The Dudeism Forum

Hi dudes,
Lately we've been receiving a lot of submissions through email, suggesting possible "Great Dudes." (See The Great Dudes Page. We'd like to open the ratification process to all you out there who might have something to say. This is your homework, Larry. If you need help, please do a search on the candidates below at www.wikipedia.org

If you're kind of foggy about the tenets of Dudeism (at least its an ethos), please consult The Tao of the Dude.

CANDIDATES:

1) Gilligan from "Gilligan's Island"

2) Charles Bukowski

3) Winnie the Pooh

4) Jeff Bridges

5) Hunter S. Thompson

6) Hurley from "Lost"

7) Ernest Hemingway

8) David Lee Roth

9) James Brown

10) Jim Morrison

11) Mark "The Bird" Fidrych

12) Bob Ross from "The Joy of Painting"

13) Mitch Hedberg

14) Cool Hand Luke

15) Veronica Mars

16) "Dex" from "The Tao of Steve"

17) Bob Marley

18) Bill "Spaceman" Lee

1) ok
2) Prone to self-destructive drinking, but a great drinking partner
3) hell yeah- replace Hunny with Cauc and problem solved
4) Yes
5) Not a mellow bone in his body, but sure
6) Don't watch Lost, no comment
7) Destructive drunk with anger issues and suicide, but he wrote well and had a hell of a time- I say it's a toss up
Yes. Gimmie a glazed doughnut and a bottle of anything...
9) I'd be more prone to Ray Charles or Louis Armstrong, but the man knew how to live.
10) yes
11)  Don't know him
12) Hell yes! Bob is the Lebowski of the paint brush!
13) Don't know him
14) Yes
15) She has an annoying tendency to Do Things, but other than that, sure
16) Hell yeah
17) Hell yeah
18) If he was the guy who pitched a no hitter on acid, then yes. If not, I don't know him and Nominate the guy who pitched a no-hitter on acid. "Performance enhancing drug", indeed.

I'd like to add another - Dave Lister from the TV show Red Dwarf.

Let us not forget the dude, seen for a mere second or two, climbing on the rocks behind Walter's head when Walt and Dude are scattering Donnie's ashes to the bosom of the sea that he loved so well. How many of us can claim to have sneaked into the film as this unknown dude did? 

A worthy dude, indeed, who will remain anonymous throughout time.

Hey, Walt said he's tickled to be in such august company.

Now it's true he's a little skeptical about your priesthood--he likes to say, "Soon there will be no more priests."

But then, what can you expect from a dude?

http://leavesofgrass.org

Quote from: waltsbuddy on March 18, 2007, 07:09:06 PM
Hey, Walt said he's tickled to be in such august company.

Now it's true he's a little skeptical about your priesthood--he likes to say, "Soon there will be no more priests."

But then, what can you expect from a dude?

http://leavesofgrass.org

WTF are you blathering about, fellow dude?

walt whitman. one of the "great dudes in history." it's fucking interesting, man.

Oscar Wilde - another Dude. Born 100 years too early, but he abided nonetheless 

Sir Aurthur Conan dude.


Elementary my dear Lebowski.

DAVID LEE ROTH

1) Gilligan from "Gilligan's Island"
Much too much of a dork.

2) Charles Bukowski
Much Dudness but too intense. He didn't kick back he just marinaded his
screaming passions into submission.

3) Winnie the Pooh
Wow! Good one!
I'd have to give say solid Dudeness.

4) Jeff Bridges
Oh come on. Dudeous Maximus.

5) Hunter S. Thompson
As stated elsewhere far too violent. Evidence his prodigeous gun collection.
Also a Dude would never choose a 44 mag as his means of suicide.

6) Hurley from "Lost"
Pass.

7) Ernest Hemingway
Again. Cool guy but not layed back. Famously unlaid back in fact.
And again Suicide by gun.

David Lee Roth
No freaking way. No Dude wears a squirrel tail over his naked ass crack.

9) James Brown
Cool guy. Way too undude.

10) Jim Morrison
Hmmm. Closer but still no go. Compare him to Jerry Garcia and you see the
problem. Jerry = Dude. The Dude is no Lizard King.

11) Mark "The Bird" Fidrych
Good Call!
Yes! Although the Dude would not talk to the Baseball there is much Dudeness.

12) Bob Ross from "The Joy of Painting"
No. The Fro.

13) Mitch Hedberg
Pass. Is that the angry inch guy? OMG no!

14) Cool Hand Luke
Hmmm. Too much of a martyr.
The Dude does not die for our sins. He lives for them. He Abides.

15) Veronica Mars
Pass.

16) "Dex" from "The Tao of Steve"
Pass.

17) Bob Marley
Hmmmm. Real close call.

18) Bill "Spaceman" Lee
Big time. No doubt about it. Major Dude.

Rosa Parks, a great chick dude in history. Fuckin a'

Quote from: BikerDude on May 10, 2007, 02:47:19 PM

13) Mitch Hedberg
Pass. Is that the angry inch guy? OMG no!

Nah, you're thinking of HEDWIG. Mitch Hedberg was one of the greatest dude comedians ever. Sadly he OD'd a few years ago. He delivered his jokes in a laid-back toked-out drawl. This was one of his jokes: I used to sleep in a twin bed when I was a kid. I'd wake up in the middle of the night wondering where my brother was  ."

I take comfort that Mitch is out there abiding somewhere!

--V.

Winnie the Pooh, definitely.  Check out  "The Tao Of Pooh" and "The Te of Piglet" by a dude named  Benjamin Hoff.

Quote from: Vesuvio on July 18, 2007, 08:14:48 PM

Quote from: BikerDude on May 10, 2007, 02:47:19 PM

13) Mitch Hedberg
Pass. Is that the angry inch guy? OMG no!

Nah, you're thinking of HEDWIG. Mitch Hedberg was one of the greatest dude comedians ever. Sadly he OD'd a few years ago. He delivered his jokes in a laid-back toked-out drawl. This was one of his jokes: I used to sleep in a twin bed when I was a kid. I'd wake up in the middle of the night wondering where my brother was  ."

I take comfort that Mitch is out there abiding somewhere!

--V.

Mitch was a great Dude that should be revered by all future generations. Even though in the end he went overboard with the drug regiment (his mind must've been among the limberest of all time...) he never failed entertain, and he even kinda looked like ol' Duder a little bit.

Rest in Peace, or should I say, Take it Easy, Mitch.