The "Kennedies" were among the first Irish/Scots to arrive in the new territory and were so-named because of their "canny dae" attitude which saw them sit back and watch while other people did the real work of building a country.
The "canny dae's" or "canny dae yins" were, ergo, the first politicians of what we now know as Canada.
Bored with the accent and the crap climate, a branch of these original Kennedies moved to the East Coast of America and became the first family of that country.
The first family to buy the Presidency anyway.
There are Irish "Canny dae's" and Scottish "Canny dae's" but it makes no odds really for those born under what is now officially known as the "Kennedy Curse".
On the upside you are probably wealthy and privileged, but on the downside you are destined to die tragically young, either by shooting or in some kind of plane crash.
FirstFoot's advice to any Kennedy's out there is simple. Change your name by deed-poll before it's too late.
Famous Kennedy's include;
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JF Kennedy An American P-boat commander in WW2 who shagged Marilyn Monroe and then quickly got shot. |
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Dead Kennedys Late 70's punk group notable for great song titles like "Kill the Poor" and "Too Drunk to Fuck" |
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Nigel Kennedy A cockney violinist and complete prat whose sex exploits we would rather not dwell upon.
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Charles Kennedy Scottish, red-headed ineffectual leader of third rate political party. Best known for appearing on crap game shows.
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Cape Kennedy Not a person at all, but a place where rockets used to take off wasting billions of dollars in the race to establish Kennedy World domination. |
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