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In the discussion thread: What do you think of the term "Dude"? [View all]

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Wed May 2, 2012, 08:22 AM

Blue_Tires (31,753 posts)

65. Bro...What the shit??

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105 replies	Author	Time	Post
What do you think of the term "Dude"? [View all]	Taverner	May 2012	OP
completely agree	knowbody0	May 2012	#1
Anybody wanna get high?	TexasTowelie	May 2012	#2
Personally, I love it. I think it's cool. :) Makes me smile.	LiberalLoner	May 2012	#3
My dad, God rest his soul, used to call everyone dude...	Drunken Irishman	May 2012	#4
It's all good, dude. n/t	zappaman	May 2012	#5
Hey Dude, I like it . . . .	no_hypocrisy	May 2012	#6
The Dude abides n/t	DefenseLawyer	May 2012	#7
Hate it...	ret5hd	May 2012	#8
Dude!	hootinholler	May 2012	#15
I thought of that member too.	white_wolf	May 2012	#27
Who was that?	progressiveinaction	May 2012	#41
sduderstadt n/t	hootinholler	May 2012	#68
LOL!!	Liberal_Dog	May 2012	#74
Hey, dude, look at those hot girls!	randome	May 2012	#9
Dude! I'm totally with you	Moonwalk	May 2012	#10
I kind of use it as an almost	HappyMe	May 2012	#11
Dude!	Rosco T.	May 2012	#12
F'n hilarious video. Ah, the many meanings of "dude."	SunSeeker	May 2012	#24
LOL!	laundry_queen	May 2012	#103
I'm very offended by the term "dude". I prefer "fellow"	cbdo2007	May 2012	#13
Are you serious?	HappyMe	May 2012	#17
Yes. "Male" would be acceptable as well.	cbdo2007	May 2012	#19
Hey, male, how's it goin'?	randome	May 2012	#31
Sorry, I really don't mean this personally	dmallind	May 2012	#14
Yes sir!	HappyMe	May 2012	#16
In truth,	madamesilverspurs	May 2012	#18
Definitely agree on ditching "dudette." "Dude" is fine.	SunSeeker	May 2012	#20
That's 'Mr. Dude' when addressing the President.	randome	May 2012	#25
I think it's totally Comfort Eagle!	Systematic Chaos	May 2012	#21
Does that mean I can dress up like a sultan in my onion head hat? nt	Codeine	May 2012	#70
the dude abides.	keroro gunsou	May 2012	#22
"Hey you're Mr. Lebowski - I'm The Dude, man, so that's what you call me."	Initech	May 2012	#23
DUDE!! WTF!!!1!!	madinmaryland	May 2012	#26
Not a fan of dude.	FLSurfer	May 2012	#28
Try 30. Man, you're old.	Egalitarian Thug	May 2012	#57
I am	plcdude	May 2012	#29
My elementary school aged grandchildren call each other "dude"	Skidmore	May 2012	#30
El Duderino works too, if you're not into the whole brevity thing.	Erose999	May 2012	#32
My son, calls me, his mom, "Dude"	dmr	May 2012	#33
Language seems to be merging as far as male/female terms.	randome	May 2012	#36
I'm retired, but in my day, any use of Sir to a female servicemember would meet with a correction.	MADem	May 2012	#84
I have met a dude or two in my life....It is a proprietary term, though...	Tikki	May 2012	#34
In Philly when I grew up, "Guys" was also gender neutral.	JoePhilly	May 2012	#35
Never, ever appropriate except on an actual dude ranch.	Nye Bevan	May 2012	#37
"Dude" does imply a sort of anti-elitist commonality	hifiguy	May 2012	#38
Don't Call Me Dude!!..	-..__...	May 2012	#39
All together now!	edhopper	May 2012	#40
Beware of DUers spouting dude	JVS	May 2012	#42
Hey dude...why do you want to know?	Auntie Bush	May 2012	#43
So...what are you dudes talking about in here?	flvegan	May 2012	#44
Cowabunga	OneTenthofOnePercent	May 2012	#45
I like it. I especially like it when	frogmarch	May 2012	#46
I prefer El Duderino	slackmaster	May 2012	#47
I find that whenever I call someone dude online they get all antagonistic.	joshcryer	May 2012	#48
Today's Conservatives find it disrespectable.	ieoeja	May 2012	#71
Them: "You should call me sir!"	Taverner	May 2012	#80
Some people just have a pole up their ass, the size of Montana	Taverner	May 2012	#79
I love the word "dude"	bigwillq	May 2012	#49
I called the director of my agency "Dude" recently.	yewberry	May 2012	#50
With enough variety of tone and inflection, its the only word you really ever need	bhikkhu	May 2012	#51
I've had that conversation a few times.	ieoeja	May 2012	#72
I think of dude as exclusively male, and I found it funny	Liquorice	May 2012	#52
One of my best friends is a guy from Spain...	a la izquierda	May 2012	#61
Ranch?	LadyHawkAZ	May 2012	#53
.	Go Vols	May 2012	#54
This is the Spicoli Effect	Taverner	May 2012	#78
I like it. It's the same as "che" in Argentina, works for male or female buds.	Common Sense Party	May 2012	#55
I like it, but seems to be giving ground to "Man" amongst the younger generation	Vehl	May 2012	#56
I'm not a dude	TorchTheWitch	May 2012	#58
Well then I guess I'll just call you "Hey you!" and just "Hey!"	Taverner	May 2012	#77
Isn't it more of a California thing?	CTyankee	May 2012	#59
Its a west coast tradition; bestowing the moniker on us as part of the ceremony commemorating	Warren DeMontague	May 2012	#60
Oh, my goodness!	CTyankee	May 2012	#66
Yeah, I've always found the east coast a tad uptight for my tastes.	Warren DeMontague	May 2012	#86
Oh, that's fine! It was your er, use of imagery that evoked "my goodness."	CTyankee	May 2012	#89
I'm not that big on LA, myself.	Warren DeMontague	May 2012	#95
Oh, but clusters of lots of people mean that something exciting is happeniing!	CTyankee	May 2012	#96
Heh heh.	Warren DeMontague	May 2012	#97
Of course, different strokes for different folks at different ages! Love it!	CTyankee	May 2012	#98
My people are from Boston, originally. Old school.	Warren DeMontague	May 2012	#99
A glorious city. I was just there, visiting the Isabella Gardner Museum and Trinity Church.	CTyankee	May 2012	#101
Yeah, back in 1982	Ter	May 2012	#87
Party on, dudes!	Violet_Crumble	May 2012	#62
I think it sounds ignorant, but I'm a geezer so what do I know.	Vinca	May 2012	#63
Like, what do you mean, dude? nt	raccoon	May 2012	#64
Bro...What the shit??	Blue_Tires	May 2012	#65
It's better than "dumbass", or "douchebag"	JustABozoOnThisBus	May 2012	#67
"I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, cuz we're all dudes hey!"	Dragonbreathp9d	May 2012	#69
My sister and I call each other dude when we are joking around.	Zorra	May 2012	#73
Can't stand it	kentauros	May 2012	#75
Dude is one of those all-purpose words, like "shit".	Marr	May 2012	#76
If you're 20 and have a surfboard it works.	MadrasT	May 2012	#81
ay man what's happening?	ThomThom	May 2012	#82
It's generational. It sounds odd to my ear, but I don't care if others want to use it.	MADem	May 2012	#83
I'm a big fan. I Call my 2yo "the Dude".	hughee99	May 2012	#85
irreplaceable in certain contexts	librechik	May 2012	#88
Steely Dan...Any Major Dude	mrmpa	May 2012	#90
The next time a guy calls me dude I'll just call him MA'AM and call it even ;) n/t	Tx4obama	May 2012	#91
It's a young person's word	Lydia Leftcoast	May 2012	#92
Graduated in 1974	libodem	May 2012	#93
Yeah, that's what I meant	Lydia Leftcoast	May 2012	#100
Well	guitar man	May 2012	#94
The Dude abides.	guardian	May 2012	#102
He does indeed	Taverner	May 2012	#104
Where's my car?	Can I Come Home	May 2012	#105

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