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[On poetry](/tdro/messages/against-swindles/#tdro-messages-against-swindles) is the funniest part as far as I'm concerned. Maybe that's an amusing
intro but a lot of scams today really do look like something out of the 14~17th
century. Here's a fun one: Would you put your full trust in
[John Keely](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ernst_Worrell_Keely#/media/File:John_Ernst_Worrell_Keely_(ca._1895).jpg>)?
Another is Ming (14) or Minguo (20)? 

I sometimes wonder what kind of 12-sided coin Keely would flip and how many
would carry the suitcases. He was good.
[Ponzi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Ponzi1920.jpg) and
Keely have similar smirks but beware of [cross dressing](https://www.tribune242.com/news/2026/feb/25/cross-dressing-lawyer-jailed/) lawyers.
I also made the mistake of scanning recent world news and
surely all's right with [the world](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/senate-unanumously-bankman-fried)?