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Joan Vollmer

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The Resume

Why she might be annoying:

    She cheated on her husband, Paul Adams, while he served in World War II, leading to their divorce.
    She abused amphetamines and Benzedrine.
    Alcoholism and drug abuse aged her.
    She gave birth to a child out of wedlock with William S. Burroughs.
    She was carted off to Bellevue Hospital after various psychotic breakdowns.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She attended Barnard College.
    She became the most prominent female member of the early Beat Generation.
    A bout with polio left her with a limp.
    During a game of William Tell, she balanced a water tumbler on her head and a drunken Burroughs shot her in the skull.
    Burroughs received a 2-year suspended sentence for the 'accident.'

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 91.30% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 58 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 50 Votes: 78.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 75.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 61.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 35 Votes: 68.57% Annoying