The Resume

(May 31, 1938- )
Member of Peter, Paul & Mary
Wrote and sang ‘Puff, the Magic Dragon,’ ‘Day is Done,’ ‘Light One Candle’ and ‘The Great Mandela’

Why he might be annoying:

He is a vocal political activist.
He can’t seem to give interviews without rambling about left-wing causes.
Christopher Guest created a character based on him for his parody group ‘The Folksmen.’
At 32, he had sex with a 14-year-old girl.
His wife was pregnant at the time.
He served three months in prison for the offense.
President Jimmy Carter pardoned him because his wife was niece of a Democratic senator.

Why he might not be annoying:

Peter, Paul & Mary sang at many important civil-rights marches and demonstrations.
The group is a folk-music icon.
He’s raised money for children’s hospitals, hospices and public broadcasting.
He is godfather to Senator John Kerry’s daughter Alexandra.
He has a mild personality.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alleged Kid Lovers
• Ant Eaters/Pinocchios [Big Noses]
• Artists United to Win Without War [2003]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5311938)
• Civil Rights Activists
• Criminals
• Folk Singers
• Goat Vocalists
• Horseshoe Haircut
• Huge Eye Wear
• I am an Adulterer
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [U-Z]
• I Attended Cornell
• I Made a Perverted Ass Out of Myself
• I Recorded ‘Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)’
• I Sing About Aging
• I Sing About Monday
• Joe Piscopo Impersonations
• Look at My Flag
• Profiles 14251-14500 (Ranked: 14306)
• Received a Presidential Pardon
• Satirized on Family Guy
• Walruses
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 5]
• Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 88 Votes: 65.91% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 86.36% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 65 Votes: 49.23% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 80 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 35 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 63 Votes: 73.02% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 103 Votes: 73.79% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 59.68% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 58.97% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 143 Votes: 44.76% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 280 Votes: 44.64% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 326 Votes: 42.64% Annoying