In the Parlance of Our Times

The Dude: I dropped off the money exactly as per… look, man, I’ve got certain information, all right? Certain things have come to light. And, you know, has it ever occurred to you, that, instead of, uh, you know, running around, uh, uh, blaming me, you know, given the nature of all this new shit, you know, I-I-I-I… this could be a-a-a-a lot more, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, complex, I mean, it’s not just, it might not be just such a simple… uh, you know?

The Big Lebowski: What in God’s holy name are you blathering about?

The Dude: I’ll tell you what I’m blathering about… I’ve got information man! New shit has come to light! And shit… man, she kidnapped herself. Well sure, man. Look at it… a young trophy wife, in the parlance of our times, you know, and she, uh, uh, owes money all over town, including to known pornographers, and that’s cool… that’s, that’s cool, I’m, I’m saying, she needs money, man. And of course they’re going to say that they didn’t get it, because… she wants more, man! She’s got to feed the monkey, I mean uh… hasn’t that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

Such magnificent dialogue. The Big Lebowski which I rewatched this weekend is definitely one of my favourite movies.



2 Responses to “In the Parlance of Our Times”

  1. Landen Says:

    Shut the fuck up, Donny - you’re out of your element!

  2. friism Says:

    Yup, it´s poetry:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7UaekCCr8

    Incidentally i just got the Nixon bowling poster for my new apartment:
    http://www.lebowskifest.com/nixonposter.asp
    (as seen in The Dudes living room above the bar).

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