Talking Ben the Dog originates from the 2011 mobile app developed by Outfit7, featuring a retired chemistry professor who answers phone calls with various cynical responses. While the app has been popular for over a decade, the character saw a massive resurgence in 2022 thanks to streamers like IShowSpeed, whose chaotic interactions with Ben went viral. The meme typically captures Ben’s blunt one-word answers—'Yes,' 'No,' 'Ho ho ho,' or 'Eugh'—to ridiculous questions. It is widely used to represent deadpan reactions, refusal to cooperate, or the comedic frustration of trying to get a straight answer out of someone.