Writing to your favorite actor --- a place for peeves: Irked? Irritated?

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 9, 2007 -- Writing to your favorite actor for an autographed photo is out; obsessing over the pretty people with a combination of contempt, jealousy and fascination is in. So, from a pop culture point of view, AmIAnnoying.com is a disturbing reflection of society.
It's also a really good time.

The site has profiles for almost 20,000 public figures, and you can pass judgment on all of them. Search for your celebrities and you can check their rankings, which are constantly changing; or browse AmIAnnoying's collections ("People Whose Houses Have Burnt Down").

You can even find people just like you. "There's a forum for people to chat with -- and annoy -- each other," notes Marc Cutler, one of the site's creators.

Who are the most and least annoying celebrities? At press time, these were some selected rankings from AmIAnnoying.com. You'll have to visit the Web site to see the rest.

Most annoying
9. Nicole Richie, with an annoying percentage of 84.36 (955 of 1,132 votes)

One reason why, according to the Web site? "She said of a local newspaper: 'They wrote that our skirts were too short. They said we came to church in fur coats. It hurt my feelings. I never went to church!'"

10. Sean "Diddy" Combs, 84.19 percent (522 of 620 votes)
Why? "He has an unusual fear of clowns."

12. Courtney Love, 84 percent (588 of 700 votes)
Why? "She criticized Fiona Apple for making a music video in her underwear, forgetting that she did the same."

15. Katie Holmes, 83.8 percent (781 of 932 votes)
Why? "She enjoys pretzels with salsa."

19. Nick Lachey, 83.41 percent (940 of 1,127 votes)
Why? "He doesn't dance well."

Least annoying

1.Sue (the T. Rex skeleton on display at Chicago's Field Museum), 2.44 percent (1 of 41 votes)
Why not considered annoying? "She is an important scientific find."

15. Anna Paquin, 27.96 percent (780 of 2,790 votes)
Why not? "She was the first New Zealander to win an Oscar."

16. Sandra Bullock, 28.45 percent (621 of 2,183 votes)
Why not? "Nobody pays close attention to what she says."

26. Jennifer Connelly, 32.48 percent (177 of 545 votes)
Why not? "She speaks Italian, French and some Japanese."

29. Leonardo DiCaprio, 33.26 percent (725 of 2,180 votes)

Why not? "He had lunch with eight terminally ill patients through the Make-a-Wish Foundation."

Source: http://www.msn.com
Posted by Paige Wiser