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Joshua Adam Gardner

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The Resume

    (September 4, 1983- )
    Born in Minnesota
    Convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual misconduct for having sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was 18
    Visited Stillwater Area High School in Minnesota three times as a prospective student (January, 2006)
    Claimed he was Caspian James Crichton-Stuart IV, 5th Duke of Cleveland

Why he might be annoying:

    When he visited Stillwater, he was 22 posing as 17.
    He claimed he was 27th in line to the British throne and was good friends with Prince Harry.
    He insisted on being called 'your Grace,' even by the school principal.
    Journalists at the school newspaper wondered why a member of British royalty would be scouting schools in Minnesota.
    A call to the British consulate confirmed that there has not been a Duke of Cleveland since 1891.
    He misspelled the name of the castle he claimed to live in.
    He had a MySpace page on which he listed his goal as 'To not make the front page of any paper.' (I don't think that worked out.)
    After media coverage of his Stillwater visits, a 15-year-old male student at another high school came forward, resulting in three additional sexual-conduct charges, including two felonies (July, 2006).

Why he might not be annoying:

    The Stillwater principal noted that all of Gardner's visits to the school had been supervised by staffers.
    The principal also praised the student journalists' investigative skills.
    The journalists found Gardner's real name from a Wikipedia article on 'Caspian James Crichton-Stuart IV' that was marked for deletion.
    He said that in forming his royal identity, he took Caspian from the 'Chronicles of Narnia' and Crichton from author Michael Crichton.

Credit: C. Fishel


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    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 67 Votes: 50.75% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 35 Votes: 34.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 271 Votes: 59.78% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 576 Votes: 67.88% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 50 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 79 Votes: 44.30% Annoying