Distance Between

Distance Between

Updated Oct 22, 2018 at 03:36PM EDT by Matt.

Added Oct 22, 2018 at 03:07PM EDT by Matt.

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Distance Between refers to a phrasal template that uses the round pushpin emoji and the ruler emoji to describe the distance between two intangible things for humorous effect. The template generally follows a caption that sets up the distance, followed by the diagram that reads:

[X]
πŸ“
πŸ“ (2 min. walk)
πŸ“
πŸ“
πŸ“
[Y]

Origin

On October 2nd, 2018, Twitter [1] user @cybersnitch tweeted, "Bitches be like I’m FAR from being lactose intolerant: lactose πŸ“ πŸ“ (2 min. walk) πŸ“πŸ“intolerance." The tweet received more than 100 retweets and 575 likes in 20 days (shown below).


Bitches be like l'm FAR from being lactose intolerant: lactose (2 min. walk) intolerance

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Over the next month, people used the format to express various opinions and observations for humorous effects (examples below, left and center).

On October 19th, Twitter[2] user @muhcoochee tweeted a version of the meme using the lyrics to the Proclaimers song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)." The tweet received more than 88,000 retweets and 340,000 likes in two days (shown below, right).

Two days later, The Daily Dot [3] published a listicle about the template.


[me following directions ] i am so f----- hoes be like I'm FAR from ugly: hoes (2 min. walk) ugly distance I'm willing to walk for you: Me 、 (500 miles) (500 more miles) your door


Various Examples


Men be like "im not like the others, im different" Men (2 Min. Walk) the others white people be like "I'm FAR from racist": white people (2 Min. Walk) racist 12 year old me: "l'm not gay" (2 min. walk) l gay
"I don't cry easily" Me (2 Min. Walk) crying University of lowa: our alcohol problem isn't as bad as it used to be Anywhere on campus (2 min. walk) A bar that will serve the underage

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