T-bone punchin' in for duty

So I've taken this Lebowski quiz twice that Ernie D.'s recycling, and both times I've ended up being the dude .

But I don't think it says as much about me as it does about "the dude." I told Ernie D. after taking the quiz the first time that it was ridiculous -- everyone would be the dude.

To borrow from Walter, it's all about his "ethos." And if you haven't seen the movie, go watch it now and then come back. I'm not going anywhere.

The thing about the dude -- the thing that makes him so attractive (and I use that term in the loosest sense) -- is that he's the guy the rest of us (well some of us, anyway) secretly, unreasonably wish we could be (without the pot belly and pot smoking perhaps). He may not be contributing much to society, but he's not doing it any harm. He just wants to get through the day -- the highlight of which would be a bowling match and a white russian -- without having too many bricks thrown his way.

And if you expect more of people and if that lifestyle doesn't fit well with your particular ethos, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

-- T-Bone out