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Jonah

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Biblical Character

The Resume

    (circa 800 BC- )
    Resided in Gath-hepher (in present-day Israel)
    Spoken of in the Old Testament and Koran
    Ordered by God to preach to the city of Nineveh

Why he might be annoying:

    His story is ridiculed by most rationalists.
    He disobeyed God's orders to travel to Nineveh (what a naughty prophet!).
    When he later hitched a ride on a ship, God created a giant sea storm to torment him.
    He was thrown into the sea by the ship's crew and swallowed by a whale sent by God.
    Some Christians argue that he was eaten by a giant fish instead of a whale, as if that makes the story much more probable.
    He personally believed that God should destroy Nineveh rather than save it.
    He wanted to die after seeing a plant wither in the desert.

Why he might not be annoying:

    After he prayed for forgiveness, God released him from the whale.
    He had to endure being vomited up by a giant sea creature.
    While in the whale, he may have become best friends with Pinocchio.
    He managed to convince Nineveh of God's message, thereby saving the city from the deity's wrath.
    Unlike many books of the Bible, his is more narrative than preachy.
    He was God's hapless pawn.

Credit: Ratman


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 61 Votes: 54.10% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 56 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 105 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 56 Votes: 41.07% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 107 Votes: 46.73% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 150 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 197 Votes: 46.19% Annoying