Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy… — Walter Sobchak · Skopia

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Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from Moses to Sandy Koufax, you're goddamn right I'm living in the fucking past!

The Big Lebowski · 1998

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Judaism Tradition Living in the past The past Nostalgia

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The Big Lebowski. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Working Title Films, 1998.

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