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Two Guys in Open Graves 5 Feet Apart Are Actually Married Gay Couple Art Piece

The meme consists of an aerial photograph of two men lying in separate open graves spaced approximately 5 feet apart in a grassy field, paired with a two-part social media thread. The first comment jokes about the scene using the popular 'two bros chillin 5 feet apart because they are not gay' meme format. The second follow-up comment corrects the joke, explaining that the image is of a real art installation called 'Two Graves' by gay married couple Miller & Shellabarger: the two graves are connected by an underground tunnel so the pair can hold hands while lying in the graves, as a representation of their lifelong committed bond.
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2 dudes, chillin in open graves, 5 feet apart cause they're not gay

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thespiandipper: This is actually an art piece by Miller & Shellabarger where they dug graves connected by a tunnel so they could hold hands. They are very much gay and irl married

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The thread jokes referencing the classic 'two bros 5 feet apart' meme before correcting that the subjects are a married gay art couple with connected graves to hold hands

Overview

The meme consists of an aerial photograph of two men lying in separate open graves spaced approximately 5 feet apart in a grassy field, paired with a two-part social media thread. The first comment jokes about the scene using the popular 'two bros chillin 5 feet apart because they are not gay' meme format. The second follow-up comment corrects the joke, explaining that the image is of a real art installation called 'Two Graves' by gay married couple Miller & Shellabarger: the two graves are connected by an underground tunnel so the pair can hold hands while lying in the graves, as a representation of their lifelong committed bond.

Origin notes

The original photograph is of the 2000s art installation 'Two Graves' by married performance art couple Miller & Shellabarger. The meme format originated as a Tumblr comment thread that juxtaposed the art photo with the widely recognizable 2019 'two bros in a hot tub 5 feet apart' meme, followed by the corrective contextual comment. This version of the meme was reposted to X.com (formerly Twitter) as meme.jpg, and went viral for its wholesome subversion of the original joke premise.

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