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June Middleton

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The Resume

    ( -October 30, 2009)
    Born in Melbourne , Australia
    In Guinness Book of World Records as the person who spent the longest amount of time in a Negative Pressure Ventilator, better known as the ‘Iron Lung’ used for sufferers of polio
    Last Iron Lung was manufactured in 1977
    Polio killed 1,000 people and crippled more than 10,000 in Australia

Why she might be annoying:

    She needed to be kept in a machine the size of a telephone box and driven around in a special van when going somewhere.

Why she might not be annoying:

    In 1949, she contracted polio when she was just 22.
    She was confined to a machine for the rest of her life.
    She spent of 60 years in an Iron Lung.
    She contracted polio a week before she was due to marry.
    Before getting polio, she was a passionate dancer.
    She eventually managed to have her own home and adopt a dog, Angel.
    She was an Australian Rules Football fan and was presented with an award by the captain of the team she supported.
    She had a great sense of humor and was adored by her carers.

Credit: Attack In Black


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 25 Votes: 88.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 71 Votes: 50.70% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 52 Votes: 71.15% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 33.33% Annoying