Specific dialogue

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8 fucking amateurs say that Walter is talking to Donnie.

3 fucking amateurs say Walter is talking to the absent disabled Lebowski, or that crowd.

0 fucking amateurs say that Walter is talking to the dude.

2 fucking amateurs have posted to this discussion without saying what they think about it.

ThatsMarvelous, you may think you stand firm, but your position will not stand, man. This issue is just too contentious.

One-third of us say Walter is talking to the Dude, another third says he's talking to the OTHER Jeffrey Lebowski and the rest of us think he's talking to Donny.

What I'm saying is we're ALL a bunch of fuckin amateurs. This question simply cannot be answered, nor was it meant to be. The Coens usually aren't so subtle, but the level of contention here is truly startling to me since we've all seen the movie a zillion times and still disagree. So I say there is no answer. I mean, we can't all be wrong. Am I wrong?  

I'm sorry i just can't agree with that. With all the history of Walter's "abuse" toward donnie it would just fit. When he refers to bunny he always uses slut, whore, ect. Then when it comes to the dude, he just doesn't do it because the dude fights back. Finally if he were talking about any of those rich fucks interupting the game the comment would have been more of an outburst. 

Look, Just because we're bereaved doesn't mean we're sapp!

Scott, you've had too many acid flashbacks. Walter is talking to Donny, it's plain and simple. Any other time Walter refers to people who aren't present he doesn't speak to them in the first person. EG he says "That fuckin' bitch" not "You fuckin' bitch" and "They send us a toe..." not "You sent us a toe."
Why would, for this one instance, Walter change his manner of speaking? Donny had JUST interrupted and Walter, as he always does, got angry at Donny.

Hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

Big L, you should remove a star for that answer.. Theadore Donald Karovotsa, is Donnies full name, Francis Donaily is the guy at the mortuary with the cleft asshole.. and yes, there can be more than one person with a cleft asshole!!!

You guys are all way off the mark here.. Walter is talking about the Big L, or more specificaly, Bunny! Granted, Walter is the one to put Donnie in his place, In this instance, he is talking about the Big L... You are all wrong!

I think we are going to have a round table about this very scene at the What Have You Fest.. There, I will be sure to set you all straight..

let us know!

 

is it Donnie's full name?

It has to be Donnie i reckon. Walter seems to be very comfortable putting him down and dismissing him.

I thought Francis Donnely must be his real name? Who is francis donnely in the movie?

Definitely talking to Donnie. 

Has the whole world gone crazy? How can he have been talking about
the Big Lebowski when Dude told Walter that he told the Big Lebowski
that if it's during league play-- (insert "no" type gestures here).
He is clearly referring to Donny since Donny always wants the conversation to be
convenient to him and Donny had just interrupted with "If what's during league play?"
It completely fits with Walter's treatment towards Donny's interruptions.