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The real Dude never bowled

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The Coen Brothers based their iconic, White Russian-guzzling slacker on a real film promoter, but completely fabricated his defining hobby. The actual Dude prefers softball, which frankly just ruins the entire aesthetic of a deeply unmotivated man living in a bowling alley.

The real Dude never bowled
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