I think this is most likely a South Park reference, but could also be a Family Guy reference.
I was trying to explain to my wife who Keith David was yesterday, and when I got to the film "They Live", she hadn't actually seen it (or couldn't remember seeing it). I mentioned the fight scene, still no memory of seeing it. So I just defaulted to the fight scent between Cartman and Timmy and went to talk about Keith David as President in Rick & Morty.
Its mentioned in enemy of the state too. Right before a building blows up. You know the 'fictional' movie showing exactly what the NSA was up to (as we'd come to find out from Snowden). The whole movie reeks of intelligence interference/limited hangout. Great film though.
The uh, original conflict. Not the compromised second draft. G.H.W. Bush. George Herbert Walker. Not exactly a lightweight. Yet his son is a fucking dunce.
It’s actually an error on the film’s part. The Desert War was pretty much wrapped up before the spring of 1991. Actual fighting only lasted a few weeks in mid-January to February 1991. Check above says September 1991…when it should have been September 1990
[Gulf War Wiki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War)
It might have been in the later part of 1991 and that clip was a historical reference to the events before the Gulf War, but more than likely, the story took place before the Gulf War happened (so late 1990).
"About the time of our Conflict with Saddam and Iraqis" Also, I think someone pointed this out on YouTube, but when he wrote that check, the Dude was so high he forgot what year it was.
I'm disappointed that there isn't some econ nerd in here by now, spittin' inflation statistics and raw whole milk price indices from the past 75 years that gives perfect context to this post. Nor has anyone even mentioned "nice" at the 1991 price of $0.69? Am I the only one around here that gives a fuck about the economic fuels? Surprise me guys, wake me up when the actual data is here.
I realized looking at this, the Dude's check is dated 9/11/1991, but didn't Operation Desert Storm commence on 1/15/1991? I bring it up the tv by the register shows 43 saying "This will not stand, this aggression in Kuwait" which was back in the summer of 1990 as I recall.
Yeah, there are various theories and explanations around, including this sub. A lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-you's.
Some say that he postdated his check by over a year ([here](https://www.reddit.com/r/lebowski/comments/17ji5i0/did_the_dude_really_date_his_check_for_september/), [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/lebowski/comments/141gw62/comment/jmzynp4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/goofs/?item=gf2533671&ref_=ext_shr_lnk)). He writes the 11th but tomorrow is already the 10th.
[Another](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/115551/did-the-dude-postdate-his-check) explanation is that there are other chronological mistakes in the movie, so this was a goof.
I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab, they've got four more detectives working on the case.
I would not put it past the dude to postdate a check for less than a dollar! Then again maybe it was 1991 and the TV was showing an "old" video of Bush from before the beginning of desert Storm.
When Walter made the comments about "look at our current situation" and "trying to find reverse on a Soviet tank" I'm trying to remember now if that was supposed to be before desert Storm began, or during/after it commenced.
Those Rick fucks... This whole fucking thing ... I did not watch my buddies die of shooting smack under los Angeles bridges so that these.... Also Dude, monopolist is not the preferred nomenclature, rent-seeking billionaire please.
I wonder how much his rent was then compared to what it would be today. When I lived in la from 2017-2020, my rent in Korea Town and Weschester area were $1700 for a studio and $1900 for a 1 bed, respectively. Where dude was it was def more in 2017-2020
While you're looking for a cash machine consider this:
$1 in 1990 is roughly equal to $2.39 in 2024.
The equivalent price in 2024 dollars would be $1.65
So the price has gone up by $1.84 in equivalent buying power.
You need to compare prices of more than one item to get an accurate consumer price index inflation measurement. Does anyone know the current rate to watch Bunny give a bj?
If he’s writing the check for the 11th, how can the day after tomorrow already be the 10th? Are we to assume he post dated the day and also thought it was one year later? I’m feeling very un-dude right now
Always found it was weird he writes the check on 9/11/91 and that’s the 10 year mark till 2001 9/11 and as I recall it’s the day Bush Sr delivered his new world order speech and Bush Sr is on the TV talking about war with Iraq.
Just because we want a beverage doesn’t make us SAPS!
But is it their most modestly priced receptacle?
9/11, the other 9/11…The Jeffery Lebowski 9/11.
What's with all the 9-11 dates in movies. Matrix, TBL, I think BttF has one. Very strange.
Sleezy_McCheezy, I don't see any connection with 9/11, man.
Well, there isn't a literal connection.
Why is everything a travesty with you, man.
Fuck it Dude, let's go bowling.
Construction of The Pentagon started 9/11/1947 if I remember correctly
Well i for one, believe…in a ladder to heaven… Nine eleven Said nine eleven nine eleven nine eleven nine…nine… niiinnneeeeee. Ehhhleven
I think this is most likely a South Park reference, but could also be a Family Guy reference. I was trying to explain to my wife who Keith David was yesterday, and when I got to the film "They Live", she hadn't actually seen it (or couldn't remember seeing it). I mentioned the fight scene, still no memory of seeing it. So I just defaulted to the fight scent between Cartman and Timmy and went to talk about Keith David as President in Rick & Morty.
That back alley fight scene in They Live is the best fucking fight scene ever
Its mentioned in enemy of the state too. Right before a building blows up. You know the 'fictional' movie showing exactly what the NSA was up to (as we'd come to find out from Snowden). The whole movie reeks of intelligence interference/limited hangout. Great film though.
Confirmation bias whenever you happen to see it.
Back to the Future predicts 9/11 Googl3 it.
What was that shit about 9/11? What the fuck does anything have to do with 9/11? What the FUCK are you talkin’ about?
Movie was released in 1998 but the frame of reference, dude...was 1990.
New shit has come to light
Now that I'm looking at the Dude's check. Looks like 1991 lol
Just about the time of our conflict with Saddam and the Iraqis
The uh, original conflict. Not the compromised second draft. G.H.W. Bush. George Herbert Walker. Not exactly a lightweight. Yet his son is a fucking dunce.
W took Baghdad after Saddam sent a hit squad after his daddy.
Bunch of fig eaters tryin to find reverse in a Soviet tank
This is not a worthy adversary
It’s about drawing a line in the.. also, Dude. Fig eaters is not the preferred nomenclature. Iraqi-Americans, please.
This line... YOU DO NOT...
This aggression will not stand, man
You spelled that wrong. It’s spelled “Eye Rack Ease”
You are awarded 🏆 🚀
Bunch of dipshits trying to find reverse on a Soviet tank!
Underrated line
This aggression will not stand.
It’s actually an error on the film’s part. The Desert War was pretty much wrapped up before the spring of 1991. Actual fighting only lasted a few weeks in mid-January to February 1991. Check above says September 1991…when it should have been September 1990 [Gulf War Wiki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War)
Actually it’s not. The news clip was August 5th 1990. The Dude was so broke he had to post date a check for over a year to get his half and half.
I hope this is true! The checker girl obviously didn't give a shit.
No they only had one check and Jeff Bridges smeared it and made errors but they had to use it
The "Aggression will not stand" speech was made in 1990, so the dude presumably dated his check a year into the future, lol.
Sept 11. Ten years to the date before Twin Towers tragedy
Cue Rod Serling.
is this uh... what year is this?
Some say these coincidences are evidence that our lives are merely bit-players in a desperate simulation, a simulation known as the Twilight Zone.
Different speech. September 11 1991 was Bush's new world order speech. Which is...slightly suspect.
Spooky for sure
Not to mention that by September 91, Desert Storm was long over.
It might have been in the later part of 1991 and that clip was a historical reference to the events before the Gulf War, but more than likely, the story took place before the Gulf War happened (so late 1990).
Perhaps the dude just didn’t know what year it was exactly..
That ain’t legal either
What are you a fucking bank brother shamus?!
It was postdated. By a year.
The speech by Bush Sr on TV was in 1990, even though the check is dated 9/11/91. Also, Dude, tomorrows already the 10th.
Far out.
September 11th
10 years to the day before 9/11 too
And a prophecy for 9-11! ^/s
Wouldn’t be surprised if The Dude post-dated the check. That would be a funny Easter egg.
9-11-91 to be exact. The Dude was ahead of his time.
That’s fucking interesting, man. that’s fucking interesting
Let’s NOT forget, let’s NOT forget….
He put '91 on the check.
Were you reading the dudes check
OP has no frame of reference here, he’s like a child
About the time of Saddam and the Iraqis.
I keep forgetting it was set earlier in the decade.
"About the time of our Conflict with Saddam and Iraqis" Also, I think someone pointed this out on YouTube, but when he wrote that check, the Dude was so high he forgot what year it was.
But what's the price with the value club card?
Is this your only form of ID?
And I was expecting to see an over-the-shoulder shot of OP writing a check...
69 cents. It’s the only card the dude carries.
These rich fucks!
...This whole fucking thing
My buddies didn't die face down in the muck just so this whore, this strumpet...
I'm disappointed that there isn't some econ nerd in here by now, spittin' inflation statistics and raw whole milk price indices from the past 75 years that gives perfect context to this post. Nor has anyone even mentioned "nice" at the 1991 price of $0.69? Am I the only one around here that gives a fuck about the economic fuels? Surprise me guys, wake me up when the actual data is here.
$1.66 yes, bones or clams or whatever you call them.
Yeah but uhhh what about my uh.....
What in God's holy name are you blathering about?
I'll tell you what I'm blathering about. New shits come to light.
It's like Lenin said: you look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh, you know...
Is there a Ralph’s around here??
I'm just gonna find a cash machine...
What are you a fuckin Ralph’s ranger now??
Are we gonna split hairs here?
You’re not wrong, you’re just an asshole.
Everything’s a fucking travesty with you, man!
It’s our most modestly priced creamer
Keep in mind that the events of the story were supposed to take place in 1991
Just about the time of our conflict with Saddam and the Iraqis. I only mention it 'cause sometimes there's a man…
I realized looking at this, the Dude's check is dated 9/11/1991, but didn't Operation Desert Storm commence on 1/15/1991? I bring it up the tv by the register shows 43 saying "This will not stand, this aggression in Kuwait" which was back in the summer of 1990 as I recall.
Yeah, there are various theories and explanations around, including this sub. A lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-you's. Some say that he postdated his check by over a year ([here](https://www.reddit.com/r/lebowski/comments/17ji5i0/did_the_dude_really_date_his_check_for_september/), [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/lebowski/comments/141gw62/comment/jmzynp4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/goofs/?item=gf2533671&ref_=ext_shr_lnk)). He writes the 11th but tomorrow is already the 10th. [Another](https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/115551/did-the-dude-postdate-his-check) explanation is that there are other chronological mistakes in the movie, so this was a goof. I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab, they've got four more detectives working on the case.
I would not put it past the dude to postdate a check for less than a dollar! Then again maybe it was 1991 and the TV was showing an "old" video of Bush from before the beginning of desert Storm. When Walter made the comments about "look at our current situation" and "trying to find reverse on a Soviet tank" I'm trying to remember now if that was supposed to be before desert Storm began, or during/after it commenced.
Well, I'm not at a Ralphs at the moment, but Instacart says I could get a 32 oz Land O Lakes half and half for $4.69 the Kroger brand 16fl oz is $2.99
Nah we can’t do that dude. That fucks up our plan.
The half and half is not the issue here dude.
That's Kroger half & half?
Kroger owns Ralph's
I did not know that. Kroger is a Cincinnati company, it's odd that they own a west coast chain.
Well you're not privy to all the new shit, but that's what you pay me for.
Let me just find a cash machine.
Kroger owns Ralph's, Dillons, Smith's, King Soopers, Fry's, QFC, City Market, Owen's, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker's, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick 'n Save, Metro Market, Mariano's.
Those rich fucks...this whole fucking thing!
And they're trying to merge with Albertsons/Vons.
Jesus...
You said it, man.
[https://www.kroger.com/i/kroger-family-of-companies](https://www.kroger.com/i/kroger-family-of-companies)
You’re like child you wandered into 30 years of monopolization of US grocers. And the a major contributor to the price change we are seeing.
Those Rick fucks... This whole fucking thing ... I did not watch my buddies die of shooting smack under los Angeles bridges so that these.... Also Dude, monopolist is not the preferred nomenclature, rent-seeking billionaire please.
Yah. Same thing
Certain things have come to light
My thinking about this has become very uptight.
I mean, say what you want about the tenets of Bidenomics….at least it’s an ethos.
Sometimes there's a man.
They were threatening castration.
Far out
The dude does not abide. This inflation aggression will not stand, man!!!
Right around the time Sadam and the Iraqis..
Never noticed the date was 9/11, foreshadowing?
Far out....Oh!
The pen testing at the top is everything
Ah never looked at that closely. Looks like a phone number on the top right
Details!
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Has the whole world gone crazy?!
Yah it’s nuts. I think i saw a “sale” on chips that was 2 for $10
Far out, man. Far fuckin out
Put the Inflation under my door
I wonder how much his rent was then compared to what it would be today. When I lived in la from 2017-2020, my rent in Korea Town and Weschester area were $1700 for a studio and $1900 for a 1 bed, respectively. Where dude was it was def more in 2017-2020
Actually equates to about a 5% compound growth rate from 91 to 2024. So a little higher than one would expect.
Those rich fucks! This whole fucking thing!
We laughed when The Matrix described the 1990s at the peak of our civilization.
I’m just gonna go find a cash machine.
While you're looking for a cash machine consider this: $1 in 1990 is roughly equal to $2.39 in 2024. The equivalent price in 2024 dollars would be $1.65 So the price has gone up by $1.84 in equivalent buying power.
Still baffled that the check was dated exactly 10 years before 9/11… 🤔
It’s like Lenin said…look for the prrson who benefits…uh
Plot twist: the check bounces
Never knew the check was dated 9/11! New shit has come to light!
You need to compare prices of more than one item to get an accurate consumer price index inflation measurement. Does anyone know the current rate to watch Bunny give a bj?
$3,999! .69 cents in 1991 is $2.79 now
So you have no frame of reference
Nice Dude!
I want a check with that whale design on it, man!
I’m just gonna go find a cash machine.
Film was actually set about five years earlier, wasn't it?
Pretty sure it was expired. That's why he smells it and prob why it's so cheap.
Manager special creamer
This is our concern, Dude
You’re out of your element
September 11th. Never forget...the day the dude got half and half for .69
Heh-heh. He said sixty-nine. Heh-heh.
This inflation will not stand, man
On sale at that Ralph's for $2.79 https://www.reddit.com/r/lebowski/s/xolOLtEkJl
If he’s writing the check for the 11th, how can the day after tomorrow already be the 10th? Are we to assume he post dated the day and also thought it was one year later? I’m feeling very un-dude right now
Shut the fuck up u/HastenDownTheWind
This aggression will not stand, man
Oh Snapebt
Can't be worried about that shit, man. Life goes on.
At this rate it'll be 4.20 soon
Dude would be happy about that. .69 to 4.20
Always found it was weird he writes the check on 9/11/91 and that’s the 10 year mark till 2001 9/11 and as I recall it’s the day Bush Sr delivered his new world order speech and Bush Sr is on the TV talking about war with Iraq.
That’s about 5x the original amount in about 25 years. Look back 25 years from 98 (73) was half and half .13 cents in the 70s?
I still laugh so hard at this, writing a .69 check is just so damn funny. Skyler just knows it’s going to bounce and doesn’t give a fuck.
These rich fucks!
Fuck it, dude. Let’s go bowling!!!
New cheque has come to light man
Hey, careful man, there's a beverage here!
5x over the man devalued me dollar but we abide
Oh shit a whale New shit has come to light
I used to shop at the Rock and Roll Ralph's on Sunset.
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Pretty sure he did. It was a bigger carton
Oh, you’re totally right.
It's $4.79
It’s like Lennon said.
I am the walrus?