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Angry Birds Addiction

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I have just wasted an hour of time on what many people would classify as an addiction. No it’s not drugs or alcohol or anything of that nature, but a game. It started as a harmless attempt to see what everyone was talking about, but became an obsession. With over 42 million downloads, Angry Birds is the most downloaded application, so I am not alone in playing the game. Kids of all ages are playing it, including my 3 year old granddaughter who can manipulate the application, my 5 year old grandson who is an expert and my 21 year old nephew who has conquered 20 stages of 12 levels.  In the game, birds are catapulted to try and destroy a group of evil pigs who have stolen their eggs. If you have ever played the game, you might understand the addiction. You will either want to keep playing until you master the level, or until you get a higher score and then once that has been accomplished, your desire is to check out the next level and the new capabilities of the birds as they explod...