Remember the painting of Jesus that an elderly woman "fixed" [1]? Well if you thought you'd seen it all with that painting, think again. A bizarre new bust of Cristiano Ronaldo is now making the internet collectively question their eyesight.
The bust, which was unveiled at Madeira Airport in Portugal, looks strangely nothing like Cristiano — even though it's supposed to be of him. The internet couldn't believe what it was seeing and reacted accordingly.
This has rattled me to my core [2]
Memes and jokes soon followed.
You vs the guy she told you not to worry about #ronaldo [4] pic.twitter.com/ag2LsCPq4A [5]
— Mike (@lylescott) March 29, 2017 [6]
when you order online vs when it arrives #RonaldoBust [7] pic.twitter.com/ypitWeon62 [8]
— Keith (@ShrillockHolmes) March 29, 2017 [9]
IT trailer's gonna give me nightmares pic.twitter.com/MRR2mJNLns [10]
— nick (@nick_pants) March 30, 2017 [11]
Seriously, what's going on here?
"You got a pic of Ronaldo for this bust?"
"Nah...got 1 of Sloth from Goonies tho?"
"That'll do..." pic.twitter.com/dkBB966Llg [12]— Dan O'Connell (@danocdj) March 29, 2017 [13]
The sculptor behind the bust, Emanuel Santos, defended his work [14]. "It is impossible to please the Greeks and Trojans. Neither did Jesus please everyone," he said to The Guardian. "This is a matter of taste, so it is not as simple as it seems. What matters is the impact that this work generated."
Santos has a point, but we're still not sure about this bust.
Looking at this Cristiano Ronaldo bust like... pic.twitter.com/jjTMCkmvxY [15]
— The Shadow League (@ShadowLeagueTSL) March 29, 2017 [16]