The Resume

(April 23, 1894- )
Born in United States
Translates to ‘Tall Stick’ in Spanish
Located 35 miles south of San Francisco, California
63,000 residents as of Spring 2020

Why Palo Alto, California might be annoying:

Tall Stick?
It is home of the ever-famous high-tech Silicone Valley.
It’s also the location of Facebook headquarters.
It ranks almost alongside San Francisco as one of the most expensive American cities to live in.

Why Palo Alto, California might not be annoying:

Its residents include Amy Irving, Teri Hatcher, Mark Zuckerberg (Mr. Facebook), Dave Franco and Shemar Moore.
Steve Jobs lived there and was buried in the city’s Alta Mesa Cemetery.
Stanford University is there.
It’s also the home of Google and Apple!
Elon Musk started Paypal and Tesla there.
Its residents make the region one of the most highly educated regions in the country.
It turns out that the tall stick refers to a redwood tree called the El Palo Alto.

Credit: battyx3

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BattyX3's Profiles [Series 15]
• Cities
• Cities in California
• Cities in United States
• Dog Fancy's 2nd Annual Pet Friendliest U.S. Cities [2006] (Ranked: 6)
• ESPN's Top 25 Biggest Sports Blunders [1979-2004] (Ranked: 1)
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46622)
• Tree Names
• Wall Street Journals 20 Most Inventive Towns [July 2006] (Ranked: 4)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying