Did Ming file tax returns?
Dec. 12th, 2007 11:45 amForbes posted a list of the top 15 richest fictional individuals. I was surprised at some of them. (Is Mom from Futurama?)
| Name | Location | $ billions | Age | Source of wealth | |
| 1 | Scrooge McDuck | Duckburg, USA | $28.8 | 80 | Mining, Treasure Hunting |
| 2 | Ming The Merciless | Mingo City, Planet Mongo | $20.9 | 74 | Slavery, Technology |
| 3 | Richie Rich | Richville, USA | $16.1 | 10 | Inheritance, Conglomerates |
| 4 | Mom | New York City, USA | $15.7 | 158 | Technology, Conglomerates |
| 5 | Jed Clampett | Beverly Hills, USA | $11.0 | 51 | Oil, Gas, Banking |
| 6 | C. Montgomery Burns | Springfield, USA | $8.4 | 104 | Energy |
| 7 | Carter Pewterschmidt | Newport, RI | $7.2 | 70 | Inheritance, Media, Steel |
| 8 | Bruce Wayne | Gotham City, USA | $7.0 | 32 | Inheritance, Defense |
| 9 | Thurston Howell III | private island, South Pacific | $6.3 | 60 | Howell Industries |
| 10 | Tony Stark | New York City, USA | $6.0 | 35 | Defense |
| 11 | Fake Steve Jobs | Palo Alto, CA | $5.7 | 52 1/2 | Walt Disney Co., Technology |
| 12 | Gomez Addams | Westfield, NH | $2.0 | 51 | Inheritance, Investing |
| 13 | Willy Wonka | Kent, England | $1.9 | 57 | Candy, Aerospace |
| 14 | Lucius Malfoy | Wiltshire, England | $1.6 | 51 | Inheritance |
| 15 | Princess Peach | Mushroom Kingdom | $1.3 | 23 | Inheritance, Commodities |
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Date: 2007-12-12 07:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-12 08:45 pm (UTC)Bad guys: 2, 6, 7, 14
Good guys: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15
Miserly types, curmudgeonly but not "bad guys": 1, 9
Unknown quantities: 4, 11
Looks like it does pay to be a good guy, really.
(I had to google to find Carter Pewterschmidt.)
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Date: 2007-12-12 09:08 pm (UTC)But who the heck is Princess Peach?
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Date: 2007-12-12 09:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-12 09:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-12 09:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-13 12:02 am (UTC)Mom Co.
Date: 2007-12-13 12:33 am (UTC)I think she is worth more than Scrooge McDuck though.