“This is fine,” he said, to no one in particular. But a decade after artist K.C. Green drew the scene, that defeatist dog lives on as a viral meme — one that has, in a way, spoken to all of u ...

Thanks to a ubiquitous meme, the ironic phrase "This is fine" means things are not really that fine at all. You've probably seen it: A smiling cartoon dog sits at a table, coffee mug on hand ...

But the meme best known as “This Is Fine”—the one with the dog sipping from a mug as a fire rages around him—has lasted. It is now 10 years old, and it is somehow more relevant than ever.

Since then, the first two panels have taken on a life of their own as one of the world's most recognizable internet memes. A yellow ... "This is fine," he says to nobody in particular.

The illustrator discusses the meaning of the comic where "This is Fine" originated and the meme's impact on popular culture and his own life. Unless you've been offline the past few years ...

Today, says the dog, “this is not fine.“ The “This is fine” meme comes from KC Green’s 2013 webcomic “On Fire.” The meme rarely includes the final panels, in which the dog’s flesh ...

This is fine - that's a three-word catchphrase. It's come to mean things are not fine because of a meme that uses those words. Maybe you've seen this. There's a smiling cartoon dog sitting at a ...