- Every single one of your tweets starts "RT".
- You've no idea who controls that honeypot proxy, hell, you don't even know what a proxy is.
- Your "source" has an "Islamic" sounding name and uses a hashtag. That's practically evidence.
- The plural of rumour is news.
- Unreliable stories should be tagged " UNCONFIRMED" rather than investigated.
- You're totally sticking it to the man. Even if you can't pronounce the man's name.
- You can convey the subtleties of a delicate political situation in 140 characters.
- You're still not sure where Iran is, what the policies of the candidates are, the history of the Shah etc. despite being totally on top of the story.
- The comments you leave on YouTube videos of police brutality are just as important as the videos themselves.
- Your DDoS "attack" consists of encouraging 157 followers to click on a link.
- Flickr is such an important resource that you'll get round to paying for Pro membership "any day now".
- It's important to encourage people to donate to Amnesty International even though you're a bit broke this month so can't yourself.
- You change your avatar more often than your deeply held convictions about geo-politics.
- Every tweet you makes brings the death of Mainstream Media that little bit closer.
- When you leave your computer, you can walk outside in peace and safety.
- Retweeting this list is an *awesome* way to show that you don't take yourself too seriously. Even though you do.
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You are already thinking of what you will tell your grandchildren when they ask how you used Twitter to personally overthrow a government.