For Jean Sassus of Raymond James Euro Equities, it's also doubtful that a merger would really result in long-term gains, such as those achieved when Spain's Banco Santander made when it took over Abbey National in Britain.

FORBES: A Not-So-Grand Allianz

At age 16, Branson launched a youth-culture periodical called Student Magazine, sporting columns and interviews from novelists James Baldwin and Alice Walker and existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre.

FORBES: Never ask for permission to do something remarkable

The other data that skews my perception: Forbes has spawned quite a number of romances, including the late, great editor of the magazine, James Michaels, and his wife, Jean Briggs.

FORBES: The State of the Office Romance, 2013

S. Eliot, Jean Cocteau, Benedetto Croce, James Burnham, Luigi Pirandello and Giovanni Gentile, along with such celebrities as Lloyd George, the Duke of Windsor and Lord Rothermere.

FORBES: Men Blinded by Their Brains

"I probably won't get another wildcard and that's fair enough - I've had many chances, " said Bogdanovic, who partnered James Ward to victory over David Martin and Jean-Claude Scherrer in round one of the men's doubles.

BBC: Bogdanovic faces wildcard threat

After Jean de Villiers had scored his interception try, courtesy of a pass from James Hook, South Africa shut up shop.

BBC: Jeremy Guscott column