The Resume

(January 11, 1906-April 29, 2008)
First to synthesize LSD-25 (1938)
First person to trip on LSD (April 19, 1943)
Wrote 'LSD: My Problem Child'

Why he might be annoying:

He did tedious tasks as a chemist before discovering LSD.
He discovered LSD by accident while preparing a sample of the natural lysergic acid in ergot.
He had strange visions and then decided to intentionally ingest 25/thousandths of a gram of LSD-25 dissolved in water.
He then rode home on his bike while on acid and tripped out the whole way home.
This day is celebrated as 'Bicycle Day' by stoners.
All research into the drug's effects was banned after the counterculture embraced it.
His drug was used controversially by the CIA in San Fransisco brothels.
He went on to study the hallucinogenic substances in magic mushrooms.
When he took mushrooms in Mexico, he thought his doctor was an Aztec priest who was going to open his chest and rip out his heart.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is not the kind of person you'd expect to be taking drugs.
His drug has influenced many artists and writers, including Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Tom Wolfe and Aldous Huxley.
He has invented three other drugs which are still on the market.
He is intelligent and has lived a full life, eliminating two stereotypes of drug users.
He is against massive use of LSD but feels it serves some purpose medically.
He is a member of the Nobel Prize Committee.
He has not used LSD in over 30 years.

Credit: Captain Howdy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Least Annoying 601-700 (Ranked: 673)
• Captain Howdy's Profiles [Series 3]
• Celebrities on the Cover of Rolling Stone’s 1,000th Issue [May 7, 2006]
• I Abused LSD
• I Died in 2008 (Ranked: 102)
• I Lived to 100 (Ranked: 102)
• Profiles 14751-15000 (Ranked: 14881)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20080429)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 119 Votes: 34.45% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 44.09% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 152 Votes: 51.97% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 128 Votes: 40.62% Annoying