ONE meme it passes’That feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow‘, also known as ‘Blue Grinch knee surgery‘, goes viral on social media. It is an ironic image that first appeared in the middle of 2021 and its craze continued in 2022. This phrase captures a mixture of fears before an event that is both necessary and stressful, like knee surgery. The ‘Blue Grinch’ is a twist that implies gloomy or anxious, hence ‘blue’.


In response to the meme going viral, one person tweeted: “My boss’s 12 year old son thinks I’m so cool for recognizing the sound of blue grinch knee surgery meme.”


“if i see that stupid f*****g picture of blue grinch knee surgery one more time i swear to god i’m going to lose it,” added another on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.