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George the Lobster

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The Resume

    (circa 1869- )
    Caught off the coast of Newfoundland (December, 2008)
    Bought by the City Crab and Seafood restaurant in New York City for $100
    Weighed 20 pounds
    Age estimated at 140 years
    Released near Kennebunkport, Maine (January 10, 2009)

Why he might be annoying:

    Some biologists doubt that a lobster can live over 100 years, and it ain't as if George has a birth certificate to prove his age.
    To no one's surprise, the lobster's return to the sea was the result of a protest by PeTA.
    One of the photographers taking pictures of George as he left the restaurant asked, 'Can you lift up his butt, if he has a butt?'

Why he might not be annoying:

    City Crab never planned to serve him as a meal, but to use him as a mascot instead.
    He was released in protected waters where lobster fishing is banned.
    Vegetarian restauranteur Larry Fleming, who drove him to Maine, said he was a good road trip companion: 'no smoking and no fighting over the radio.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 65 Votes: 67.69% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 126 Votes: 53.97% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying