(09-18-2017, 11:34 AM)DHBirr Wrote:(09-18-2017, 07:42 AM)Bob Schroeck Wrote: Given the first two syllables, I thought it was likely to be the name of someone the OP actually knew who acted like that.
When I Googled it, I found that it's based on the name of a character from The Big Lebowski. Someone else will have to tell me if he acted like that.
There ought to be a word that conveys that message, though, and who better than the Germans to come up with one?
Walter is John Goodman's character from "The Big Lebowski." Opinionated, harsh, violent, and generally obnoxious, he's part of the comedy of errors that propels the Dude (Jeff Bridges) through the story of the film. He is also the origin the quote, "Say what you will about National Socialism, but at least it's an ethos." and the subject of the Dude's exclamation: "You're not wrong, Walter; you're just an asshole!" Hence the above posted bit.