diff --git a/plugins/Friendly.py b/plugins/Friendly.py
index 95e5f1484..092045fcc 100755
--- a/plugins/Friendly.py
+++ b/plugins/Friendly.py
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ import callbacks
 class Friendly(callbacks.PrivmsgRegexp):
     def greet(self, irc, msg, match):
         "(?:heya?|(?:w(?:hat'?s\b|as)s?up)|howdy|hi|hello)"
-        if re.search(irc.nick, msg.args[1]):
+        if msg.args[1].find(irc.nick) != -1:
             irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(msg.args[0], 'howdy :)'))
 
     def goodbye(self, irc, msg, match):
         "(?:good)?bye|adios|vale|ciao|au revoir|seeya|night"
-        if re.search(irc.nick, msg.args[1]):
+        if msg.args[1].find(irc.nick) != -1:
             irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(msg.args[0], 'seeya, d00d!'))
 
     def exclaim(self, irc, msg, match):
-        "([^\s]+)!"
+        "^([^\s]+)!"
         if match.group(1) == irc.nick:
             irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(msg.args[0], '%s!' % msg.nick))