The Resume

(1823-May 21, 1860)
Railroad construction foreman
Employed in Cavendish, Vermont
Injured by an iron tamping rod that shot through his head (1848)
Rod was 1¼ inches in diameter at 3 foot 7 inches long
Survived injury but lost his left eye
Developed drastic personality changes

Why he might be annoying:

He was allegedly distracted by a co-worker just before the charge was set off that accidentally launched the rod.
The incident caused damages to the frontal lobes and other brain sections.
His emotions and behavior were severely altered.
He became easily irritability, impatience and use profanity profusely.
He was fired due to his hostile personality.
He allegedly made appearances at P.T. Barnum's New York City museum (1850).
He worked for about seven years as a coach driver in Chile before his death.
He was buried with the aforementioned tamping rod.
His injury indirectly inspired a problematic surgery technique called the frontal lobotomy.

Why he might not be annoying:

Consider the severity of the injury he made a fast physical recovery.
The rod missed many vital areas of his brain.
Before the accident, he was kind, intelligent, hardworking and athletic.
Some reports of his post-injury behavior have been exaggerated.
His accident led to theories about the brains effect on human behavior and personality (specifically the frontal lobes).
His skull and the tamping rod are displayed at the Harvard Medical School's Warren Anatomical Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.

Credit: Reckless Fire

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2007 Least Annoying 501-600 (Ranked: 552)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 37)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• Look at Me, I'm Dead
• Look at Me, I'm in Agony
• Look at My Skull
• One-Eyed Jacks
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15199)
• Ravaged Faces
• Short Fuses
• Side Show Freaks
• Visually Impaired
• What Did You Say?

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 50 Votes: 38.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 48 Votes: 52.08% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 1161 Votes: 43.76% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 803 Votes: 41.34% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 125 Votes: 40.80% Annoying