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William Figueroa

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The Resume

    (1980- )
    Born in Trenton, New Jersey
    Participant in a spelling bee at Munoz Rivera School during a photo op with Vice President Dan Quayle (June 15, 1992)
    Correctly spelled the word 'potato.'
    Quayle 'corrected' him into adding an 'e' on the end

Why he might be annoying:

    'The Trentonian' quoted him as saying 'the rumors about the vice-president are true -- that he's an idiot.'
    He later said, 'I know he's not an idiot but he needs to study more. Do you have to go to college to be Vice President?'
    According to 'The New York Times,' at 16 he had a kid and dropped out of high school.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Just by spelling potato correctly he got to appear on 'Late Night with David Letterman,' march in the Trenton Puerto Rican Day parade and lead the Pledge of Allegiance at the 1992 Democratic convention.
    He refrained from calling Quayle an idiot on 'Late Night' after the mayor of Trenton warned his parents that federal funds to the city could be slashed if William angered the Vice President.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 57 Votes: 71.93% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 63 Votes: 73.02% Annoying