Would you marry a billionaire heiress ?

[Vade Mecum]

[quote=Shoko Loko Bangoshe;298092]

If we assume that the whole point of marrying the woman is to lay our greedy hands on as much cash as possible as soon as possible,

Air Chief Marshall Shokos,

Nope, the whole point is not to lay our hands on as much cash as possible.

This thread was not created to encourage greed

Neither was the thread created to encourage poverty

The point is to make us think, adduce creative arguments and theories and make us happy with varied humorous perspectives.

True reason I made clear, earlier on, that there is no hidden agenda

Wayo Guy was able to identify what inspired the question and the legal trick because of his professional training. However, the root source of the inspiration, goes much deeper

However, just like Ikechiji declared, the poser was not introduced strictly for legal scholars

Thus as many original and creative perspectives that are adduced, would be accepted.

However, every entry, must be supported with acceptable reasons thereof. Therein lies the beauty and sweetness of this exercise

Then, how do we determine acceptable reasons ?

No selection, definition, perspective nor theory is sacrosanct, inviolable nor sacred

You would recollect that I asked for the reasons for your selection

Again feel free to defend your selection

If you believe, that, it is more honourable and proper to marry the ugly and or deformed woman, who is, or is not a heiress; by all means give us your reasons

If you think Wayo's strict legal definition, violates street definition, street logic and neighbourhood common sense, please contest Wayo's legal definition

If you think that the reasons Abraxas adduced for his selection, were improper and illogical, please contest Abraxas logic etc etc

If you are of the opinion that Ikechiji's adumbrations are unacceptable; please feel free to dismantle Ikechiji's theories and definitions

This thread is a free style wrestling mat for amateur philosophers

True reason, I stated much earlier that:

Try to explain the reasons for your selection

The point is to make us exercise our philosophical aspect

To inspire us to exercise the critical thinking part of our medulla oblongata, cerebrium and cerebellum

For once, rub shoulders with Socrates, Aristotle and Archimedes

Feel free to challenge the Vade in Vade Mecum; just support yourself with humorous reasons

The point is, for us to have a fun filled opportunity, to laugh and enjoy some critical thinking

[WayoGuy]

Ikechiji:

Look at Vade Mecum's original list of questions and tell me why you think the word "heiress" was included. Certainly all the people who responded so far couldn't care less how she came about the alleged billions of dollars. They all assumed that she had the billions of dollars, period.

There has to be a reason for inserting the word "heiress" in the questions because the questions would have been just fine with the same meanings without the word "heiress". "Billionaire", alone, would have been just fine and that is confirmed by the responses so far.

So, I suggest to you that the word "heiress" has absolutely no place in the questions unless it was inserted to alert the wary reader that the woman has zero money. That's my reading of the questions.

[Vade Mecum]

Verdict After The First Quarter:

Abraxas = Perfect

Ikechiji = Perfect

Shokos = Perfect

Wayo Guy = Perfect


The result, posted above, is arranged in an alphabetical order.

[ikechiji]

Originally Posted by WayoGuy

Ikechiji:

Look at Vade Mecum's original list of questions and tell me why you think the word "heiress" was included. Certainly all the people who responded so far couldn't care less how she came about the alleged billions of dollars. They all assumed that she had the billions of dollars, period.

There has to be a reason for inserting the word "heiress" in the questions because the questions would have been just fine with the same meanings without the word "heiress". "Billionaire", alone, would have been just fine and that is confirmed by the responses so far.

So, I suggest to you that the word "heiress" has absolutely no place in the questions unless it was inserted to alert the wary reader that the woman has zero money. That's my reading of the questions.

My reading is slightly different. Most of the female billionaires are heiresses who inherited their billions (72/78 according to Forbes).

The 10 richest women in the world

By Sarah Modlock
January 19 2007

Millions matter not in a world where the wealthiest are measured in many billions. In its inaugural ranking of the world’s richest people 20 years ago, US-based Forbes magazine uncovered some 140 billionaires. Just three years ago it found 476. This year the list stretches to a record 793. Their average net worth is $3.3 billion (£1.7 billion) and 78 of them are women - 10 more than in 2005, though only six are self-made. Oprah Winfrey, Athina Onassis, the Queen and JK Rowling do not make the girls' top 10. Here's who does...

1. Liliane Bettencourt
At the grand age of 83, Ms Bettencourt is the wealthiest woman in the world and the richest in France according to Forbes, sitting at 15th richest overall. She inherited her $16 billion (£8.4 billion) fortune through her family's firm, L'Oreal. She is the daughter of L'Oreal founder Eugene Schueller and retains a controlling stake in the cosmetics giant so is likely to get richer still. Because she's worth it.

2. Christy Walton
Christy, 51, is the widow of John Walton, the Wal-Mart heir who died when his ultralight aircraft crashed in June 2005. She and her son Luke inherited $15.9 billion (£8.4 billion) from the company originally founded by Sam Walton, who opened his first store in 1962 and took it public in 1970. Wal-Mart is still the world's largest retailer with more than 5,100 stores serving 138 million customers a week and ringing up sales of $285 billion (£151 billion). All of which makes Christy the 17th richest person in the world.

3. Alice Walton
As you would expect with the Waltons, family ties run deep. Alice, 56, is the sister of the late John Walton and her fortune of $15.7 billion (£8.3 billion) puts her at number 20 in the world's rich list. Brother Rob serves as chairman and the company donates a small fortune to charity via the Walton Family Foundation.

4. Helen Walton
The third Walton to feature here, 86-year-old Alice is the mother of John Walton and the widow of Sam. Her $15.6 billion (£8.2 billion) fortune makes her the 24th richest person in the world.


5. Abigail Johnson
The 28th richest person in the world, Abigail's $12.5 billion (£6.6 billion) - and growing - inheritance comes from Fidelity Investments, America's largest mutual fund company. The firm was founded by her grandfather in 1946. Abby, 44, interned at Fidelity while pursuing a Harvard MBA and returned full-time in1988. She became president of the company's mutual fund division in 2001, dodged the taint of corruption during a scandal in 2003 and picked up $31 billion (£16.4 billion) in fund assets during her first six months as competitors withered. In May 2006 she took over Fidelity’s employer services division, administering payroll and employee stock plans. Busy girl.

6. and 7. Barbara Cox Anthony and Anne Cox Chambers
Barbara, 82, and Anne, 86, inherited $12.4 billion (£6.6 billion) each from the family's media firm Cox Enterprises. Dad James Cox's empire includes 17 newspapers, 15 TV stations, 79 radio stations and also cable systems. As if that wasn't enough, the business also runs to cars, including Manheim Auctions, America’s leading used-car auction business and majority ownership of AutoTrader.com, the world's largest online auto classifieds site. Last year the family took cable arm Cox Communications private in an $8 billion (£4.2 billion) deal. They are the world's 28th richest people.

8. Jacqueline Mars

9. Susanne Klatten
More inherited money in ninth place as Ms Klatten, 43, scooped up $8.1 billion (£4.3 billion) via a 12.5% stake in BMW cars and a 50% stake in pharmaceutical manufacturer Altana from her late father, Herbert Quandt. A trained economist with an MBA, Klatten is credited with helping transform Altana into a world-class pharmaceutical/chemical corporation with $3.6 billion (£1.9 billion) in sales and almost 11,000 employees.

10. Cristina Green
Mrs Green may derive some of her wealth from husband Philip's retail empire, Arcadia, but I bet she's earned it. And as the only Brit in the top 10 richest women and the only one with self-made cash, she deserves our applause. Their $7 billion (£3.7 billion) fortune makes the Greens the 74 richest people in the world and they like to protect their cash from the taxman by living in Monaco. Arcadia Group is Britain's third-largest clothing retail group and includes high street favourites Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. Green also owns 94% of BHS, the country's 10th-largest clothing retail chain. Together, the companies have sales of $4.7 billion (£2.5 billion).

[Shoko Loko Bangoshe]

Reverend Mecum,

OK, some more info...


Intelligent/indigent
intelligence is important to me, and poverty can always be reversed


Beautiful/indigent
poverty can always be reversed


Intelligent/deformed

Intelligent/ugly
intelligence is important to me


Rich/deformed

Rich/ugly
If there's no guarantee of intelligence, I might as well be happy with wealth



Rich/stupid
If I'm going to live with someone stupid, I might as well be happy with wealth



Beautiful/stupid
Stupidity without any real compensation - that one hard o!

[Vade Mecum]

Verdict After The Second Quarter


Street Smart Award = Abraxas

Most Entertaining Viewpoint Award = Abraxas

Smartest Resource Allocator Award = Abraxas


Street/Area/Hood Definition Award = Ikechiji

Defender Of The Masses Perspective Award = Ikechiji

Tenacity Award = Ikechiji


Most Virtuous Viewpoint Award = Shokos

Role Model's Award = Shokos

Most Loyal Defender Of Ethics Award = Shokos


Spot The Legal Angle Award = Wayo man

Sharpest Business Mind Award = Wayo Man

Thinking Outside The Box Award = Wayo Man


Creativity Award = Joint Winners : Abraxas And Shokos


Philosopher King Award = (After The Fourth Quarter)


Please take notice that winners could be dethroned after the third and fourth quarters by new entrants

Cheers

[peterosa]

Marriage is all about love and happiness is not just all about money meney even without happiness is not about surffring and smiling.Always think before you say i do.