What A Prize It Would Have Been: "The Dude" Talking Key Chain! · Jul 29, 02:05 AM
"I hate the fucking Eagles, man"
Yah Boy! "The Dude" had that one right!
Sure, The Big Lebowski was a great movie and all, but, truth be told, I really don't get the fanatical dedication that these kids today have for this 10 year old flick. I have this one friend that spouts off quotes from the movie as easily he recites today's specials at the restaurant he serves at. He calls me 'Walter.' When I say something he doesn't like, he says "Fuck You, Walter!"
"Fuck the tournament... Fuck YOU, Walter!"
Of course, when he says, "Tournament," he actually means, "The money I owe you." But, that's another story.
I mean, I liked the movie-- I even bought the DVD-- but I don't go apeshit every time it shows on basic cable. I don't romanticize bowling, despite the fact that I used to have a 180 average back in the days when I used to roll regularly. And although I have peed on a rug or two in my time, The Big Lebowski is not a film that speaks to or for my generation.
Clumsy segue time...
But when I need "The Dude" to speak for me, I reach for "The Dude" Talking Key Chain! This beautiful piece of chatty electronica is brought to you by the fine folks at Archie McPhee-- the internet retail store so good they need an affiliate program! It comes loaded with 6 memorable quotes from the movie voiced by "The Dude" himself, just to up your cred with your nihilist friends! Too bad they're all clean quotes because all the really good ones have naughty words in them, although even "The Stranger" wondered why "The Dude" cussed so much. "The Dude" Talking Key Chain-- because "The Dude" Abides!
Yep, if we were still doing TrivB at The Gravity Pub, this would have made a fine, fine prize!
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