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Marshall Herff Applewhite

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Cultist

The Resume

    (May 17, 1931-March 26, 1997)
    Founder of 'Heaven's Gate' religious cult
    Believed that the Hale-Bopp Comet was a salvation

Why he might be annoying:

    He and 38 other members of his cult committed ritualistic suicide (March 1997).
    His cult consisted totally of Internet web designers who believed in U.F.O.s.
    His cult all wore Nike shoes.
    He was voluntarily castrated (thats nuts!).
    He had sexless love with live-in girlfriend, Bonnie Lu Nettles.
    They changed their names to Bo and Peep, and later to Ti and Do.
    They were arrested in Texas for stealing credit cards and a car (1974).
    He convinced 20 citizens of Oregon to move to Colorado and wait to board a spaceship (1975).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a clean freak.
    He was charismatic.
    According to his sister, 'he was quite the family comic.'
    He did the elephant walk.
    He had a beautiful singing voice.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 111 Votes: 52.25% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 48 Votes: 47.92% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 272 Votes: 53.68% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 51 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 60 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 53 Votes: 60.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 89 Votes: 50.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 69 Votes: 57.97% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 83 Votes: 60.24% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 1144 Votes: 76.22% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 144 Votes: 69.44% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 141 Votes: 53.90% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 225 Votes: 64.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 291 Votes: 68.04% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 192 Votes: 76.04% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 544 Votes: 69.67% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 782 Votes: 69.95% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1159 Votes: 69.80% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 5544 Votes: 78.10% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 6466 Votes: 75.52% Annoying