Erik, why did you inflict this on us? What in the name of God have we done to you?
“I don’t know what to say. Really I don’t. Some people obviously think this thing is worth paying for.”

Do you think it’s worth paying for?
“No I don’t.”

Would you have it on your phone?
“Absolutely not. I wouldn’t have it anywhere near me.”

Would you turn off the TV if it came on?
“I never watch commercials. I would turn it off immediately. Look, I just did the animation. I wanted to make something that made an annoying noise and looked annoying. I called it The Annoying Thing.”

You achieved your goal, didn’t you.
“This wasn’t my goal. I didn’t want to annoy people. I don’t know what to say!”

Sorry would be a start.
“I just created this character, it wasn’t meant to be a frog or anything like that. It was just for fun, you know.”

Do you think it’s fun now?
“It used to be.”

How soon did you begin to hate yourself for doing it?
“Even before it went on the website. It wasn’t funny for me very early on, as I had to listen to it so much.”

What really bothers us though is, why has this frog, this thing has got a tiny cock and balls? It’s really adding insult to injury
“Does that really upset you?”

It does. Is that our problem or yours?
“It is a valid question, but I did it to make it more annoying.”

But it’s not annoying, it’s just vile.
“I don’t see that. It’s just a little penis.”

Do you have a tiny cock and balls?
“I’m not the inspiration, no. The character’s penis is so small, it’s like a kid’s penis. It’s not erect or anything. I don’t see the problem with it. It’s not pornographic, it’s just a little penis, it’s where it should be.”

Should it not be coming out of his head?
“People say, ‘Frogs don’t have penises!’, but then, this isn’t a frog!”

Do frogs have small sexual organs?
“I don’t know. I don’t think they have penises. But it’s not a frog.”

Frogs don’t tend to have motorbikes either.
“No they don’t.”

Anyway, it’s not even a frog.
“No, it was some German ringtone people that decided to call it that. I think it’s a stupid name. And it’s not a frog!”

So what is it?
“It’s a guy. An annoying guy.”

An annoying guy with a child’s cock and balls.
“Yes. Exactly.”

How about Sweetie Chick. Any career advice?
“She’s cute, but I don’t understand her.”

Maybe she needs a tiny pair of breasts?
“No, that wouldn't help.”



We’ve put together a few annoying things and wondered whether you thought they were more or less annoying than your annoying thing.
“OK!”

Having items stolen from your person.
“Less annoying.”

Being a tramp and getting spat on by normal people.
“Oh, definitely more annoying.That would be evil.”

Being the passenger in a car that ploughs into a bus-stop full of pensioners?
“About the same.”

Flashing a nun?
“That’s just funny, much less annoying.”

Sitting next to someone who’s putting a match to their shoes on transatlantic flight?
“Again, about the same.”

Finally Erik, can you get any more annoying?
“Well people seem to really hate this, so it would be hard to beat, but I don’t want this to be what I’m remembered for.”

What then?
“I'm not sure. Just not this.”

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