![]() And so since then, I actually downloaded a Kermit meme in my phone juuuuuust so when I have to tell someone off via text, I can follow up with a “But that’s none of my business…” meme to show that I could be wrong. The sarcasm and satire captured in it given the subject matter the meme was referring to was so spot on, I had to laugh. Well, after I saw my first one on Instagram I think, either earlier in 2017 or late 2016, I almost died laughing. The ones that feature Kermit sipping a cup of tea and the caption says “BUT THAT’S NONE OF MY BUSINESS”. So, it’s like 3am or something in the morning and I’m restless… trying to get work done and I think someone posted a “ That’s none of my business” Kermit meme on Facebook. When you’re done you can get a t-shirt to celebrate your new knowledge □ And if you don’t get a t-shit or souvenir, that’s none of my…(you know the rest).īackstory: Kermit’s Meme is EVERYBODY’s Business, But that’s none of my business… Last, I dig deeper to understand how Kermit became associated with the phrase and include a video with Kermit drinking tea which shows you that the video and the meme have nothing to do with each other. In the first part of this blog post – The Backstory, I tell you what my backstory is behind searching for the answer AND then in the “ Answers to Where That’s None of My Business Meme Origin” section, I tell you exactly the date when the meme appears in social media and what the “but that’s none of my business” might be referring to. Make sure you read this entire article to get the FULL and COMPLETE ANSWER. But the origin and meaning of the meme is still kind of a mystery. I had to be a little detective-like to piece all the clues together. So, in short, I was searching for it just like you and I found it! But the answers were all over the place. If you’re looking for the answer to where the Kermit “But that’s None of My Business” meme came from, I searched for it too and this entire post tells you where it came from. Since 2017, over 8,000 visitors have come to this page and found the answer they’re looking for which is “where did the Kermit meme come from?” Below is my journey of how I found it. R.src=t+h._hjSettings.hjid+j+h._hjSettings.hjsv In the following hours, GMA's tweet was met with a slew of snide remarks from those who noticed the misnomer #tealizard, as well as media coverage from The Verge, AOL, A.V. Meanwhile, ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) chimed in on the emerging Crying Lebron photoshop meme with a tweet asking the followers whether it should be counted among the ranks of other well-known memes in the sports world, in which Kermit the Frog's tea-sipping image was mislabeled with the hashtag #tealizard. On June 21st, LeBron James' fashion statement was picked up by several news sites and sports blogs, including USA Today, Washington Post, GQ, New York Daily News and BarStoolSports, many of which underscored the celebrity athlete's sense of humor. That same day, James posted an Instagram of his meme-themed hat alongside the Larry O’Brien Trophy with the caption taunting his critics and skeptics: On June 20th, 2016, the meme saw a resurgence when Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James who led the team to earning its first NBA championship title in the franchise history, returned home wearing an “Ultimate Warrior” t-shirt and a cap embroidered with an image of Kermit the Frog sipping tea. In the first 24 hours the video gained over 100,000 views and 480 comments.Īs of June 2014, there are over 2,100 images uploaded under the tag "kermitmemes" on Instagram. On the following day, YouTuber Bugatti Beez uploaded a video of Kermit the Frog reading notable "But Thats None Of My Business" examples (shown below). The first post featured a photograph of Kermit the Frog drinking a glass of iced tea with a caption mocking men who wear fake Jordan sneakers (shown below). ![]() On June 22nd, 2014, the single topic blog "Kemit the Snitch" was launched on Tumblr, which highlights notable examples from the image macro series. On the same day, Twitter users began tweeting jokes using the hashtags #NoneOfMyBusiness and #Kermit, reaching over 19,000 and 11,000 mentions in the first four days respectively according to the Twitter analytics site Topsy. In the first four days, the feed gained over 130,000 followers. On June 20th, the Instagram feed was created, which highlights pictures of Kermit the Frog with "none of my business" captions. On June 17th, the earliest known Kermit image macro including the phrase “that’s none of my business” was highlighted by the Instagram feed in a post mocking delusional women described as being "ratchet" (shown below, right). As early as January 2014, Instagram users began posting captioned images of Kermit the Frog with the hashtag “#kermitmemes” (shown below, left).
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