(32 votes, average: 4.53 out of 5)

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In honor of MJ…
See also: The ‘King of Tweets’

Michael J: I love pepsi-cola. can’t drink enough. if i could, i’d be the king of pop.

Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5 photo courtesy of Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.

(31 votes, average: 4.81 out of 5)

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Michael J: About to go on stage. @Bubbles ate one of my gloves. What now?
Written by: Katie McNayr

Michael Jackson. King of Pop. Thriller.

(26 votes, average: 4.73 out of 5)

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JSTALIN (Joseph Stalin): I <3 Bon Jovi: “i’ve been everywhere — and I’m standing tall. I’ve seen a million faces, and I killed them all.”

PS — we wanted to title this: “Slippery When Tweet.”

(12 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

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(73 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)

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KingGeorge3 (King George III): Nothing interesting happened today
Written/submitted by: Camilo Suárez (thanks!)