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kpete

(72,078 posts) Mon Oct 27, 2014, 02:09 PM Oct 2014

RICH: Yacht Big Enough To Play Basketball-If A Ball Bounces Over Rail-A Powerboat Will Retrieve It.

The Richest 400 Americans

In the supposedly classless society of the United States, the wealthiest Americans are doing remarkably well.

According to Forbes, a leading business magazine, the combined wealth of the 400 richest Americans has now reached the staggering total of $2.3 trillion. This gives them an average net worth of $5.7 billion―an increase of 14 percent over the previous year.

With fortunes far beyond the dreams of past kings and potentates, these super-wealthy individuals enjoy extraordinary lifestyles. Larry Ellison, the third wealthiest man in the United States (with $50 billion, an increase of 22 percent) reportedly has “15 or so homes scattered all around the world.” Among his yachts are two exceptionally big ones, each over half as long as a football field. In fact, they’re large enough for him to play basketball while on board. If a ball bounces over the rail, Ellison has a powerboat following along to retrieve it.

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RICH: Yacht Big Enough To Play Basketball-If A Ball Bounces Over Rail-A Powerboat Will Retrieve It. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2014 OP

Probably just as well he was thwarted in his bid to buy the Warriors KamaAina Oct 2014 #1

The basketball going over is no big deal. BKH70041 Oct 2014 #2

couldn't just stock up on spare basketballs, could ya, larry? unblock Oct 2014 #3

All that money and he can't afford a court side net? . . . Journeyman Oct 2014 #4

Even Louis XiV or an Egyptian pharoah hifiguy Oct 2014 #5

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

1. Probably just as well he was thwarted in his bid to buy the Warriors

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 02:11 PM

Oct 2014

he'd have tried to hold home games on the damn thing.

BKH70041

(961 posts)

2. The basketball going over is no big deal.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 02:24 PM

Oct 2014

But when that damn bowling ball goes overboard, that's where the retrieving really gets tricky.

unblock

(52,612 posts)

3. couldn't just stock up on spare basketballs, could ya, larry?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 02:30 PM

Oct 2014

Journeyman

(15,056 posts)

4. All that money and he can't afford a court side net? . . .

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 02:30 PM

Oct 2014

or is he just too stupid to figure that out?

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

5. Even Louis XiV or an Egyptian pharoah

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 02:31 PM

Oct 2014

would consider that to be in poor and ostentatious taste.

Time for the tumbrels and guillotines.

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