The Dudeism Forum

Quote from: The_Sleevez on January 30, 2014, 01:09:44 PM
What in gods name are you blathering about? I don't see this having anything to do with dudeism.

There is a literal connection... 

I accept that there is a literal connection however it don't see the guy as representing dudeism in any way.

Quote from: The_Sleevez on January 30, 2014, 08:42:07 PM
I accept that there is a literal connection however it don't see the guy as representing dudeism in any way.

I agree, dude, the connection is literal at best.

This is what I'm trying to say. The phrase "Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you" is not an automatic entry into Dudeism just if you are eaten by a bear.

Dudeism is not a version of christianity or islam where you conveniently twist the text of the film to your own end and purpose.

Dudeism here is a way of life exemplified by certain characters, one of which is the character the Dude in the film The Big Lebowski.

The film is not chapter and verse what makes a Dude.

Dudeism is not prescriptive, and no text, not the film (yes film counts as text because you have to write it down first, before it's made) or even the Dude De Ching, can tell you how to become a Dude, both are fingers pointing to the moon not the moon themselves.

Have a good look at other nominations for great Dude in History, Lao Tzu is not nominated because he was eaten by a bear, or even saw the film, but for the attitude with which he lived his life (that bit we have that is reported of it, even if it is not properly historically reported, and may be completely allegorical).

As I said before you may as well be saying "there's a chair in the movie, I sit on a chair, therefore my chair should be nominated as a Great Dude in History".

Stop confusing the finger pointing with the Moon.

Quote from: meekon5 on January 31, 2014, 06:05:49 AM

As I said before you may as well be saying "there's a chair in the movie, I sit on a chair, therefore my chair should be nominated as a Great Dude in History".

Okay, but what if it's a really nice chair?

Quote from: MindAbiding on January 31, 2014, 07:56:58 AM

Quote from: meekon5 on January 31, 2014, 06:05:49 AM

As I said before you may as well be saying "there's a chair in the movie, I sit on a chair, therefore my chair should be nominated as a Great Dude in History".

Okay, but what if it's a really nice chair?

If it's a very Dudeist chair maybe.

What if it like ties the room together?.

If I am eaten by a bear or other wildlife, please don't add me to the list. Unless I was, like, saving the students of The Home of Wayward Naughty Schoolgirls.

His father told him he'd never amount to shit.
How wrong he was.

Quote from: BikerDude on January 31, 2014, 10:15:15 AM
His father told him he'd never amount to shit.
How wrong he was.

Haw haw haw.  That's a good one, man.   

Quote from: Masked Dude on January 31, 2014, 09:30:46 AM
If I am eaten by a bear or other wildlife, please don't add me to the list. Unless I was, like, saving the students of The Home of Wayward Naughty Schoolgirls.

St Trinians?

Quote from: The_Sleevez on January 31, 2014, 09:29:45 AM
What if it like ties the room together?.

The rug really tied the room together but it was never a Dudeist.

Very Dudeist chair = hammock.

I find hammocks a bit tricky to navigate with a drink. How about an oversized beanbag - roll on roll off kind of thing?

A cup holder on the hammock! SCIENCE!

aww dammit, I screwed that one up





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