Kermit the Frog memes A meme is " an idea , behavior , or style that spreads from person to person within a culture . " On the internet , a meme can take the form of an image macro , video , hashtag , quote , or a screencap of a movie or television scene . In recent years , especially in reaction to increased media presence , Kermit the Frog has become the subject of various internet memes . Sad Kermit . In March 2007 , Sad Kermit , an unofficial parody , was uploaded to YouTube showing a store - bought Kermit puppet performing a version of the Nine Inch Nails song " Hurt " in a style similar to Johnny Cash ' s version . In contrast to the real Kermit character ' s usual family - friendly antics , the video shows the puppet engaging in drug abuse , smoking , alcoholism , performing oral sex on Rowlf the Dog , smashing a picture of Miss Piggy ( with a breast exposed ) and attempting suicide . The video spread virally across the Internet . The " Victoria Times Colonist " called it an " online sensation " . The " Chicago Sun - Times " said it " puts the high in ' Hi - ho ! ' " The " London Free Press " said " Sad Kermit is in a world of pain " . The " Houston Press " described it as the " world ' s most revolting web phenomenon " . SF Weekly described the unauthorized video as " ironic slandering . " Clips have been featured on the Canadian television series " The Hour " , where host George Stroumboulopoulos speculated that the Kermit version of " Hurt " was inspired by the Cash version rather than that of Nine Inch Nails . The video spawned other parodies of " Sad Kermit " performing darker and more " adult " - oriented material , including " Creep " by Radiohead , " Twilight " and " Needle in the Hay " by Elliott Smith , " Rainbow Connection " ( referred to as " The Rainbow Disconnection " ) , " Something I Can Never Have " by Nine Inch Nails and " Hallelujah " by Leonard Cohen . A single shot from the video of the Kermit puppet huddled in a shower saw resurgence in 2016 as a reaction meme following the popularity of " But That ' s None of My Business " and " Evil Kermit " ( see below ) . The original video was removed from YouTube due to a copyright claim by The Jim Henson Company according to a message on the site . " But That ' s None Of My Business " . “ But That ’ s None of My Business ” is a sarcastic expression used as a postscript to an insult or disrespectful remark said towards a specific individual or group . The phrase was popularized through an image macro series in 2014 featuring Kermit the Frog and punchlines poking fun at a wide range of faux - pas and questionable behaviors in everyday social situations , punctuated with the passive - aggressive comment " but that ' s none of my business " and the image of Kermit relaxing while sipping a drink . The most popular image used is a still of Kermit sipping tea from a Lipton Tea commercial . Another popular image is of Kermit sipping through a straw from the of " The Muppet Show " . Kermit the Frog commented on the meme in a 2015 interview with BuzzFeed saying " you can ' t get publicity like that - I tell you . " Before taking a sip from a cup and remarking " But that ' s none of my business . " Charles Pulliam - Moore of the TV station Fusion praised " But That ’ s None Of My Business " as " a symbol for the comedic brilliance born out of black communities on the internet , " but Stephanie Hayes of Bustle magazine slammed the memes as racist and obscene . The meme saw a resurgence in 2016 when LeBron James , who led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first NBA championship title , posted a celebratory photo on Instagram wearing a cap embroidered with the image of Kermit sipping tea ; " Good Morning America " and other media outlets referenced the image using the hashtag # TeaLizard . " New York " magazine replied that , " Kermit is a frog . A frog is an amphibian . A lizard is a reptile . It ’ s just so insulting . Beyond a frog and a lizard both being clearly ectothermic , they couldn ’ t be any more different . Not all green things are the same , you ignorant bastards . " " Popular Science " also addressed the misnomer , writing " Frogs , which are amphibians , have quite a few significant differences from reptiles in how they breathe , their life cycles , whether they have scales or not . . . there ' s a lot to absorb here . " Kermit himself responded to being confused as a lizard on Twitter , tweeting : " Don ' t you hate when you get mistaken for someone you ' re not ? Kermit # TeaFrog > # TeaLizard # ButThatsNoneOfMyBusiness " Evil Kermit . Evil Kermit is a captioned image series that started in 2016 featuring a screenshot of the scene in " Muppets Most Wanted " where Kermit is attacked by his evil doppelgänger Constantine . Similar to the trope of psychomachia , the meme pits a reasonable impulse ( " me " ) against a more sinister or destructive indulgence ( " me to me " or " also me " ) . Kermit commented on the meme when it trended on Twitter in November 2016 , stating : During a appearance on " A Very Pentatonix Christmas " , Constantine attempts to ruin Kermit ' s reputation , because he laments that Kermit ' s a big star , while he ' s reduced to an internet meme . The meme has spawned various imitations , which generally call back to the original image . One such variation uses a photoshopped image of Miss Piggy facing her " Evil Miss Piggy . " This version of the meme specifically references the original image , but tends to relate to topics of pettiness or boredom . Another variation includes a gif of the same freeze - framed " Muppets Most Wanted " scene , showing Constantine slapping the fake mole onto Kermit . As used in this variation , this is " me " chastising " myself " for an ignorant action . Shermit . As part of promotion for the " Sherlock " series 4 finale " The Final Problem , " the BBC One Twitter was " hijacked " by the Sherlock character himself , encouraging his fans to help him solve a mystery . The event , nicknamed " Sherlock Live , " also saw Sherlock directly interacting with fans who offered their solutions . At one point in the event the official Miss Piggy account tweeted that she had solved the mystery , but only offering to give him the answer if Sherlock " cast moi as a femme fatale . My British accent is tres perfect ! " Sherlock ' s sarcastic reply , tweeted at a time when he was reportedly taking a bath , was " Kermit says hi . He ' s at the other end of the bath . " This interaction prompted an amused response from the Sherlock fandom , with several users referring to a new Kermit the Frog and Sherlock pairing as " Shermit . "