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Some maniac at Good Morning America called Kermit the Frog 'Tea Lizard'

Tea Lizard is my next Halloween costume so don't steal it.

Peter Allen Clark

on June 21, 2016

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UPDATE: June 21, 2016, 12:04 p.m. EDT — We have since been corrected that Good Morning America out-memed us. Both Tea Lizard and Smockin' are indeed memes, born in the darkness of Weird Twitter. We still believe the following reactions are normal, great responses to a confusing situation.

Today, we learned just how hard memes -- and muppets -- can be, courtesy of Good Morning America.

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The olds in charge of social media over at America's premier morning show wanted to cash in on the meme-ification of Lebron James crying after the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals Sunday. They did so by asking if the picture joined other hallowed memes like Crying Jordan, something called "Smockin" and "Tea Lizard."

While Smockin' is probably just a misspelling of "Smokin,'" The Mask's obnoxious catchphrase, Tea Lizard refers to the Kermit the Frog "But that's none of my business" meme.

Tea Lizard.

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Again, they called Kermit the Frog "Tea Lizard."

As you would suspect, the sheer ridiculousness of GMA's tweet was not lost on a bewildered Internet.

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And of course, there is already a Tea Lizard parody Twitter account.

It's also worth pointing out that a "Smockin'" meme is not really a thing, either.

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Best of luck with your future endeavors, Good Morning America. Just leave Kermit out of them.

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Peter Allen Clark

I have done neat stuff all over these United States from sailing lessons on the Puget Sound to motorcycle maintenance on the backroads of upstate New York. My professional experience extends from newspaper reporting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon to fixing espresso machines throughout Kentucky. I also have kept a cat alive for 10 years.