The
Most Irrelevant Figures
of 
2002


And the Distinction for November Goes to...

Osama bin Laden

What???  Public Enemy #1? IRRELEVANT?  Are you SERIOUS???  Absolutely.  Because at this point, he's a symbol, nothing more.  There's a 50-50 chance the guy has been dead for nearly a year, and if he's not dead, it's a given that he's seriously disfigured, given his preference for audio recordings over video.  Is a camcorder too expensive for ya, Ooosuma?  Or did radio kill the video star?  I still think he's dead, because even the most fanatical of Muslims can do voice impressions.