Explaining 'That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is Tomorrow' Aka 'Blue Grinch Knee Surgery' Meme

A meme that goes by 'That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is Tomorrow', also known as 'Blue Grinch Knee Surgery', is going viral on social media. It is an ironic take first surfaced in mid-2021 and its craze continued in 2022. This phrase captures a mix of dread before an event that is both necessary and stressful, like a knee surgery. The 'Blue Grinch' is a twist that implies gloomy or anxious, hence 'blue'. Reacting to the meme going vira, one person tweeted: "My bosses 12 year old son thinks I'm so cool for recognizing the sound of the blue grinch knee surgery meme."Read More: "if i see that stupid f*****g blue grinch knee surgery image one more time i swear to god i’m going to fucking lose it," another one added on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.

PUT THE BLUE GRINCH DOWN- THIS IS FIR MY KNEE SURGERY pic.twitter.com/FSrJMsWHz4

— are we rizz yet? ᯓ★ (@ashoftheyear) November 2, 2024

"IT WAS SO FUNNY i was genuinely terrified but getting multiple blue grinch knee surgery memes actually eased the fear and i was able to actually go into the hospital 😭," a third one added on the Elon Musk-led platform. Read More: What Is The Origin Of 'That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is Tomorrow' Aka 'Blue Grinch Knee Surgery' Meme?According to knowyourmeme.com, in April 2021 a MemeCreator.org user created an image macro showing a squirrel with its arms in the air as if celebrating, captioned, "That feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow". Soon, an Instagram user shared a slightly cropped version of the meme.