The Grinch is the green, Christmas-hating antihero created by Dr. Seuss in the 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, later brought to life in the beloved 1966 animated special and the 2000 live-action film starring Jim Carrey. His gruff voice and sarcastic delivery made him a permanent holiday icon. Every December, short Grinch voice clips flood meme pages and soundboards as people greet each other with mock-menacing holiday cheer, in the same joking spirit as the sad trombone punchline. The character endures because his grumpiness mirrors the part of everyone that finds the season a little exhausting.