Forbes has updated their 15 richest fictional characters with the top spot going to some dude in the Twilight series, but here’s #5:
Clampett, Jed Courtesy Everett Collection Close No. 5 Clampett, Jed
Net Worth: $7.2 billion Source: Oil & Gas, Banking More about Jed Clampett
Price of crude oil nearly doubles in past year and value of Clampett's "Texas Tea" soars. Finally fulfills threat to fire longtime banker Milton Drysdale amid allegations of double-dealing; Granny snipes Drysdale is "such a liar he has to get someone else to call his dog for him." Extended clan thriving: Jethro parlayed sixth-grade education, family fortune into hit reality television drama L.A. Shore; Elly May heading "treat the critters right" campaign for PETA. Member since 1962.
Featured in the television show The Beverly Hillbillies.
Thousands of shoppers unknowingly signed their souls over to a computer-game store after failing to read the terms and conditions on their website.
GameStation added the “immortal soul clause” to online purchases earlier this month stating customers granted them the right to claim their soul.
While all shoppers during the test were given a simple tick box option to opt out, very few did this, which would have also rewarded them with a £5 voucher.
The store claims this show 88 percent of people do not read the terms and conditions of a website before they make a purchase.
Bosses also say they will not be enforcing their rights and will now email customers nullifying any claim on their soul.
Today, British civil aviation authorities ordered the country's airspace closed as of noon, due to a cloud of ash drifting from the erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. The volcano has erupted for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, shooting smoke and steam into the air and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters. The volcanic ash has forced the cancellation of many flights and disrupted air traffic across northern Europe, stranding thousands of passengers. Collected here are photos of the most recent eruption, and of last month's eruptions, which were from the same volcano, just several miles further east. (17 photos total)
