Business Handshake Meme Template
“Business Handshake” is an object-labeling variation of the broader Epic Handshake image family: two sides that may seem different, opposed, or unrelated join hands over a shared point. Know Your Meme traces this label-based version to an August 16, 2018 Reddit post by BEISisICE, which labeled the arms “centimeters” and “inches” and the clasped hands “0,” turning the joke on their numerical agreement. Later variants use the same structure to show rival groups, preferences, or systems unexpectedly agreeing. The specific template image is a stock-style handshake photograph; no evidence ties the depicted people to the original Reddit post.
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What the Business Handshake meme means
“Business Handshake” is an object-labeling variation of the broader Epic Handshake image family: two sides that may seem different, opposed, or unrelated join hands over a shared point. Know Your Meme traces this label-based version to an August 16, 2018 Reddit post by BEISisICE, which labeled the arms “centimeters” and “inches” and the clasped hands “0,” turning the joke on their numerical agreement. Later variants use the same structure to show rival groups, preferences, or systems unexpectedly agreeing. The specific template image is a stock-style handshake photograph; no evidence ties the depicted people to the original Reddit post.
A stock-style close-up of two people’s suit-clad arms extending from opposite sides to clasp hands in a handshake, against a plain white background. The composition has a distinct label area over the left arm, another over the right arm, and a larger central label area across the joined hands.
How the joke works
Slot 1 labels the left-side group, preference, or idea. Slot 2 labels the right-side group, preference, or idea. Slot 3 labels the shared agreement, outcome, or unexpected common ground represented by the handshake, often the punchline. The two outer labels should be distinct but have a clear reason to meet; the center should plausibly unite or reveal a funny connection between them. This is an object-label format, not a three-stage negotiation or chronological deal.
- Left arm: the first group, idea, preference, or side.
- Right arm: the second distinct group, idea, preference, or side.
- Joined hands: the common ground, shared outcome, or punchline that unites both sides.
Caption examples
- Product team
- Support team
- “The requirements were unclear”
Two different teams connect through a recognizable shared explanation for a low-stakes workplace problem.
- Cats
- A spreadsheet
- The moon
The outer labels and center have no understandable relationship or common ground.
Situations it fits
- two teams or roles discovering an amusing shared frustration
- apparently opposing habits that lead to the same outcome
- different tools or methods with an unexpectedly shared drawback
- rival groups agreeing over a low-stakes preference
When this format does not fit
- Do not make the outer labels identical; show two distinguishable sides.
- Do not place a third unrelated topic in the handshake slot; it should connect the outer labels.
- Do not write a chronological series of steps; the three text areas are left side, right side, and shared connection.
- Avoid a completely obvious or bland agreement that offers no humorous connection or twist.
