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CORRECTION APPENDED O.K., then, I say, almost begging at this point, almost to the point of tears, is there anyone I can talk to who might see what I've been through and understand? And here's where I say: ''Do you know what Twitter is? Because I have over a million followers on Twitter. If I say something about my terrible experience on Twitter, do you think someone will help me?'' And she says in the most condescending tone and hiss ever uttered: ''Yes, I know what Twitter is. And no, that will not matter.'' AUG. 28, 2009, Dooce.com The washing machine at Heather Armstrong's Salt Lake City home -- as millions of her followers already know -- is a Maytag. To be specific, it's a Performance series 4.4-cubic-foot-I.E.C.-capacity front-load steam washer that retailed for $1,599 and that she and her husband, Jon, bought on sale for $1,300, plus the 10-year warranty. They made the purchase near the end of her second pregnancy, a pre-emptive strike against the mountain of soiled onesies that accumulate when a newborn joins the family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]