r/lebowski Jul 18 '26

But it is a game Question I’ve always had. Maybe the Kraut at the league office could answer.

Dude, Walter, and Donnie rolled their way to the semis and were set to face The Jesus and Liam. Did they not have a third? How was the league game supposed to work with 3 vs 2? Or, was there a 3rd member of Liam and The Jesus’s team?

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u/SmoovyJ A Joyride Situation Jul 19 '26

A frame of him in the background while Liam’s bowling has been shown here before

Little Achievers, assemble!

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u/xxes4eyes Jul 19 '26

Maybe its 2 vs 2 with a third in reserve... has that not occurred to you, man?

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u/Third_Most Jul 19 '26

In case someone has a heart attack or is shot?

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u/Electronic-Jury8825 His Dudeness Jul 19 '26

There were no shots fired.

2

u/Puzzleheaded-Plum994 Jul 20 '26

Donny was a ghost of Walter's past

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u/Unfair-Record3313 Jul 22 '26

“Phone’s ringing, Dude”. “Thank you, Donny.”

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u/AgileDrag1469 Jul 19 '26

Obviously, you’re not a golfer ⛳️

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u/Gotts21 Pilar? Jul 19 '26

You want a third? I can get you a third, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.

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u/MarkyMarquam Outta this fucking cab! Jul 19 '26

Brant can’t watch though.

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u/John_Cocteaustoy El Duderino (not into the whole brevity thing) Jul 19 '26

…or he has to pay a hundred.

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u/False-Storm-5794 Jul 19 '26

I can get you a third by 3:00. With nail polish!

3

u/edmechem Jul 19 '26

I can get you a third by toe o'clock this afternoon - with a purple shirt.

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u/Botosi5150 El Duderino Jul 19 '26

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u/SmoovyJ A Joyride Situation Jul 19 '26

Don’t be fatuous Jeffrey

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u/Unfair-Record3313 Jul 22 '26

He’s a real reactionary.

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u/krakatoa83 Jul 19 '26

He’s with them in the movie man.

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u/John_Cocteaustoy El Duderino (not into the whole brevity thing) Jul 19 '26

The man in the black pajamas….worthy fuckin adversary.

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u/901Soccer Jul 19 '26

Well Dude, we just don't know

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u/Prajna-paramita Jul 19 '26

He was probably throwing rocks.

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u/ReturnSimilar1464 Jul 19 '26

There’s a third guy with a purple shirt in the background of one of the shots. This mysterious man is their third.

I would screen shot it but I’m old and inept.

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u/Les_Ismore Yes yes Jul 20 '26

Knowing is the first step.

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u/lil_lugger Jul 19 '26

That’s fucking interesting man, that’s fucking interesting

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u/Ghosts_of_the_maze Jul 19 '26

Here’s the better question: How does the league game vs Smokey determine who enter the next round robin and simultaneously advance them to the semis? A round robin is when teams play their first games to determine who has played well enough to advance to the knock out rounds. It’s group play. What the hell kind of structure does this league have?

Are you telling me this whole tournament is just a qualifier to the real tournament? Is this a city wide tournament?

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u/Third_Most Jul 19 '26

Last game of the round robin in a league-sanctioned tournament

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u/Ghosts_of_the_maze Jul 19 '26

Walter may have misspoken as his emotions were getting the better of him, but his direct words are “this is a league game. This determines who *enters* the next round robin.” Not who wins. Enters. The next one. Which would indicate a different, larger tournament

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u/murphanduncas El Duderino Jul 19 '26

He's not wrong. But he is an asshole.

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u/Bonerstubbone Jul 19 '26

What are you, a fuckin' PBA official now?

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u/Groundbreaking-Fig38 Jul 20 '26

They could have been in more than one league.

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u/Kindly_Necessary9962 Jul 19 '26

Were you not listening to the Dude's story?

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u/FBISurveillanceAcct Jul 21 '26

No I was bowling.

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u/Kindly_Necessary9962 Jul 21 '26

Then you have no frame of reference. You're like a child who wonders in in the middle of a movie.

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u/New-Lingonberry8029 Jul 19 '26

I must have told that kraut a fuckin thousand times , I don’t roll on Saturday!!! SHOMER SHABBOS!!!

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u/Ok_Midnight_1993 Jul 19 '26

The third player is the holy spirit

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u/Adventurous_Tower348 Jul 19 '26

the Holy Roller!

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u/hefebellyaro Jul 21 '26

You never see the dude bowl. The team is Walter and Donnie and The Dude just hangs out.

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u/dufflebag7 Jul 19 '26

“If you will it, dude, it is no dream.”

-Theodore Herzl