# Dick has a stroke (and not the good kind)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-has-a-stroke-and-not-the-good-kind/278874>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 9, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-has-a-stroke-and-not-the-good-kind/278874 "2004-12-09T03:51:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-has-a-stroke-and-not-the-good-kind/278874/1 "2004-12-09T03:51:22Z")

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[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/08/people.clark.reut/index.html)

Dick Clark, America’s oldest teenager, has had a small stroke. Looks like he’ll be okay, though.

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**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-has-a-stroke-and-not-the-good-kind/278874/2 "2004-12-09T04:07:45Z")

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Thought this was about Cheney.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-has-a-stroke-and-not-the-good-kind/278874/3 "2004-12-09T04:10:10Z")

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> [@pseudotriton ruber ruber](#):
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> Thought this was about Cheney.

That’s why I put it in the Cafe Society and not the Pit.

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**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-has-a-stroke-and-not-the-good-kind/278874/4 "2004-12-09T12:33:03Z")

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> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#):
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> That’s why I put it in the Cafe Society and not the Pit.

😃