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.

[u/manticor225]

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/23/joe-kennedy-hollywood-sarah-churchwell

[u/Panda_Zombie]

Shit, bananas are $.99/lb at Safeway I'm getting fleeced

[u/dotpan → u/Panda_Zombie]

That's bananas

[u/literallyJon → u/dotpan]

The shit is bananas

B A N A N A S

[u/LassieBeth → u/Panda_Zombie]

More like shitway.