Gallery: Can You Guess These Iconic Characters Based on Their Emoji Bios?
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Hint: "All men must die ... but we are not men."
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Hint: "I'm from the Midwest. ... We were taught that it's not polite to talk about yourself."
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Hint: "The road to power is paved with hypocrisy ... and casualties. Never regret."
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Hint: "Get away from her, you bitch!"
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Hint: "Well, technically, chemistry is the study of matter, but I prefer to see it as the study of change."
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Hint: "'I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun."
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Hint: "Everyone who isn't us, is an enemy."
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Hint: "As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting."
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Hint: "I use them for smuggling. I never thought I'd be smuggling myself in them. This is ridiculous."
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Jeremy White
Light Up Your Home Like Christmas With These Smart String Lights
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Simon Hill