The Resume

(circa 1488-circa 1561)
Born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birth name was Ursula Southeil
Alleged witch and prophet

Why she might be annoying:

She may not have existed.
According to legend, she was conceived when her mother had sex with the Devil.
She was said to be hideously ugly.
The first collection of her prophecies was published 80 years after her death (by which point most of the 'predictions' were of events long past).
Her most famous prophecy, a prediction of future technology ('Carriages without horses shall goe' etc.) was a forgery from the 1860s.

Why she might not be annoying:

The cave where she was allegedly born was a tourist attraction as early as 1630.
A species of moth was named after her, since it has markings resembling a crone's head in profile on each wing.
In his diaries, Samuel Pepys recorded that while surveying the damage done to London by the Great Fire (1666) with the Royal Family, they discussed Mother Shipton's prophecy of it.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ant Eaters/Pinocchios [Big Noses]
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 45]
• Diseased Initials
• Hook Noses
• I Predicted the End of the World/The Second Coming (Ranked: 1881)
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Profiles 33751-34000 (Ranked: 33767)
• Psychics
• Wiccas, Witches, Warlocks and Pagans

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying