If you didn't do shady stuff, people wouldn't snitch / But that's none of my business
A Kermit The Frog Drinking Tea post.
Kermit the Frog sipping a cup of Lipton tea, from a 2014 Lipton commercial. In the summer of 2014 Instagram users paired the still with one phrase: "But that's none of my business." Kermit has been a nice frog for decades. Here he has discovered pettiness, and it suits him. The top line points out someone else's questionable choice. The bottom line is always the same disclaimer, delivered as the cup goes up. "She says she's broke" / "but she's at brunch every Sunday... but that's none of my business." "He says he's on a diet" / "but I saw him at the drive-thru twice today... but that's none of my business." "You say you'll start tomorrow" / "you said that yesterday." It's the art of judging out loud while claiming not to judge at all. Kermit doesn't argue; he just sips. A frog who knows the power of a well-timed pause. **Why it caught on:** it gave everyone a polite way to be rude, with a beloved puppet to take the blame.