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Dudeist Religion => Great Dudes in History => Topic started by: thetonester on July 23, 2009, 10:47:58 AM

Title: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: thetonester on July 23, 2009, 10:47:58 AM
This dude said "Fuck it", and went out to live in the woods and plant beans.
He wrote about his experiences, and, is also best known for encouraging Civil Disobedience (ie. Telling the Man where to stuff it).

More about Henry David: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau)

Also, note the righteous facial hair:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Henry_David_Thoreau.jpg)
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:53:32 AM
He was a good man, and Thoreau.
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: digbys kid on July 23, 2009, 01:20:17 PM
Quote from: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:53:32 AM
He was a good man, and Thoreau.

second to Thoreau, and will somebody please get Elbowski a caucasian!  that was very dudely!
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: forumdude on July 23, 2009, 08:39:29 PM
hahahahahaha.

i can't believe no one ever said that before. fucking brilliant, mang.
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: DigitalBuddha on July 23, 2009, 10:30:01 PM
Quote from: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:53:32 AM
He was a good man, and Thoreau.

That's really thoughtful but I--
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:28:03 PM
Thankee. There's a price to be paid for genius, but I'm too cheap.
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: DigitalBuddha on July 24, 2009, 12:12:25 AM
Quote from: Elbowski on July 23, 2009, 11:28:03 PM
Thankee. There's a price to be paid for genius, but I'm too cheap.

This is a hundred and eighty dollars.

Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: Elbowski on July 24, 2009, 12:16:36 AM
He's our most modestly priced philosopher.
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: DigitalBuddha on July 24, 2009, 12:18:58 AM
Quote from: Elbowski on July 24, 2009, 12:16:36 AM
He's our most modestly priced philosopher.

Can we just rent him from you?
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: Elbowski on July 24, 2009, 11:22:42 AM
This is a necropolis, not a rental house.
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: digbys kid on July 24, 2009, 04:17:56 PM
Quote from: Elbowski on July 24, 2009, 11:22:42 AM
This is a necropolis, not a rental house.

We're scattering the fuckin' ashes!  I mean, just because we're transcendentalists, it doesn't make us saps!
Title: Re: Henry David Thoreau
Post by: HnauHnakrapunt on August 26, 2020, 05:33:45 AM
His book about living in the woods is definitely dude-style. Made me proud I wear second-hand clothes.