The Forbes Fictional 15
On the eve of Thanksgiving, I felt the need to post a whimsical article at Forbes magazine chronicling the fictional characters with the highest net worth. You can browse the list here.
The list is good for a laugh, especially if you take the time to read the blurbs about each character. I recommend #12 and #15 for maximum pleasure. Did you know that Mr. Monopoly went to UPenn?
Though the list is funny, Forbes gets negative a million points for only including one female on the list (and her caption is lame). So, if anyone wants to amend this list by adding some rich women in fictional universes, be my guest!
1. Warbucks, Oliver "Daddy": $36.2 billion
2. Burns, Charles Montgomery: $16.8 billion
3. McDuck, Scrooge: $10.9 billion
4. Rich, Richie: $10.7 billion
5. Clampett, Jed: $7.7 billion
6. Monopoly, Mr.: $7.1 billion
7. Wayne, Bruce: $6.8 billion
8. Stark, Anthony: $3.0 billion
9. Prince Abakaliki of Nigeria: $2.8 billion
10. Howell, Thurston III $2.7 billion
11. Wonka, Willy: $2.0 billion
12. Malfoy, Lucius: $1.3 billion
13. Montana, Tony: $1 billion
14. Croft, Lara: $1 billion
15. Mario: $1 billion
Looks like I have about 19 days to go. Also, I added trailer captures for the previous post on HP 5.
The list is good for a laugh, especially if you take the time to read the blurbs about each character. I recommend #12 and #15 for maximum pleasure. Did you know that Mr. Monopoly went to UPenn?
Though the list is funny, Forbes gets negative a million points for only including one female on the list (and her caption is lame). So, if anyone wants to amend this list by adding some rich women in fictional universes, be my guest!
1. Warbucks, Oliver "Daddy": $36.2 billion
2. Burns, Charles Montgomery: $16.8 billion
3. McDuck, Scrooge: $10.9 billion
4. Rich, Richie: $10.7 billion
5. Clampett, Jed: $7.7 billion
6. Monopoly, Mr.: $7.1 billion
7. Wayne, Bruce: $6.8 billion
8. Stark, Anthony: $3.0 billion
9. Prince Abakaliki of Nigeria: $2.8 billion
10. Howell, Thurston III $2.7 billion
11. Wonka, Willy: $2.0 billion
12. Malfoy, Lucius: $1.3 billion
13. Montana, Tony: $1 billion
14. Croft, Lara: $1 billion
15. Mario: $1 billion
Looks like I have about 19 days to go. Also, I added trailer captures for the previous post on HP 5.
Labels: countdown, fiction, harry potter
posted by LRuggiero_temp | 1:53 PM
6 Comments:
Yeah... well, Forbes is the magazine that published an article titled "Don't Marry Career Women" recently:
http://www.forbes.com/home/2006/08/23/Marriage-Careers-Divorce_cx_mn_land.html
Ew. Nasty Forbes. Nasty.
Hey, whatever happened to that book meme you were going to do?
Not that I want to add pressure to your life. Just wonderin' :)
You hit the nail on the head! There is no time to rewind as of now.
Don't Mary Career Women! Arg! Why is blatant sexism still so prevalent!? Why, universe, why!?
I don't think we will ever comprehend the idiocy.
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