Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 20, 2011

The “legally” richest man in Mexico

Does it help to see the night hunting scope? If it doesn’t help the first time, then it’s lights out.

I’d like to know which government funded agency goes around eye testing reindeer?

Slim ought to think of putting that money to work in his country to get his brothers out the U.S.A.

What would that be in Euros?

Cell phones. He owns Telcel and several other franchises. He figured out that not everyone could buy a computer, and not everyone could buy a cell phone, so what he did is that he practically gives away cell phones, but he lives on what everyone pays him for the costs of the calls.

Was there something that “The J.A.M.” said that would make any of us think that it is illegal or unethical?

Illegal? Don’t think so, it was legal the moment the Mexican government sold the landline telephone co. and allowed competition to come in 15 years ago. Unethical? Well, as long as people make cell phone calls, they have to pay. The last time I went to Telcel they were, literally, giving away phone NUMBERS (i.e., a phone line).

It all comes back on the bill.

No, he’s not the 1%, if that’s what you’re wondering. In Mexico, 16 families control 80% of the wealth. Still lopsided, but not THAT lopsided.

@Ron,I think that would be about 50 million Euros.

I wonder how much Carlos Slim would be worth ‘gently’.Don’t make anything of it. It’s only a play on words!

The spread of cranberry plants on a floating island must get ‘bogged’ down!

I’m surprized that no one commented on the name ‘slim’ as compared to Carlos’ ,shall we say,build.

I always thought the world’s richesh man was either Rockefeller or Roshchild. But I knew that out of a hugh nation like Mexico there are only about 2 dozen rich families. They should take care of their own people and not expect us to!

I almost did!

Actually, some humans report seeing UV because of a lack of a filter in one eye. They also describe it as blue.

the =n why the heck did they need rudolph