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Film critic punches "The Dude" in the face

... or "El Duderino," as I call him, since I'm not into the whole brevity thing.

His reaction to being punched in a restaurant? "Hey, man, there's a beverage here."

Oh, sure his pride is hurt after getting his ass kicked by a pencil-necked geek journalist, but The Dude abides, man. The Dude abides.