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Am I a Dude?

November 26, 2011 ~ Filed Under: Books

0%20Cover-in-progress One of the oft-repeated virtues of our sacred source, The Big Lebowski, is that it can represent different things to different people. For instance: Is it a funny movie that helps you forget your troubles? Check. Is it a deep and philosophical investigation into modern-day ethics? Check. Is it a scientific investigation of what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass? Check. Lebowski is life. And life is basically a lot of stuff happening at the same time.

Yet despite its many-faced mirror, one thing that few have contended is that TBL might be an educational film for kids. Why? Well, first of all, it has one of the highest cuss words-to-runtime ratios of any movie in history. Secondly, the plot is too convoluted for most adults to follow the first three times, much less a five year old accustomed to the immediately gratifying structure of Saturday morning TV. Oh yeah, and also, one of the best characters in the film is a pederast.

Print Print Nevertheless, the Dude is the man for his time and place, and our time and place includes people who still wet the bed and think that Santa Claus is keeping tabs on them.

That said, if we all want people around us to be a bit more Dude, then we have to start off early and teach our children Dudeist ethics. But if we aren’t sure about showing them the movie, what are we left to do? Surely we can’t rely on the crippled TV version: That’s what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps, and feed him scrambled eggs.

Luckily, an enterprising Dudeist Priest, a cartoonist named James Duncan has written and illustrated the world’s first Dudeist children’s book. "Am I a Dude" is a sort of Cat In the Hat for our modern day, with the Dude acting as mentor to a young fella named Finnegan.

Print Let’s be honest, defining the word "dude" is hard even for us adults. So young Finnegan is understandably confused about its meaning. Luckily the Dude himself appears to help him understand the word, and the philosophy/religion that it spawned. Over the following pages, the Little Lebowski on the way learns not only the history of Dudeism but also how to be a Dudeist himself.

Looking at the lessons laid out so plainly, one wonders if Dudeism shouldn’t be taught in school. After all, what is it that troubles most children and adolescents? Many things: Peer pressure, insecurity, fear of failure, concern over looks and social standing and the looming threat of a career. Dudeism is the balm that teaches us not to worry about that shit. So why do we have to learn about it so late in life? Rev. Duncan has provided the first step in providing the necessary means for a necessary means for an elementary education.

Now you know what to get your kids for Christmas this year. That, and perhaps their very first rug. It’ll tie their whole life together, man. Unless, you know, they’re not housebroken. In that case, you might want to wait with the rug.

AMIADUDE-AD

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  1. J.J. Vicars says

    November 26, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    If kids learn to blow off peer pressure and the fear of failure that could undermine the whole, uh… you know, the whole industrial economic machine thingie. Cool!

  2. Rev. Jerry Rickard says

    November 28, 2011 at 6:29 am

    nice man! I gotta get this thing!

  3. Arch Dude Of York says

    December 4, 2011 at 8:59 am

    It’s been too long since I last checked into The Dudespaper, lotta strands in old duders head man. Love this story and what a fuckin awesome ides!!!!

  4. Arch Dude Of York says

    December 4, 2011 at 9:02 am

    *idea

  5. Rev.James Duncan says

    December 7, 2011 at 9:51 am

    I was wondering, would there be interest in further Dudeist children’s books? Because I had ideas for others, but I would love to see if people are interested.

  6. Rev. Ed C says

    December 21, 2011 at 7:40 am

    Another great step towards opening the Dudeist ethos out there to all types, even the little ones :)

    These are certinly the positive ethics I want to raise my children by, come the time!

  7. Doctor Joe says

    December 31, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    I just ordered my copy. Rev Duncan, are you planning additional titles much like Dr. Seuss? This is a GREAT idea for yound and old alike. Anxiously waiting delivery.

  8. The Reverend Kenny Z. says

    January 2, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    I look forward to the follow-up, “What’s a pederast, Walter?”, or “Is this your homework, Larry?”

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