, sometimes i need some fellow dudeists to hang with.
i cant spend all my time with my husband who, while cool, is NOT a dude and my kid, who is well on her way to slacker-dude-dom but hell, she's only a kid.
i want to bowl, man, i want to drink with others, other DUDES.
is anyone in the thousand oaks california area?
i cannot abide another toe without some real time friends, man!
I think The Lennon may be from up your way?
Have not heard from the dude in awhile.
Send a PM or and email or something.
http://dudeism.com/smf/index.php?topic=1483.msg14094#msg14094
Quote from: hannahdude on April 08, 2011, 03:28:08 PM
dudes, you know me a little by now, im an outgoing, friendly introvert who likes to slack all day long and do shit, right?
but man, sometimes i need some fellow dudeists to hang with.
i cant spend all my time with my husband who, while cool, is NOT a dude and my kid, who is well on her way to slacker-dude-dom but hell, she's only a kid.
i want to bowl, man, i want to drink with others, other DUDES.
is anyone in the thousand oaks california area?
i cannot abide another toe without some real time friends, man!
Fucking eh, man, check out....................
http://www.meetup.com/UrbanAdventureRebels/
(yeah, that's a real link to dudes in 1000 oaks)................
http://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=lebowski+&mcId=&mcName=&lat=&lon=&userFreeform=thosand+oaks%2C+California%2C+USA&gcResults=Thousand+Oaks%2C+CA%2C+USA%3AUS%3ACA%3AVentura%3AThousand+Oaks%3Anull%3Anull%3A34.1705609%3A-118.8375937&op=search&resetgeo=true&events=
thanks but man, its a 30-something single group and im nearly 50 and not single.....they wont want this old dude.
Quote from: hannahdude on April 08, 2011, 07:49:13 PM
thanks but man, its a 30-something single group and im nearly 50 and not single.....they wont want this old dude.
Fuck em dude. Paint your toenails green and crash it anyway! ;D
You will never know if you do not try. 8)
what the hell.
Quote from: hannahdude on April 08, 2011, 08:01:06 PM
what the hell.
But be aware, they are Lebowskist and may not be dudes.
Quote from: hannahdude on April 08, 2011, 08:01:06 PM
what the hell.
How the fuck will they know? Party with them anyway! Fuck yeah! And dude, how about these dudes? ..... http://www.meetup.com/UrbanAdventureRebels/
Sounds exhausting (30 something) - maybe, before too long, the LA County (and surrounds) Dudes will get together for a quiet weekend. But, y'know, don't hold your breath or anything.
Quote from: hannahdude on April 08, 2011, 07:49:13 PM
thanks but man, its a 30-something single group and im nearly 50 and not single.....they wont want this old dude.
A dude is a Dude whatever!
;D
To be honest I have friends who range from my little brother (26 now) through people I've worked with (mostly late twenties), people I work with now (late thirties to early forties) to Klaus who is more my age (I'm 46).
Why bother how old someone is if you enjoy their company.
meekon, dude. im totally with you, my two best gal friends are 20 and 68.
its that its a single group man. people with like, AGENDA'S, man.
found 2 vintage bolwing balls in awesome vintage cases at thrift store today, STILL REALLY NEED someone closeby to bowl with!
You gonna take the mutt bowling, Dude? You gonna rent it some shoes?
i'm not going to buy it a fucking drink if thats what you mean!
At least you live in the same country and you can meet with the Dudes! i'm so far away and one day i would like to meet the dudes, roll some bowling, and drink some White Russian, and of course watch THE MOVIE it would be really cool. But anyway, if someday some dude want to travel and know a new country can come to Chile, is where i live, can be at home a good place to Abide, you are all invited. :)
I feel your pain, Hannahdude. The only other Dudeist I know of in my part of the country (North Carolina piedmont region) is my dad. He's my most excellent compeer in life, but the yearning to seek out and find other followers of our path remains a strong one. Besides, whoever heard of a two-man bowling team?
As for any feelings of awkwardness over being the most seasoned Dude in your circle of friends, you shouldn't sweat that at all. Odds are that your younger buds are just as insecure about their *lack* of age and experience. I turn 27 next week and if there's anything I've noticed about age so far, it's that most people let it stratify and isolate them, while the wise seek out fellow travelers on ALL points of the mortal journey, so they can gain knowledge and perspective regarding what's both ahead of and behind them.
I think this is why Western culture, as great as it is, sometimes seems rudderless and devoid of any sense of direction. We've ceased thinking of ourselves as a closely-related human family and have given ourselves over to division, stratification, and "cliquishness", thus limiting our sense of context and cheating us out of valuable experiences.
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Well said, that Dude 8)
Quoteand if there's anything I've noticed about age so far, it's that most people let it stratify and isolate them,
I've been around on this planet for 47 years. Been a lot of places met a lot of people made a lot of friends...and I guess there are a few people out there that don't like me very much.
About a year ago a young gun of 24 joined the company I work for...and started working with me...(not for me)
We became instant friends because of our outlook on life and the fact that the company we work for doesn't employ particularly clever or free thinking individuals....I'm not being big headed but we are certainly the exception to that rule....I need a job...I work....he needs a job he works....it's that simple.
He told me one day that he wanted to travel and that he'd picked Bogota in Columbia for his first foreign trip abroad! I was impressed....I've been around the world myself and I know the student trail and I did not know anyone who had ever been there! The usual jokes ensued...you're gonna be a drugs mule...you're gonna get bum raped and you're gonna lose a kidney and wake up in an ice bath etc... Jokes aside I fully supported what he was doing and encouraged him to get out there and have as much fun as he could.
Anyhoo he worked fucking hard every day for a few months ...saved up his money went of to Columbia and had a ball! Then he came back and is now doing exactly the same thing so he can travel again...
Despite our age difference we have a fucking great laugh every time we meet .... I have my experience and tall tales to entertain him, he has his youth and exuberance and plain stupidity to make me laugh.
I have a few true friends around the world ...people I have shared large parts of my life with....most of them are peers of similar age..this guy despite his age is now part of that select few.
Age does not matter...attitude does.
Peace dudes.
so true. but mainly it like this; ok. today im drinking my white russian, and im listening to my dylan and i pull out 'the big lebowski offical deck of cards' and i my hubby and i, we play a few hands of tonic rummy, and i saw rule is everytime you discard you saw a line of diologue from that character, and he just ain't into it, i mean people i love are NOT dudes, or even lebowski film fans!
Quote from: hannahdude on April 16, 2011, 09:44:20 PM
so true. but mainly it like this; ok. today im drinking my white russian, and im listening to my dylan and i pull out 'the big lebowski offical deck of cards' and i my hubby and i, we play a few hands of tonic rummy, and i saw rule is everytime you discard you saw a line of diologue from that character, and he just ain't into it, i mean people i love are NOT dudes, or even lebowski film fans!
Same here. My wife doesn't even like bowling! She liked TBL ok, but thinks I'm crazy watching it again every few months. No one else I know can quote a single line from the movie. My brother-in-law watched it; I borrowed the dvd from him in the first place, but he didn't think all that much of it. It didn't affect him as it did me. We are on the same bowling league but he just doesn't get the whole Lebowski or Dudeist thing at all.
I really don't need to hang out with dudes in real life. I am perfectly happy to abide and bowl by myself. My wife tolerates my ocd fairly well and doesn't give me too much crap for my afflictions, but I guess that's why I'm here on this forum. A place to hang out where others get it.
Not even sure how I would react if I ran into another dude in real life?
Probably wouldn't know what to say! ???