Entrepreneur
The Resume
(May 9, 1920-March 31, 2005)
Spokesman for Perdue Chicken
Father, Arthur founded Perdue Farms Inc. (1920)
Died at 84 (March 31, 2005)
Why he might be annoying
Created the tagline: 'It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.'
Henry Spira says Perdue 'not only abuses chickens for profit, but he also treats his workers--mostly poor, minority women--as an expendable commodity.' (June 1991 Vegetarian Times).
Why he might not be annoying
His company's chicken parts are among the best selling.
He passed the company on to his son, Jim.
He donated food to the food harvest campaign.
He was NOT a vegetarian.
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Year In Review:
For 2010, as of last week, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
For 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 119 Votes: 67.23% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 330 Votes: 46.97% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 271 Votes: 60.52% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 710 Votes: 51.13% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1694 Votes: 63.22% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 4034 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
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