After much thought, I’ll be sunsetting lebowski.social over the next few days. Family and personal pressures are taking more of my time, and it’s the right moment to step back.

Thank you to all the achievers who have been part of this space through the years. You made it what it was.

The Dude Abides.

Lebowski.social was a good instance, and full of good people. He was one of us. He was a man who loved the outdoors... and bowling, and as a surfer he explored the beaches of Southern California, from La Jolla to Leo Carrillo and... up to... Pismo. He died, like so many young men of his generation, he died before his time. In your wisdom, Lord, you took him, as you took so many bright flowering young men at Khe Sanh, at Langdok, at Hill 364. These young men gave their lives. And so would Donny. Donny, who loved bowling. And so, Theodore Donald Karabotsos, in accordance with what we think your dying wishes might well have been, we commit your final mortal remains to the bosom of the Pacific Ocean, which you loved so well.
Good night, sweet prince.

We'll miss you dude.

A corner of the internet I didn’t appreciate loudly enough.

Thank you for existing as long as you did 🤙

All the best to ya dude. May peace and abundant oat sodas fill your days.

It wasn't my home instance but I was always happy to see it in the feed

No telling where we might end up

Rebels like you and me

Nowhere, anywhere, everywhere, out there

Somewhere in between

Shut the fuck up, Donnie.

o7

You should sunset it on the 10th. That way we'll at least get a last "Dude, tomorrow's already the tenth."

But I'll miss you Urda. Keep abiding.

I will miss the auto-post on the 9th of each month.

Thanks for the chuckles.

Do you have to curse so much, Dude?

The dude abides.

Thanks for everything, Urda!

...the fuck you talkin' about, man?

Fuck it…

Seriously, number of times it reminded me to pay rent..

*gust of wind*

I like your style, Dude. Thanks for all the good sarsaparillas.

Westward the wagons, across the sands of time until - aw lookit me I’m ramblin again.

Thank you as well. I plan to still be on mastodon, not sure where I’ll move on Lemmy

You were always a G man

Thank you as well. I plan to still be on mastodon, not sure where I’ll move on Lemmy

That was the plan but I don’t think I’ll make it.

I plan to still be on mastodon, not sure where I’ll move on Lemmy.

I’m glad you’ll still be around on Lemmy at least. I’ve been thinking about moving to a Piefed instance.

I appreciate this community you setup for us and have thoroughly enjoyed interacting here! For a long time, it was the only community that I had favorited. It’s still only one of two.

Online spaces can often be negative, but this one was overwhelmingly positive. I’m sure your involvement and stewardship are the reasons why.

I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. Take ‘er easy, Dude.

Thank you.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

In all my Dudeness, I've elected for us to move: !achievers@piefed.social

The Dude Abides.

Cool!

I've just fed that community into lemmy-federate.com so bots have joined from every major instance, to make sure it's post spread far and wide :)

Thank you Donny.

Brandt can’t watch, or he has to pay 100.

That's wonderful.

That's marvelous.

That's marvelous.

I JUST BOUGHT THAT FUCKING INSTANCE LAST WEEK!!!

Uh sir, I just want to say, uh, that I’m — on a personal level — a really enormous fan.

I am the walrus!