{"slug":"but-thats-none-of-my-business","name":"But That's None Of My Business","url":"/templates/but-thats-none-of-my-business.jpg","w":600,"h":600,"top":"THE TEA","bottom":"BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"but-thats-none-of-my-business-captioned","label":"With Caption"}],"description":"Make your own Kermit sipping tea meme. Kermit calmly drops a passive-aggressive observation and sips Lipton, because it is none of his business. The format for shade delivered with plausible deniability.","keywords":"kermit tea meme, but thats none of my business meme, kermit sipping tea, kermit meme, none of my business meme, passive aggressive meme","year":2014,"origin":"A photo of Kermit the Frog puppet sipping from a cup of Lipton tea became one of 2014's defining meme formats. The joke structure is always the same: make a pointed, judgmental observation about someone's behavior, then add \"But That's None of My Business\" as if the speaker is above getting involved. The sip of tea is the visual equivalent of dropping a mic. The format became shorthand for socially acceptable shade. Kermit also appears in the Kermit Window (Sad Kermit) template for melancholy rather than judgment. For a more direct confrontational energy, see Change My Mind (open debate) or Mocking SpongeBob (mocking repetition).","format":"classic","howToMake":["Kermit and his tea are ready. All you need is the shade","Top text delivers the passive-aggressive observation. Something pointed, something true, something you probably should not say out loud","Bottom text is the classic closer: \"But That's None of My Business.\" The tea sip makes it hit","White Impact with dark outlines is the standard look. Kermit's green pops against it perfectly","Download the finished meme, or share it into a conversation where you want to say something without technically saying it"],"exampleCaptions":["PEOPLE WHO PUT MILK BEFORE CEREAL","BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS"],"exampleAltText":"Kermit sipping tea meme about people who put milk before cereal","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-04-26","seo":{"aliases":["Kermit Tea Meme","Kermit Sipping Tea","None Of My Business Meme","Kermit Shade Meme","Tea Frog Meme","Lipton Kermit"],"description":"Kermit the Frog sits with a cup of Lipton tea held up to his mouth, sipping calmly. His expression is neutral, almost serene, the face of someone who just said something devastating and is now enjoying their beverage as if nothing happened. The green puppet against a blurred background with a branded tea cup has become one of the most recognized meme images on the internet.","definition":"Kermit the Frog sips Lipton tea after delivering a passive-aggressive hot take. Top text drops the observation. Bottom text reads \"But That's None of My Business.\" The format lets you say exactly what you mean while pretending you are staying out of it.","useCases":[{"category":"Social Behavior","examples":["PEOPLE WHO TALK DURING MOVIES LIKE EVERYONE PAID TO HEAR THEIR COMMENTARY / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","POSTING \"I HATE DRAMA\" WHILE BEING THE SOURCE OF ALL THE DRAMA / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","PEOPLE WHO LEAVE SHOPPING CARTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","PEOPLE WHO BLAST MUSIC ON SPEAKERPHONE IN PUBLIC / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS"]},{"category":"Relationships & Dating","examples":["SAYING \"I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING SERIOUS\" WHILE BEING ON 4 DATING APPS / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","POSTING ABOUT YOUR AMAZING PARTNER EVERY DAY BUT COMPLAINING ABOUT THEM TO EVERYONE IN PRIVATE / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","GOING THROUGH YOUR PARTNER'S PHONE AND THEN SAYING TRUST IS IMPORTANT / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","SAYING \"I NEVER TEXT FIRST\" LIKE THAT'S A PERSONALITY TRAIT AND NOT JUST LAZINESS / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS"]},{"category":"Work & Office Life","examples":["COMING IN 30 MINUTES LATE EVERY DAY BUT LEAVING AT EXACTLY 5:00 / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","TAKING CREDIT FOR THE GROUP'S WORK IN THE MEETING / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","REPLYING ALL TO A COMPANY EMAIL JUST TO SAY \"THANKS\" / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","SAYING \"WE'RE LIKE A FAMILY HERE\" WHILE PAYING BELOW MARKET RATE / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","SCHEDULING A MEETING TO DISCUSS WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS"]},{"category":"Health & Lifestyle","examples":["SAYING \"I'M SO HEALTHY NOW\" WHILE COUNTING DIET SODA AS WATER / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","SKIPPING THE GYM BUT POSTING LAST YEAR'S PROGRESS PIC / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING TIRED WHILE SCROLLING UNTIL 3AM EVERY NIGHT / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","BUYING A SALAD AND THEN ADDING ENOUGH RANCH TO MAKE IT A SOUP / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS"]},{"category":"Money & Spending","examples":["SAYING \"I'M BROKE\" WHILE HOLDING A $7 COFFEE / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","COMPLAINING ABOUT RENT WHILE ORDERING DOORDASH EVERY NIGHT / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","BUYING THE PREMIUM VERSION OF EVERYTHING BUT SAYING YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO SPLIT THE CHECK / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","USING AFTERPAY FOR A $12 PURCHASE / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS"]},{"category":"Parenting & Family","examples":["YOUR KID'S SCREEN TIME IS 9 HOURS BUT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT SUGAR / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","SAYING \"BECAUSE I SAID SO\" AFTER TELLING YOUR KIDS TO ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","COMPLAINING ABOUT THE YOUNGER GENERATION WHILE RAISING THEM / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS","TELLING YOUR KIDS TO EAT VEGETABLES WHILE YOU EAT CHIPS FOR DINNER / BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS"]}]}}