The Resume

(circa 1987- )
Born in Uganda
Found living with green vervet monkeys (1991)
Adopted by orphanage managers Paul and Molly Wasswa
Joined the Pearl of Africa children’s choir
Subject of the BBC documentary ‘Living Proof’ (1999)

Why he might be annoying:

It is unclear how long he might have lived with monkeys.
When he was captured in the jungle, he had fleas in his matted hair and was infested with four-foot long tapeworms.
He initially only communicated by screaming and biting.

Why he might not be annoying:

He fled to the jungle after witnessing his father murdering his mother.
When left with a group of monkeys in a nature preserve, he approached them from the side with open palms while avoiding eye contact in classic simian fashion, which convinced several primate experts that he really had spent significant time living among monkeys.
Unlike many feral children, he learned to speak and adjusted to human society.
He was captain of Uganda’s soccer team at the Special Olympics (2003).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 80]
• Feral Children
• I Stutter/Stammer
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• My Parent Was Murdered
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 51056-51250 (Ranked: 51191)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 141 Votes: 68.79% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 128 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying