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Kali

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    Born in India
    Hindu goddess of fertility, time, death and destruction
    Pops out of her mother, Durga's, head whenever she gets really angry
    Her name may be derived from the Sanskrit word for time

Why she might be annoying:

    Being the goddess of death and destruction is annoying all by itself.
    She's either black or blue and has either seven or ten arms, usually with a weapon in each hand depending on who's drawing her.
    She also has fangs and wears a necklace made of skulls.
    None of these are good looks.
    During one tempter tantrum, she (temporarily) killed her mother's husband, the god Shiva, and danced on his body. Artistic portrayals of this usually show Shiva with an erection which makes for some interesting Freudian symbolism.
    She was the patron of the Thugs who went around strangling people until the British hanged them all.

Why she might not be annoying:

    When she and Shiva are on good terms, they dance with each other, causing the earth to shake along with them.
    She's the goddess to turn to for help with epidemics and natural disasters.
    She's supposed to be a heck of a fighter in battle.
    She once killed a demon whose blood turned into more demons when it was spilled by drinking all of his blood.
    Calcutta (Kali's steps) was named after her.
    Being the goddess of fertility is a very cool thing to be.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 42 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 67.35% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 74.07% Annoying