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Jack Ruby

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The Resume

    (March 25, 1911-January 3, 1967)
    Birth name was Jacob Rubenstein
    Murdered accused JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald on live television (1963)

Why he might be annoying:

    Because of him, Lee Harvey Oswald went to his grave before telling what he knew about the assassination.
    He suffered from violent mood swings.
    He had ties to the mafia.
    He ran errands for Al Capone as a teen.
    He considered himself a 'tough guy,' yet he only picked on women, drunks and guys who were smaller than himself.
    He spoke with a slight lisp.
    He owned a sleazy strip club.
    He changed his last name from Rubenstein to Ruby because it sounded less Jewish.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a snappy dresser.
    He spent much of his youth in foster homes.
    He served in the US Army during World War II.
    He died of lung cancer (1967).
    The movie 'Ruby' is based on his life (1992)

Credit: JinnFiend


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 103 Votes: 22.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 804 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 37 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 93 Votes: 65.59% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 79.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 79.17% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 93 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 85 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 95 Votes: 76.84% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 188 Votes: 80.32% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 171 Votes: 71.35% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 334 Votes: 68.56% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 586 Votes: 70.31% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 748 Votes: 69.65% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 732 Votes: 77.05% Annoying