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Batman bin Suparman

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The Resume

    (May 13, 1990- )
    Born in Singapore
    Malay for ‘Batman, son of Suparman’
    Convicted of heroin consumption, multiple thefts and housebreaks — and stealing his brother’s automated teller machine card (August 2013; sentenced to nearly three years in prison)

Why he might be annoying:

    His family name is close enough in pronunciation to Superman, hence the common misinterpretation of the name as ‘son of Superman.’
    Whether he had his name legally changed to be a DC Comics hybrid or his relatives were inspired by the canon didn’t matter — despite the popularity of the Dark Knight, it is not a traditional name in his region.
    Had it not been for the surfacing of his ID card five years before, the crimes would have probably been no big news.
    He was unemployed.

Why he might not be annoying:

    In its anglicized form, ‘Suparman’ is actually a common Javanese surname.
    His brother had a relatively normal Javanese name (Nurazman).
    He has a huge cult following on social media — even more acute after the fact.
    A Huffington Post article dated in November 2013 began with a very succinct stand-alone sentence: ‘Hey, it’s a tough name to live up to.’
    Frequently quoted to indicate his situation: ‘You either die a hero, or… live long enough to see yourself become the villain.’

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying