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Soren Sorensen Adams

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The Resume

    (May 24, 1879-October 20, 1963)
    Born in Aarhus, Denmark
    Birth name was Soren Adam Sorensen
    Emigrated at age four with his parents to the US
    Invented and produced gag items such as the joy buzzer, sneezing powder, the snake nut can and the dribble glass
    Founded the Cachoo Sneezing Powder Company, later renamed the S.S. Adams Company

Why he might be annoying:

    Highbrows loathed his gag products.
    He won a trapshooting contest by sprinkling his sneezing powder near his competitors.
    His gag items created a moral panic and were denounced by journalists, local politicians and teachers.
    Kids’ comic carried pages of ads for his novelties.
    His father ran a saloon.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had to keep developing new products because of pirating.
    He got the idea for his first product when he was a dye salesman and noticed one dye made people sneeze.
    His company thrived during the Depression thanks to his most popular item, the joy buzzer.
    He was a low key family man.
    He never used his gag items on his friends.
    He still ran his company in his eighties.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 74 Votes: 52.70% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 54 Votes: 57.41% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 125 Votes: 56.80% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 84 Votes: 47.62% Annoying