There are different kinds of exceptional when it comes to Twitter, from the perfectly crafted zingers of Tim Siedell to Arjun Basu’s short stories that says way more than 140 characters should be able to say. The comedians, actors, musicians and others on this list have mastered the art of brevity. The fake accounts are the rare ones who manage to go deeper than the simple joke of their existence. Some, like TweenHobo and NotTildaSwinton have become characters in their own right. And HumbleBrag has identified one of the medium’s most satire-worthy trends (and turned it into a book deal). Here are our 75 favorite Twitter Accounts of 2012.
50. Humblebrag – @Humblebrag
Twitter Bio: Email [email protected] with any leads on any humblebrags. Do not send brags. (NOTE: Humblebrag re-tweets may be used in upcoming book out Sept 25th).Thanks!
Followers: 152k
Best Recent Tweet: RT melissaanelli Geniuses @amazon just recommended my own book to me. Already read this one, thanks guys!
Runner-Up: RT DamonLindelof My twitter feed: 38% : “You should write the new Star Wars!” 47% : “Don’t fucking touch the new Star Wars!” 15% : Undecided.
49. Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) – @ColinMeloy
And no reason / To talk about the books I read / But still I do.
Twitter Bio: singster/songstruner for the Decemberists, Orangina shill
Followers: 1.4m
Best Recent Tweet: New year’s resolution: monetize my cat.
Runner-Up: According to my son, classical music can be divided into two distinct themes: “traditional haunted castle motif” and “bustling spaceport.”
48. Disalmanac – @Disalmanac
Twitter Bio: The Disalmanac Book of Fact-Like Facts comes out in 2013 from Perigee. [email protected] (no submissions). The @Disalmanacarian is Scott Bateman.
Followers: 57k
Best Recent Tweet: Today in 1843, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was first published. SPOILER: Scrooge can see dead people.
Runner-Up: SPOILER: The unexpected Journey in “The Hobbit” is “Open Arms” (everyone was expecting “Don’t Stop Believin’”).
47. Andy Richter – @andy_richter
Twitter Bio: actor/writer from Midwestern U.S., married to Sarah Thyre, father of two
Followers: 403k
Best Recent Tweet: I work with a bunch of squares! There’s no way my testicle-print cookies are NSFW – I’ve had a vasectomy, dummies!
Runner-Up: Just heard the John Denver version of “Blue Christmas.” Why didn’t it ever occur to us that he always sounded dead?
46. Andrew WK – @AndrewWK
Twitter Bio: THE PARTY KING. The partiest man alive. International rock ‘n’ rolling motivational speaking TV entertaining nightclub owner. PARTY HARD.
Followers: 224k
Best Recent Tweet: Had a crazy dream last night! There was no such thing as fun in the world and we had to invent partying from scratch!
Runner-Up: I’m feeling really good about you. I’m feeling really good about partying. Let’s kick ass today and feel good about life!!!
45. Nicholas Kristof – @NickKristof
Twitter Bio: New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, http://www.facebook.com/kristof
Followers: 1.4m
Best Recent Tweet: Now on plane, final stage of being deported from #Bahrain. Sorry I cldnt get in to report on human rights abuses.
Runner-Up: More Americans die from guns in 6 months than from 25 yrs of terrorism & Iraq, Afghan wars combined http://nyti.ms/U12J9D
44. TheTweetOfGod – @TheTweetOfGod
Twitter Bio: I’m your dope-ass divinity, trollin’ with My trinity, tossin’ mad tweets in your immediate vicinity, flingin’ fly phrases from the fringes of infinity.
Followers: 57k
Best Recent Tweet: “This is the opening track on our first studio album since Peter Gabriel left the band.” Genesis 7:1.
Runner-Up: “Why are all the good ones either married, gay or the Son of God?” – Mary Magdalene.
43. Nic Cage Match – @NicCageMatch
Twitter Bio: I know why the Nic Caged bird sings.
the end of the line ¯\(?)/¯ · favstar.fm/users/NicCageM…
Followers: 7k
Best Recent Tweet: “You have no idea what kind of pressure I’m under at work!” — deep sea diver
Runner-Up: It’s a shame you haven’t met my cat, my impression of him is so much funnier if you know him.
42. Karl Welzein – @DadBoner
Twitter Bio: Can’t wait for the weekend!
Followers: 119k
Best Recent Tweet: Where’d the Mayans get a “calendar” anway? The ancient mall? “It say on carved rock Corvette calendar that world end on Dec. 21, 2012!”
Runner-Up: Squirtin’ your whizz on another person’s property is the legal, safe way to get revenge. No need for violence like some no class animal.
41. TedX Fake – @TEDxFake
Twitter Bio: The Future of Tomorrow
Followers: 999
Best Recent Tweet: Basic Human Compassion: A Pre-Ironic Primer for Post-Ironic People
Runner-Up: Malcolm Gladwell: Maybe Bears Don’t Shit In The Woods
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32. Julieanne Smolinski – 
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30. Steve Martin – 
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