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Dissertations on His Dudeness... (Big Lebowski)

nytimes.com

20 pointsd4ft9 comments

After all the talk about what hacker news really is, I hesitated to post this. But, I really enjoyed the article so I figured that's at least one hacker who thinks this is interesting news, and maybe one is enough. So enjoy, or not!

Good find; I'm sure everyone here either likes the Big Lebowski, likes criticizing post-modernist academic writing, or both.

I thought the NYT article wasn't very interesting, so I won't upvote the OP, but I must point out that I'm part of the Lebowski cult and I appreciate the intend in posting this.

Same. But if anyone wants to see more Dude-oriented information, here's a good starting point: http://dudeism.com/ Follow the `links` section to find everything from bowling Jesus action figures to quite serious texts on Buddhism.

That's just, like, your opinion, man...

The Biglebowski had a huge impact on my life; I could elaborate on it, but I just don't care.

The Dude doesn't not care. The Dude abides. There is a world of difference.

i dont really care what hn is about: i found it cute and pointless. maybe thats what the discussions on hn's purpose really are about? whether a story is 'important', 'informative', or purely entertaining. i see no reason not to include all of them. but perhaps a way to separate them would allow some to focus on the generic category they prefer. just my two cents.

Totally pwned by the money quote:

He and his co-editor "immediately cut out all the papers celebrating the Dude as a hippie hero in a postmodern landscape." That’s a sober choice. Admirers of the Dude are already dangerously close to becoming Internet-age versions of Parrotheads, the weekend-warrior Jimmy Buffett fans who tip back margaritas -- and embarrass their children -- while wearing flip-flops, board shorts, Hawaiian shirts and coconut bras.

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