How does the dude only have a Ralph’s card as ID?
Posted by DFWUnhinged@reddit | lebowski | View on Reddit | 125 comments
When the Malibu sheriff is going through The Dude’s wallet, all he’s got is a Ralph’s card.
But later he has to pick up his car from the impound lot… which definitely requires a driver’s license.
So what’s the deal here?
Did the cops just not find it?
Is he driving around without a license?
Or is this one of those things where the Dude somehow just talks his way through everything?
Feels like a small detail but it doesn’t really track unless the Dude is way more reckless than he seems.
WhatIsTheAmplitude@reddit
And even if he's a lazy man, and the Dude was certainly that—quite possibly the laziest in Los Angeles County.
Forestfunguy@reddit
I know my rights, man
Duck_Size@reddit
It costs money to get a new license. In 91, maybe 20 bones, or clams, or whatever you call them.
RongGearRob@reddit
I believe some chinaman in Koreatown took his other identification from him.
Top-Acanthisitta-440@reddit
Asian American is the preferred nomenclature, dude.
Still_Worry_8314@reddit
But he still went out and achieved anyway.
Ok_Departure3216@reddit
Hey kid, it’s not that kind of movie…
kingmountainhike@reddit
We could all aspire to this.
hoktauri17@reddit
Well, he would've had to have ID to write a check at the Ralph's. Are we splitting hairs here, Dude?
Key_Country3756@reddit
Are you telling me that Ralph’s wouldn’t have recognized the validity of their very own Ralph’s Value Club Cards? They issued it, saying right there that Jeffrey Lebowski is known to them, as a valued, a valued, uh . . .
hoktauri17@reddit
Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta strands in Ralph's head
dmills13f@reddit
He's got Ron Kuby in his pocket.
Temporary_Ad_247@reddit
Stay outta Malibu Lebowski! Stay outta Malibu deadbeat!
yachster@reddit
YEMBOTT@reddit
Free
axlgreece5202@reddit
I like your style, OP.
iMaxPlanck@reddit
He also has papers, business papers
torch9t9@reddit
This is a valued, uh, card
ytutreddfggc@reddit
He was the Seattle seven. Well him and 6 other guys.
KarmaCommando_@reddit
Are you employed, sir?
sorotomotor@reddit
> Is The Dude driving around without a license? Or is this one of those things where the Dude somehow just talks his way through everything?
You figured, oh here's a loser. You know, a deadbeat, someone the square community won't give a shit about.
thebiglebowskiisfine@reddit
I'm a Lebowski, your a Lebowski
Lastcaressmedown138@reddit
I spent most my college time occupying various administration buildings..
Johnsendall@reddit
He was one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement. The original, not the compromised second draft.
Aggravating_Bat3618@reddit
What day is this?
What-a-Crock@reddit
Look man, I’ve got certain information, alright?
Last_Cod_998@reddit
I've been there twice. It was traveling before the internet These days I don't know what I'd do without my phone.
Adventurous_Tower348@reddit
Dude, are you fuckin' this up?
artgriego@reddit
I did dabble in employment once myself.
Ryllandara5@reddit
Not in Malibu of course.
Ok_Landscape_7092@reddit
Is this your only ID?
I want a lawyer man …
Fuckern-shitern@reddit
63 cents for some half and half. This aggression will not stand. Paid w a check. Dude.
Clear_Marsupial808@reddit
The other Jeff Lebowski, the millionaire….
MrAndyJay@reddit
I know my rights man
dafuqishappening420@reddit
The 20th century was simpler times.
TheKeeperOfThe90s@reddit
All I can come up with is maybe the Dude only has his driver's license when he's driving somewhere, and since the goons grabbed him from his home he didn't have it. Disclaimer: I'm not saying it makes sense.
calvinmacisaak@reddit
We’re talking about unchecked aggression here…
choopie-chup-chup@reddit
He's the man for his place and time, he just fits right in there
Heriteck@reddit
Vagina?
stujo4221@reddit
Coitus?
Adventurous_Tower348@reddit
Beaver?
Key_Country3756@reddit
I mean, you know the guy?
emeraldepiphone96@reddit
Because he’s the laziest man in Los Angeles. Which puts him in the running for laziest worldwide.
kinkyslc1@reddit
I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that.
DubiousDude28@reddit
That some kind of Eastern thing?
kinkyslc1@reddit
Far from it, u/DubiousDude28
pdouble42@reddit
well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there.
Evening-Ad-8218@reddit
Lōs Angeleez
Buzzbuzz_Becuz@reddit
The dude knows his rights, man.
whatswrongbaby@reddit
He was in the chief's office after the Jackie's party right? And he was chilling at home before the goons came and grabbed him so...
daredelvis421@reddit
Were you listening to the dude's story?
Telepornographer@reddit
I was bowling.
DubiousDude28@reddit
You're like a child!
thebenn@reddit
Well Dude, we just dint know
LazyMFTX@reddit
Probably used his passport to get the car out of the impound lot. Too big to carry in his wallet.
Guessing he would have a 9 year old passport at that time from his fact-finding trip to Nicaragua in 1982.
Bubbly-Charity-8617@reddit
I'm going to play these numbers on a lottery ticket. Our fuckin' troubles are over, Dude....
worker_bee_drone@reddit
I know my rights, man.
88poPPop88@reddit
how many times has the dude lost his wallet? this is just another wrinkle in the dudes personality. And absolute genius character development
Ok-Description-4640@reddit
A friend of mine was talking about the ID issue at the impound lot. We decided that he was able to get his car without ID because who else would claim it, even in 1991 LA.
Klutzy_Order_9559@reddit
I just figured he has a real ID but doesn't carry it around. He probably had to search through his junk drawer to find it before going to the impound lot.
za72@reddit
you think he had to bribe the cop at the impound?
clocksteadytickin@reddit
Let me check with the boys down at the crime lab.
PeorgieT75@reddit
Leads?
mild-n-lazy@reddit
They got us working in shifts!
2wheelsThx@reddit
I suspect the impound lot was happy someone was willing to take that car away from there, at no cost to them. They figured, oh, here's a loser, you know a, a a, deadbeat, someone the square community won't give a shit about, who'll take that pice-of-shit car outta here.
za72@reddit
stay out of Malibu deadbeat!
Klutzy_Order_9559@reddit
Donnie, please.
ElYodaPagoda@reddit
Didn’t Duder get driven by Treehorn’s thugs? I’m sure he left it at home.
taikin13@reddit
At a basic level the CoPoM asks him “is this your only form of id?” while going through his wallet. The Dude doesn’t actually answer in the affirmative.
Mountain_Foot@reddit
He knows his rights, man.
Resident-Speed8871@reddit
It was the parlance of his times
ExtensionFill2495@reddit
I was dude like in my 20s. And 30s. I did not have a government ID for most of it. Not to get political but that’s part of why the SAVE act pisses me off.
BCdelivery@reddit
You that he carpet pissers did this?
Safe_Armadillo_4855@reddit
He knows his rights man.
burlingtonhopper@reddit
He knows a guy who can get him a toe in a few hours.
Believe me, he can get his car out of impound without a license.
I5I75I96I40I70Me696@reddit
With nail polish?
burlingtonhopper@reddit
You know it, dude.
Ok-Lavishness-7904@reddit
Because you never know when you have get some emergency dairy with a post dated check
nukeevry1@reddit
That's right, Dude. The weight. The ringer cannot look empty.
zmasterb@reddit
Lotta ins, lotta outs. Lotta strands in ole Duders head
Adventurous_Tower348@reddit
No, the In N Out is on Camrose.
KeithWorks@reddit
NEAR the In N Out
nukeevry1@reddit
Far out, man
OdaDdaT@reddit
These are burgers Walter?
I5I75I96I40I70Me696@reddit
No, these are GOOD burgers.
OdaDdaT@reddit
throwngamelastminute@reddit
Those are good burgers, Walter.
onlyforobservation@reddit
Stfu Donnie!
Adventurous_Tower348@reddit
lotta ins, lotta outs
Tasty_Act@reddit
Even the fucking show dog has fucking papers
Painbow_High_And_Bi@reddit
Maybe the Treehorn thugs stole it knowing it would cause more problems with the cops. Well dude we just don't know 🤷
Hnl2Nrt2025@reddit
To write checks.
ThrowItOut43@reddit
What in gods holy name are you blathering about?
AlwaysAndForeverOne@reddit
Wu, wasn't this guy supposed to be a millionaire?
Xenoman5@reddit
Hey at least I‘m housebroken.
FavoriteFoodCarrots@reddit
Phone’s ringing, Dude.
Xenoman5@reddit
Thank you Donnie.
OmgSlayKween@reddit
Because he’s a nihilist. He doesn’t care about anything
I5I75I96I40I70Me696@reddit
That must be exhausting.
Quirky-Prune-2408@reddit
He has health problems
I5I75I96I40I70Me696@reddit
Like, beyond that being his only ID?
LobstahmeatwadWTF@reddit
Well man, if you were listening to the doods story, in the mid 90s, you needed no actual ID to have ralphs card. You can always use your phone number. Works damn near everywhere. 9096258416. Give a go.
kinkyslc1@reddit
u/DFWUnhinged , are you a fucking brother shamus now? A dick, man?!
artgriego@reddit
What, like an Irish monk?
lickmygutflora@reddit
What the fuck are you talking about?
ChicagoDash@reddit
Okay sir. You're a Lebowski, I'm a Lebowski, that's terrific.
BobbalooBoogieKnight@reddit
Mind if I Do a J?
CriticalCurrency5725@reddit
It's a movie, dude.
ReplacementReady394@reddit
Is a Ralph’s card and a checkbook not enough ID for you?
Accomplished_Egg7069@reddit
You figured, ooh, here's a loser, you know, ahh, a deadbeat..someone the square community won't give a shit about
TheDudeAbidesFarOut@reddit
Jackie Treehorn draw alotta water around here. You don't draw shit Lebowski.....
ArtAccurate9552@reddit
Because he’s got Jerkoff name, a jerkoff face, jerkoff behavior, and he’s a jerkoff….
man0vv@reddit
Is there a Ralph's around here?
Jifeeb@reddit
I’m sorry, I wasn’t listening
BoardsofCanada3@reddit
I imagine they wanted that literal shitbox off the lot. Who would lie to say it's theirs?
ggb123456@reddit
That's, just like your opinion, man.
Particular-Wrongdoer@reddit
This was a valued um…
darsvedder@reddit
first time?
Shancv1988@reddit
Were you listening to the Dude's story?
pwmg@reddit
Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski." You're Mr. Lebowski.
BlooNorth@reddit
A real reactionary
swayinandsippin@reddit
he’s a contentious objector
TheRealBaboo@reddit
Whaddya need that for dude?
Giduwa@reddit
Well Dude, we just don’t know.
Jazzlike-Lunch5390@reddit
This aggression will not stand, man.