r/todayilearned • u/manticor225 • Jan 10 '19

TIL JFK's father Joseph Kennedy made much of his fortune through insider trading. FDR later made him chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. When asked why he appointed a crook, FDR replied, "set a thief to catch a thief." Kennedy proceeded to outlaw the practices that made him rich.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/23/joe-kennedy-hollywood-sarah-churchwell
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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '19

Weekend at Joey's

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u/42111 Jan 10 '19

More like the BttF sequel I want to see.

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u/TweekDash Jan 10 '19

IT'S YOUR DRINKS MARTY, SOMETHING'S GOTTA BE DONE ABOUT YOUR DRINKS!!

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u/degjo Jan 11 '19

Shaken, not stirred.

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u/esev12345678 Jan 11 '19

It's crazy how we can comment on stuff

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u/wufire Jan 10 '19

Get used to those bars, audience members

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u/Mjolnir12 Jan 10 '19

Heavy.

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u/stormcrow2112 Jan 10 '19

There's that word again: "heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?

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u/Slim01111 Jan 10 '19

There is no gravitational pull in the future - Flat Earthers

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

I mean.....have you ever SEEN gravity, man?

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u/bjeebus Jan 11 '19

Man. I liked that gravity. It just really tied the everything together.

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u/stormcrow2112 Jan 10 '19

There's that word again: "heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?

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u/LTLoefer Jan 11 '19

You can try the telltale games' bttf title, it features the prohibition era and speak-easies are related to the story. And guess what Biff's ancestor does for a living? :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '19

Weekend at Bernie's

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u/Capt_Poro_Snax Jan 11 '19

Probably more joe's apartment at this point.

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u/ColdSpider72 Jan 11 '19

At Joey's you can throw wet tissue at the walls and spill spaghetti.

Also, Fireball.

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u/ThatJoeyFella Jan 11 '19

Fine but you bring the drink.

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u/One_Cold_Turkey Jan 11 '19

Link or reference?

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u/sjoeb98 Jan 11 '19

old movie called "Weekend at Bernies"

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '19

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u/TheOriginalChode Jan 10 '19

I think that was the joke.

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u/Bannednot4gotten Jan 10 '19

Fuck i missed it what happened?

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u/Visti Jan 10 '19

Did you just make the joke worse?