You might have seen an image of a blue-tinted, smiling Grinch with the caption, “That feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow.” The meme has proved surprisingly durable, but what on earth does it mean?

The Blue Grinch meme is gaining popularity on social media. It captures the anxiety people feel before surgery. The meme first appeared in 2021. It uses the Grinch to express nervousness and lack of ...

Often memes try to connect to a much broader feeling for a more general appeal, whereas the knee surgery one is much more narrow in scope. https://twitter.com ...