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Edith Shain

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Nurse

The Resume

    (circa 1919-June 20, 2010)
    Born in Los Angeles, California
    Famed for a photo of her kissing a sailor in Times Square after the end of World War II

Why she might be annoying:

    The picture gave the impression that a soldier was reunited with his sweetheart but in reality she had no idea who the sailor was.
    She says that a sailor she never met before grabbed her and kissed her when the photographer took their picture.
    She didn't identify herself until the 1970’s.
    To this day she hasn’t been able to positively identify the sailor who kissed her.
    The spot where she kissed the sailor would eventually be underneath the location of Total Request Live.

Why she might not be annoying:

    The white nurse uniform and the dark sailor suit made a perfect contrast for the photo.
    She frequently participates in Veteran's Day events.
    She was so overjoyed by the end of the war that she was willing to allow a perfect stranger to grab her and kiss her on the lips.
    At age 90 she recreated her famous pose with a dancer on broadway's 'South Pacific.'

Credit: Jack Magic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 109 Votes: 52.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 13.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 245 Votes: 64.49% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 37.78% Annoying