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Feeling twitterpated? You're not the only one!

flying twits By Katy Abby

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you've probably been inundated by Twitter, the latest fad to take the social-networking world by storm. The 20-word tweets reflect every nuance of a tweeter's life, down to the most mundane activity. Celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have hundreds of thousands of twits hanging on their every tweet, and the numbers are growing.

Who really needs this much information on their friends and idols? Even more to the point, who wants to broadcast their humdrum existence in such explicit and uninteresting detail to the nit-picking masses? Take a look at this hilarious animated short that explains "The Twouble with Twitters." Just sit back, relax, and don't make a peep! Play the video

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