How 280 characters would’ve improved the most iconic tweets of our time

They've fucked it.

Most people have been blessed with 280 characters on Twitter over the past 24 hours. It's a confusing time, with most users complaining about this update, and the rest taking the absolute piss. I don't want to moan, but this morning I read a 280 character tweet which included a quote tweet of 280 characters. That's 560 characters. It's basically a book. I'm exhausted. But how would 280 characters have impacted some of the most iconic tweets that this godforsaken website has ever produced? Let's hypothesise with ten of Twitter's most iconic tweets.

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1. Shaq's big butt problems deserved a little more context https://twitter.com/shaq/status/3435123096?lang=en 280 characters:   2. Jack's first tweet was a bit too succinct for my liking https://twitter.com/jack/status/20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.breakingnews.ie%2Fdiscover%2F10-of-the-most-iconic-tweets-of-all-time-726132.html 280 characters:   3. 50 Cent could've gotten his point across a little better with more space https://twitter.com/50cent/status/22201409032?lang=en 280 characters:   4. The CIA's first tweet was very cool, but could've been even cooler https://twitter.com/CIA/status/474971393852182528 280 characters:   5. Michael Owen's film tweet needed more of a background story https://twitter.com/themichaelowen/status/522056120916267008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Frichardhjames%2Fmichael-owens-greatest-moments-on-twitter 280 characters:   6. Ringo's typo deserved more https://twitter.com/ringostarrmusic/status/328062356141776896 280 characters:   7. Personally, I could've read about Danny Dyer's zoo grievances all day https://twitter.com/MrDDyer/status/356078379038031872 280 characters:   8. Britney's thoughts were cruelly restricted by the 140 character limit https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/35767743634481152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fkimberleydadds%2Ficonic-vintage-celeb-tweets-that-will-make-you-want-to 280 characters:   9. Wayne Rooney's logistics alienated the general public. We deserved more https://twitter.com/WayneRooney/status/61593468186791936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fplayers%2Fwayne-rooney%2F11853091%2FWayne-Rooneys-weirdest-ever-tweets.html 280 characters:   10. Ed Balls. https://twitter.com/edballs/status/63623585020915713?lang=en 280 characters: