The Resume

Appears in Judges 13-16 in the Old Testament
Also known as ‘Shimson’
Known for his great strength, which an angel foretold he would keep until he cut his hair or drank alcohol
Husband of Delilah

Why he might be annoying:

He was pussy-whipped and a sex addict (never a happy combination).
He tried to trick a group of Philistines with a riddle, but his first wife got the answer out of him and gave it away.
Rather than admit he had lost, he simply murdered the Philistines (poor sportsmanship).
As an act of revenge against his father-in-law, he set a bunch of foxes on fire and let them loose on his property (inhumane, but creative!).
He stayed with his treacherous wife Delilah, even after he caught her trying to kill him.
He eventually got drunk and told her the secret of his strength.
He probably didn’t exist.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had broad shoulders.
He was a mighty warrior.
He supposedly killed a thousand soldiers using the jawbone of a donkey.
His father-in-law took his first wife away and gave him her ugly sister instead.
He was consistently tricked by the women he loved.
After Delilah cut his hair, he completely lost his strength.
The Philistines blinded him and put him in prison.
At the end of his life, God supposedly gave him his strength back, and he used it to pull down a building on top of his enemies (and himself).
A popular gorilla at the Milwaukee Zoo was his namesake.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Middle East
• Bob Dylan References
• Dim Bulbs
• Hebrew Hunks
• I Am in the Bible
• I Am in the Old Testament
• I Committed Suicide
• I Inspired a Musical
• Known By a Single Name
• Lion Manes
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Men Destroyed by Women
• Profiles 15751-16000 (Ranked: 15828)
• Religious Icons
• Sabras - I am Israeli
• Short Fuses
• Vanilla Ice References
• Visually Impaired
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 7]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 46 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 107 Votes: 62.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 577 Votes: 78.16% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 234 Votes: 45.73% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 167 Votes: 44.91% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 254 Votes: 44.88% Annoying