The 'This Is Fine' meme originated from the 2013 webcomic 'Gunshow' by artist KC Green, specifically a strip titled 'The On Fire Guy.' In 2016, Adult Swim adapted the comic into a series of animated station idents (IDs), bringing the static panels to life with fluid motion and crackling fire sounds. This 'Long' version provides extra duration for the flames to swell, emphasizing the absurdity of the character's calm demeanor. The scene depicts Question Hound, a yellow dog wearing a small hat, sitting at a kitchen table and sipping coffee while the room is completely engulfed in fire. He famously utters the phrase 'This is fine' as his world literally burns down around him. It captures a specific brand of existential dread where one accepts a catastrophic fate through a mask of forced positivity or total dissociation. This clip is globally recognized as the universal symbol for being overwhelmed by a crisis but pretending everything is okay. Example captions include: 'Me watching my bank account hit $0.47 while I order takeout' and 'When the server is crashing but I am already on my lunch break.'