Excerpted from a message left on the Editor of the Bend Picayune’s answering machine:

“So, we’re watching the scene in the diner where Walter says that he can get the Dude a toe and my friend Ray announces that he could actually get us a toe.  No problem, he says, all deadpan-like.”

“I laughed at first thinking it was a joke, but he didn’t smile or nothing.  And then he was like, ‘Seriously, man.’   That really gave me pause.”

“Later, I got to thinking about how Ray’s a little off and how he hangs with those tweakers out in Deschutes River Woods a lot and, man, it kind of creeped me out.”

“I guess I could ask him about it, but we could have a communication breakdown and then he might just show up with a toe and then I’d be like an accessory or something and it could really get bad for me, seeing as I’ve got that strike for check kiting.”

“I know I’m really high, but this is heavy stuff.”