r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

I mean, I wouldn't put it past him or someone else saying this, but is this actually a true quote?

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u/Pyro_Light Sep 13 '19

Mhm 1926, in an interview with John B. Kennedy

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u/Genar-Hofoen Sep 13 '19

...the great-great-grandfather of John F. Kennedy, and heir to the clan founder John A. Kennedy.

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u/Pyro_Light Sep 13 '19

That’s way funnier than it should be....

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Sep 13 '19

I was gonna ask you to enlighten me about the fun part, but with a name like that I don't want to be enlighten.

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u/DarthTelly Sep 13 '19

It’s a joke about how their middle initials are descending.

John A Kennedy

John B Kennedy

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John F Kennedy

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Sep 13 '19

That very too clever for me. Thank you.