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# Your Facebook Laugh for the Day
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/your-facebook-laugh-for-the-day/
- Published: 2012-03-19T12:49:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:02:18.000Z
- Description: From pages of Reddit's Funny section emerges this hilarious use of one of Michelangelo's most iconic images from Sistine Chapel on Facebook.
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Opinion, Facebook, Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, Social Media, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 06:51 (2012, 2013, part 1)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/03/canhazcheeseburger-michelangelo-600.jpg "canhazcheeseburger-michelangelo-600")](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/03/canhazcheeseburger-michelangelo-900plus.jpg?ref=hyperallergic.com)

From pages of Reddit’s [Funny section](http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/qxvmv/i%5Fhad%5Fsome%5Finspiration%5Ftoday%5Fso%5Fi%5Fhad%5Fto%5Fupdate/?ref=hyperallergic.com) emerges this hilarious use of one of Michelangelo’s most iconic images from [Sistine Chapel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine%5FChapel?ref=hyperallergic.com) in the new Facebook header design.

The top comment [responds](http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/qxvmv/i%5Fhad%5Fsome%5Finspiration%5Ftoday%5Fso%5Fi%5Fhad%5Fto%5Fupdate/c41ca9a?ref=hyperallergic.com) to the pic:

> “Thou canst have burger,” said the Lord  
> and gave to Cat his just reward.  
> But lo, the kitteh was not pleased;  
> Almighty God forgot the cheese.

Something tells me Michelangelo would approve of user JSLEnterprises’ mashup. (h/t [Buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimbohits/the-best-use-of-facebook-timeline-yet-5fqb?ref=hyperallergic.com))

Here are some other hilarious examples of headers on the new Facebook timeline. I think you could make the argument that creative Facebook profile photos have become a form of folk art in our digital culture.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/03/fb-timeline-01.jpg "fb-timeline-01")](http://piggrab.com/inspiration/funny-and-creative-facebook-timeline-design.html/attachment/funny-and-creative-facebook-timeline-design-by-graziano-vincini?ref=hyperallergic.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/03/fb-timeline-02.jpg "fb-timeline-02")](http://littleboxofdesign.com/?p=2028&ref=hyperallergic.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/03/fb-timeline-03.jpg "fb-timeline-03")](http://www.iammitul.com/2012/02/some-awesome-and-funny-facebook.html?ref=hyperallergic.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/03/fb-timeline-04.jpg "fb-timeline-04")](http://failbook.failblog.org/2011/12/15/facebook-timeline-now-available-for-all-users/fadda/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2012/03/fb-timeline-05.jpg "fb-timeline-05")](https://images.nonexiste.net/popular/2012/01/09/what-to-do-with-the-new-facebook-timeline/?ref=hyperallergic.com)

And just a reminder that a new study suggests [we judge others by their images](http://www.livescience.com/18930-facebook-photos-impression.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) on social media networks like Facebook.