Memes can be strange out of context at the best of times, but this one about a grape having surgery is as odd as it gets.
By Edd Dracott, Press Association
November 25 2018 8:11 PM
Memes can be strange out of context at the best of times, but this one about a grape having surgery is as odd as it gets.
It stems from a YouTube video from 2010 in which surgeons at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois practised using surgical equipment on one of the small fruits.
The clip was shared by Instagram user SimpleDorito with the caption “they did surgery on a grape” written multiple times across it.
they did surgery on a grape from dank_meme
The image was reposted widely, spreading from Instagram to Reddit and then on to Twitter, where it suddenly became one of the most talked about memes and something even more bizarre.
Just got word that they are doing surgery on a grape https://t.co/VdhIWGneJu
they did surgery on a grape pic.twitter.com/ghXRzeOB2u
Have u guys started watching this yet? They did surgery on a grape pic.twitter.com/KbxN3bynXg
The meme even spawned a dedicated Twitter account with the name “They Did” and handle @SurgeryOnA.
Naturally, the account simply posted the word “Grape” and was shared tens of thousands of times.
Grape
The grape also became entwined with other memes, such as the recent Don’t Say It meme and another of Donald Trump shouting at the White House.
