I passed this delivery truck in my neighborhood yesterday afternoon. The service is new to me, but the name is a classic.
Can it really be over 30 years now — 1981 in fact — since Dudley Moore burst onto the scene in the comedy classic Arthur, with Sir John Gielgud at his side as his loyal, oh-so-proper manservant Hobson?
Even he might approve of the logo’s jaunty cap and just-so tie.
The driver of the delivery van was very young. I couldn’t help but wonder — does he even understand the reference for the company name?
Perhaps he is more familiar with the cringeworthy 2011 movie version of Arthur where Helen Mirren portrayed Hobson in a bit of gender-bending casting. If so, he is probably confused by the logo. (Helen didn’t wear a hat.)
And thinks the movie was awful.
Young people.
The Sticky Egg 
That’s rich
You learn something new every day. I know I do.
Take Forbes.com.
When I think of Forbes, I think of lists — lots of ’em, all about money and investing. The best colleges to attend to get a job. The best companies to work for. The best investments that money can buy.
Basically, they know a lot more about money than I ever will…and probably take it more seriously. That’s it — I think of them as being serious.
Well, when I’m wrong, I’m wrong.
Their latest is “The Forbes Fictional 15” — a list of the wealthiest fictional characters, based on info gleaned from the source material and valued against real-world commodity and share price movements.
They update the list every year — how have I missed this — and the 2011 collection includes characters old and new. For example, Russell Brand’s new version of Arthur Bach came in at #10, but Beverly Hillbilly Jed Clampett is still holding strong at #5.
And who’s Number #1, you ask?
Well, last year’s t0p dog, Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of the Twilight film saga, slipped to #2. (Bella’s getting married; no doubt vampire weddings cost a pretty penny.) Which means our new number one is an oldie-but-goodie…
This fictional character biz appears to pay pretty well. Wonder what ya gotta do to get that gig?
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