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Hatfields and McCoys

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Event

The Resume

    (1863-1891)
    Feud lasted from about 1863 to 1891
    Both of the families lived on the Kentucky-West Virginia border

Why he might be annoying:

    The origins of the feud are unknown.
    Both families were involved in the production of illegal whiskey.
    A shoot out between the two families once left one Hatfield dead and one injured McCoy.
    Once, Ellison Hatfield insulted a group of McCoys, and he was stabbed several times, shot, and left to bleed to death.
    In retaliation, a group of Hatfields rounded up Ellison's murderers and pumped several rounds of bullets into them.
    In the end, series of kidnappings, murders, and other forms of violence had almost completely wiped out the two families.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Some see them as uneducated hill folk stupidly shooting at one another.
    They were able to work out several uneasy truces throughout the feud.
    They show how stupid family feuds are.
    The game 'Family Feud' is loosely based on them.
    A History Channel three part mini-series on their feud set a cable television audience viewership record (Part 1 - 13.9 million, Part 2 - 13.1 million and Part 3 - 14.3 million)(May 30, 2012).

Credit: Ratman


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 28 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 91 Votes: 79.12% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 67.44% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 68.57% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 76 Votes: 69.74% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 126 Votes: 70.63% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 267 Votes: 68.91% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 142 Votes: 82.39% Annoying