# I really need to get out more

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-to-get-out-more/9001>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 9, 1999, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-to-get-out-more/9001 "1999-10-09T05:34:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JamesCarroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamesCarroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesCarroll)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 1999, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-to-get-out-more/9001/1 "1999-10-09T05:34:00Z")

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Matt Dillon’s character in “Something about Mary” was named Patrick R Healy. The credits for “Dumb and Dumber” (also a Farrelly Bros. movie) list Patrick Healy as the Asst to the Farrelly Bros.

Sorry, but I simply had to share

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I don’t understand the saying, “as serious as a heart attack,” because all the ones I’ve seen have been hilarious.

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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 1999, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-to-get-out-more/9001/2 "1999-10-09T05:40:00Z")

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No, no you didn’t. Of course, I didn’t have to reply either. Dang, too much free time today.

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You know when you’ve got it made? When you get your name in the crossword puzzles

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 1999, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-need-to-get-out-more/9001/3 "1999-10-09T05:52:00Z")

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Re your .sig line:

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> I don’t understand the saying, “as serious as a heart attack,” because all the ones I’ve seen have been hilarious.

They’re not quite as enjoyable when you’re doing them first-person as third-. Unless you **like** having elephants wearing track cleats dancing on your chest.