\u2018Strikes and gutters, ups and downs…\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wise words. Wise words indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the end of The Big Lebowski<\/em>, when the wisdom of The Dude has washed over you, it\u2019s hard to imagine finding anyone to compare to his high (high in more way than one, you understand) philosophies. *Sam Eliot voice* And yet I believe there is. Somewhere among the grand plains of the Animal Crossing vista, there\u2019s a man (ok, animal) who can take up his mantle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And this individual is none other than the philosopher Pascal, the chilled otter guy who makes his first appearance in Animal Crossing: Wild World <\/em>(no, not the more notable human philosopher Blaise Pascal, who this fellow was likely named after). Arguably, Sam Eliot could make a pretty accurate comparison with K.K. Slider, but that pooch\u2019s already been analysed in a previous post, so that\u2019s that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On first appearance, Pascal is no ordinary otter. His red tinge and yellow muzzle don\u2019t exactly meet with the general expectations of the wider crowd. Then again, the Dude doesn\u2019t meet with these expectations either. Not all men go on Odyssean journeys in pursuit of compensation for their besmirched domestic goods. The Dude is one such man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For those not in the know, Pascal is awfully fond of the occasional scallop, much as our Dude is partial to the occasional White Russian. Not in excess, though. If you happen to find a scallop on your travels, Pascal will only be willing to receive one per day and reward you for your efforts. Just like The Dude only has one white Russian, although perhaps he may have partook of this beverage more liberally had the first one not been drugged. We\u2019ll never know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But at the end of the day, Pascal\u2019s a cool guy. If you don\u2019t want to give him the scallop and gain your prize, he won\u2019t be angry, he\u2019ll be cool and accepting. Remember, this ain\u2019t Resseti we\u2019re talking about here (personally, I think this particular angry mole and his insufferable rages bear a marked resemblance to Alex Jones; however, since winter draws on and time is limited, there may not be time for an in-depth discussion of those two hotheads this year. Maybe next year, though). If you do take up the opportunity to gift the hungry mammal this most delicious of treats, he\u2019ll regale you with some words of wisdom, and his teachings are numerous and insightful. Some Youtubers have even undertaken the admirable task of recording his hundreds of sayings in a single video. Yet for the practical purposes of this post, there isn\u2019t room to list them all. Here a few of my favourites though:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018A glass is never half full or half empty. Maaan, it\u2019s all full of itself!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Life is just like a big clam. No, wait \u2013 that\u2019s just what I want for dinner…Maaaaan…\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n And, finally, a favourite from New Horizons, with a rare capitalisation that probably gives more Walter vibes than The Dude. Either way, it\u2019s a nice random one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Feel this…WHAAAAALES\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n And on that note, goodbye. The Dude abides. As does Pascal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2018Strikes and gutters, ups and downs…\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1336,"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions\/1336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancyepton.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}