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Elvis Presley has been named the highest-earning dead celebrity this year in a new poll, beating Beatles legend John Lennon, who came in at second place.

It has been said that Elvis who died in 1977, earned £22 million in the last 12 months from tours of his Graceland estate, music and DVD sales, as well as from Elvis-themed cabaret show Cirque de Soleil’s licensing deal.

Lennon also took around £22 million, while fellow late Beatle George Harrison entered the poll in fourth place, with an estimated £11 million worth of earnings in the last year.

Here is a list of the highest-earning dead celebrities in full:1. Elvis Presley
2. John Lennon
3. Charles Schulz
4. George Harrison
5. Albert Einstein
6. Andy Warhol
7. Dr Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
8. Tupac Shakur
9. Marilyn Monroe
10. Steve McQueen
11. James Brown
12. Bob Marley
13. James Dean

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Here’s a funny joke for the workplace:

“Once upon a time, a man in a hot air balloon realized that he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted. “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”

The woman below replied. “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re between 50 and 51 degrees north latitude and between 114 and 115 degrees west longitude.”

“You must be an engineer,” said the balloonist.

“I am,” replied the woman. “How did you know?”

“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically correct, but I’ve no idea what to make use of your information. The fact is, I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything, you’ve delayed my trip.”

The woman below responded, “You must be in management.”

“I am,” replied the balloonist, “but how did you know?”

“Well,” said the woman, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re going.
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is, you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, you’ve managed to make it my fault!!”

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It looks like the “Transformers” hype was matched by its performance at the box office, earning $67.6 million over the weekend to rank number 1. The Michael Bay movie set a new record for the highest gross for a non-sequel in its first week with $152.6 million since opening on Tuesday, surpassing 2002’s “Spider-Man”. In comparison, “Spider-Man 3″ earned $151.1 million in its first three days of release and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” took in $114.7 million in its opening weekend.