Comments on: Gentlemen prefer bonds

Gentlemen prefer bonds

blacklite — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:42:38 -0800

The Forbes Fictional 15 has been updated for 2006, witnessing energy and defense tycoons like Tony Stark and Oliver Warbucks high on the list and notable perennials like Lex Luthor sliding off. In new additions, Mr. Monopoly has done very well with recent real estate prices rising, and Prince Abikaliki of Nigeria pops up to #10 despite recent legal troubles.
(Metafilter covered the Fictional 15 in 2005 and 2002.)

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:08:49 -0800

This list is good for a laugh every year in my opinion. I especially appreciated this year's additions. Well down, Forbes.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:09:09 -0800

Or "well done" as the poor would say.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:11:33 -0800

I love this list : > Montgomery Burns: Long-time owner and operator of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant saw his fortune double after announcing "technology exchange" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Outsourced plant operations to India; returned jobs to U.S. after offshore staff demanded coffee breaks. ...

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:17:33 -0800

Preposterous. Scrooge McDuck's canonical net worth is five multiplujillion, nine impossibidillion, seven fantasticatrillion dollars and sixteen cents. He's clearly far wealthier than any bald war profiteer, and that includes Daddy Warbucks, Lex Luthor and Dick Cheney.

By: mkb

mkb — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:22:24 -0800

Pardon? Adopted daughter Annie in public eye following release of sex tape on the Internet; long-time Warbucks bodyguard Punjab implicated in leak of tape, fired; "little orphan" written out of "Daddy's" will. Curly red fro and no eyes? Eep.

By: quin

quin — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:26:56 -0800

That was remarkably entertaining, and for some reason I got a kick out of the idea of there being rumors that billionaire Lara Croft is dating Brad Pitt.

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:34:36 -0800

WOO. TONY STARK MAKES THE LIST. about time. though Mr. Stark was wealthier than #2 on this list until he became Sec. of Defense.

By: arcticwoman

arcticwoman — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:44:47 -0800

I love that Mario is on the list. Next year, they better have Luigi.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:50:44 -0800

No Oliver Queen?

By: scaryblackdeath

scaryblackdeath — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:09:32 -0800

Tony Stark got all those no-bid contracts from the government for the Civil War occurring on Earth-616 this year. If you clone one of your closest allies and let him kill one of your oldest friends; If you start using mind control devices on bad guys to have them hunt down good guys; If you try to hold your employees' families hostage... ...you might be a super-villain.

By: rhymer

rhymer — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:16:37 -0800

The normal Forbes lists are models of clarity and quality research. But this is just silly and not particularly funny. I don't know why they bother. Bah.

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:49:30 -0800

I love that Mario is on the list. Next year, they better have Luigi. He seems a little strange for the list, wealth isn't really intrinsic to the character. Is Tom Nook too obscure?

By: bonehead

bonehead — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:16:53 -0800

Interesting that all of them are single (or separated) except for Howell (at 9) and Malfoy (at 12).

By: MythMaker

MythMaker — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:09:52 -0800

I love that the Nigerian scam is on the list.

By: carsonb

carsonb — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:31:55 -0800

I love that Mario is on the list. Next year, they better have Luigi. He seems a little strange for the list, wealth isn't really intrinsic to the character. Mario's lifespan is directly affected by his wealth. I wonder if he'll hoard the presidents dollars?

By: wendell

wendell — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:39:57 -0800

The Forbes Fictional 15 sadly misunderstands the character of several of these characters, but what can you say? It was co-written by Forbes' fictional journalist Michael Noer, perpetrator of the "Get back in the kitchen, girls" commentary.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:55:48 -0800

He seems a little strange for the list, wealth isn't really intrinsic to the character. You obviously havent hired any plumbers lately.

By: concrete

concrete — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 22:30:20 -0800

drezdn writes "No Oliver Queen?" Didn't he give most of it away after becoming Green Arrow?

By: drezdn

drezdn — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:29:05 -0800

Well played, concrete, well played. I had forgotten that. Green Arrow, is essentially the anti-Iron Man.