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This word got me to Genius level today.

My local brewery abides

The Dude Abides like no other.

Bur does the Stranger cowboy also abide, but using another definition of "abide"?

Dude abides in that he continues on, unchanged. Despite having his head stuck in a toilet, being tub-raped by a marmot, and having his rug peed on, he continues on, he abides, smoking weed and taking it easy, same as he did decades go in college.

The Dude Abides having a doctor (presumably) giving an unnecessary penis examination, as well as (possibly) having had his prostate milked for a sperm count.

The Stranger, cowboy, abides in a different sense of the word, "abide" for him means to be outwardly tolerant of things he probably finds patently offensive. The Stranger is obviously a conservative all-American midwesterner. From the double take he does at seeing Lebowski, we know the Stranger does not like the drug addled countenance of Lewbowski, but he says nothing, the Stranger abides.

The Stranger says he likes the Dudes style referring to presumably unkempt long hair, unshaved face, and I'll fitting sweater. But clearly the Stranger does not approve, he would not be caught dead in that sweater, would never grow his hair long, and the Stranger takes pride in his his moustache and otherwise shaved face. But he politely tolerates Lebowski. The Stranger abides.

The Stranger drinks Sasparilla, like rootbeer; he tolerates Lebowski's Caucasian, but we know he must disapprove of the vodka milk concoction. The Stranger might not drink alcohol, but if he did it would be Jim Beam or Jack Daniel's. But he glances at the Caucasian and Abides.

When Lebowski asks if the Stranger's aphorism about bears is an "Eastern" thing, the Stranger almost takes it as an afront, but instead gives a chuckle of exasperation, and says "far from it". He feels his wisdom is authentic wisdom from the ranch, not some hoky Eastern Hindu or Budhist saying. He chuckles quietly, "have it your way" and the Stranger abides.

And when Lebowski continues to say "f*ck" the Stranger tolerates the lack of respect, and he abides, and walks away with his sasparilla rather than express his true feelings.

And the Stranger, while visiting Los Angeles does not approve of L.A., "it makes no sense", but he abides and says that is why L.A. isn interesting. He does not even approve of Dude calling himself "Dude" as the term "Dude" was once a disparaging term describing a city slicker visiting the countryside. But the Stranger abides.

If the Stranger did not abide, he would probably scoff at the Dude just on principle.

The Dude Abides, but so does the Stranger, just in a different sense if the word.

Who does not abide?

Walter, pulls gun over a perceived minor bowling rule infraction, does not abide. Does not abide Iraqi soldiers or Nihilists.

President George H Bush. , on a TV screen, says about Sadam Hussein's Kuwait invasion "This will not stand. This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait." Papa bear Bush did not abide that at all.

And the sheriff of Malibu throws a metal coffee mug at the Dude, he does not abide the Dude's slovenly appearance, ethnic name, or Dude's falling asleep while he (sheriff) is talking.

Cab driver does not abide the Dude's dislike of the Eagles.

Bunny does not abide farm life and married the elder Lebowski to escape it.

But the Dude, he abides for all of us, and that just might be enough.

And, my opinion, the Stranger abides as well.

Oh look at me, I'm rambling again. Catch you later on the trail.

This aggression will not stand man!

If you play Bob Dylan’s album New Morning as soon as The Stranger starts narrating in The Big Lebowski then the album and the movie sync up perfectly.