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This is a four-panel hand-drawn comedic comic. In the first panel, one sad-looking anthropomorphic coffin says to another concerned-looking coffin: 'I FEEL DEAD INSIDE...'. In the second panel, the concerned coffin replies: 'YOU NEED TO OPEN UP'. The third panel shows the first coffin literally opening its lid, dumping a blue human corpse onto the ground with the 'THUMP' sound effect, while the second coffin looks shocked. In the fourth panel, both coffins are smiling happily, and the second coffin says 'MUCH BETTER'. The humor comes from a pun on the common idiom 'open up', which usually refers to being emotionally vulnerable with others, but is taken literally here as the coffin opening its container to release the dead body inside, resolving its 'dead inside' feeling.
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I FEEL DEAD INSIDE...
YOU NEED TO OPEN UP
THUMP
MUCH BETTER

Overview

This is a four-panel hand-drawn comedic comic. In the first panel, one sad-looking anthropomorphic coffin says to another concerned-looking coffin: 'I FEEL DEAD INSIDE...'. In the second panel, the concerned coffin replies: 'YOU NEED TO OPEN UP'. The third panel shows the first coffin literally opening its lid, dumping a blue human corpse onto the ground with the 'THUMP' sound effect, while the second coffin looks shocked. In the fourth panel, both coffins are smiling happily, and the second coffin says 'MUCH BETTER'. The humor comes from a pun on the common idiom 'open up', which usually refers to being emotionally vulnerable with others, but is taken literally here as the coffin opening its container to release the dead body inside, resolving its 'dead inside' feeling.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit Meme subreddit, as specified in the provided source information. It is an original comedic 4-panel comic meme that relies on wordplay of a common self-help phrase for dark comedic effect, and circulates widely on social media platforms as a relatable joke about unhelpful mental health advice.

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