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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa060.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/this-is-fine-meme-anniversary-1.6713594\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/this-is-fine-meme-anniversary-1.6713594\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/this-is-fine-meme-anniversary-1.6713594","crawl_time":1774802093,"first_indexed_time":1675725014,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"ca,cbc!www,\/radio\/asithappens\/this-is-fine-meme-anniversary-1.6713594 s443","src_root_hash":"16866748907616178860","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Artist behind 'This is fine' meme can't escape it 10 years later — and he's fine with that | CBC Radio","meta_descriptions":["Much like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"As It Happens\nMuch like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art.\nK.C. Green embodies the dog from the comic in more ways than one\nListen to this article\nEstimated 5 minutes\nThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.\nK.C. Green says his On Fire comic strip struck a chord with the public and became an unstoppable meme. (K.C. Green)\nMuch like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art.\nIt's been 10 years since the Massachusetts artist first posted the six-panel comic strip, On Fire\n, \nas part of his\nGunshow\nwebcomic series.\nSince 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 cartoon dog sits at a table drinking coffee complacently as a fire rages around him. \"This is fine,\" he says to nobody in particular.\nThe infinitely relatable pooch has been used to comment on everything from the stress of exams to the ravages of climate change.\n\"It helped me understand the perception of one's art. Like, it might have been just a comic I had to dash off because I had a self-made schedule for my webcomic at the time. But, you know, people take what they want out of your art — without your permission half the time,\" Green told\nAs It Happens\nhost Nil Köksal.\n\"Art is open to interpretation, and that is just something I would have to live with — and I'm fine with.\"\nThe full six panels of On Fire show a dog named Question Hound becoming engulfed by the flames he opts to ignore.  (K.C. Green)\nWhile the comic's message is universal, its original meaning is deeply personal.\n\"I started taking antidepressants, something that I just hadn't done before. And I was kind of scared about doing it as an artist,\" he said.\nHe worried, he said, that the medication would change him somehow — that he wouldn't be himself anymore.\n\"And that's not the case at all. It makes you get out of your own way when you sort of figure that stuff out,\" he said. \"But for me, it was still new and still kind of a little scary.\"\nGreen is a comics artist based in Easthampton, Mass.  (Submitted by K.C. Green)\nHe was in his 20s, living alone, far from his family in Oklahoma, and trying to deal with these big questions about his mental health and his personality.\nBut he had to learn to live with the chaos. Because what else can you do?\n\"There was a lot happening. It just felt like I was just ignoring the bigger picture, which is eventually just how you sort of live life,\" he said. \"That is just normal for everyone to some degree.\"\n'Pepe is not hate symbol,' says internet-famous frog's creator\nThe man behind the mask — Matt Geiler, a.k.a. Dancing Pumpkin Man — tells his story\nThat was in 2013. About a year later, the memeficiation of his work began.\nAt first, he'd see it pop up on Instagram. University students shared it as final exams approached, a perfect encapsulation of how they were coping — or not coping — with the overwhelming stress.\nThen, it started showing up everywhere. With\nevery new social and political crisis the world had to deal with\n, the meme became more ubiquitous. \n\"I try not to push it as much because I know that can be kind of annoying, but the fact that people still use it here and there ... shows that, yeah, it kind of struck a chord, didn't it?\" he said. \nSometimes, he says, it's used in ways that don't align with his values, like when the U.S.\nRepublican Party account tweeted it in 2016\nin reference to the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential candidate.\nBut like the dog in the meme, Green let it roll off his back.\n\"I was just like, well, it's a meme. Everyone uses memes, including these losers,\" he said. \"Sorry to editorialize.\"\nIn July 2016, the U.S. Republican Party used the meme to Green's dismay. (@GOP\/Twitter)\nDespite his complicated relationship with\nOn Fire, Green has resurrected it more than once. \nIn 2016, he collaborated with Adult Swim to create an animated version of it. Later that year, he published a sequel called This Is Not Fine, in which the dog — whose name is Question Hound — puts out the fire before the flames can destroy him.\nQuestion Hound also makes appearances in Green's newer webcomic,\nFunny Online Animals\n.\nGreen also has a whole body of unrelated work that he wishes more people would associate with his name. He just recently completed\na comic adaption of Carlo Collodi's\n Pinocchio\n that he's particularly proud of.\nBut nothing quite achieves the level exposure as that complacent, coffee-sipping canine.\n\"How I'll be remembered is, again, out of my hands,\" Green said. \"So if it happens to be this or any of the other number of memes that have been made out of my work, then that's just what it is, I guess.\"\nInterview produced by Sarah Jackson.","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/nojsimg.gif)\n\n[Content](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/this-is-fine-meme-anniversary-1.6713594#content)\n\n[Skip to Main Content](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/this-is-fine-meme-anniversary-1.6713594#content)[Accessibility Help](https:\/\/cbchelp.cbc.ca\/hc\/en-ca\/categories\/31606111569053-Accessibility)\n\n[Menu](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/sitemap)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/search)\n\nSign In\n\n##### Quick Links\n- [News](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news)\n- [Sports](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/sports)\n- [Radio](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio)\n- [Music](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/music)\n- [Listen Live](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio)\n- [TV](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/television)\n- [Watch](https:\/\/gem.cbc.ca\/)\n\n- [radio](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio)\n- [Top Stories](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio)\n- [Shows](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/shows)\n- [Podcasts](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/podcasts)\n- [Schedules](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/programguide\/daily\/today\/cbc_radio_one)\n- [Frequency](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/frequency)\n- [Listen Live](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio)\n- More\n\nArtist behind 'This is fine' meme can't escape it 10 years later — and he's fine with that \\| CBC Radio Loaded\n\n[As It Happens](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens)\n\n# Artist behind 'This is fine' meme can't escape it 10 years later — and he's fine with that\nMuch like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art.\n\n## K.C. Green embodies the dog from the comic in more ways than one\n![](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6482181,1659119016000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%281697%2C64%2C2504%2C2504%29%3BResize%3D76)\n\n[Sheena Goodyear](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/author\/sheena-goodyear-1.3631841)  · CBC Radio  ·\n\nPosted: Jan 13, 2023 5:23 PM EST \\| Last Updated: January 13, 2023\n\n![Text to Speech Icon](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg)\n\nListen to this article\n\nEstimated 5 minutes\n\nThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.\n\n![Two comic panels show a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table drinking coffee while flames grow around him. In the second panel, he says: \"This is fine.\"](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713656,1679693039000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2850%2C0%2C419%2C235%29%3B)\n\nK.C. Green says his On Fire comic strip struck a chord with the public and became an unstoppable meme. (K.C. Green)\n\n## Social Sharing\n- X\n  \n  0\n- Pinterest\n  \n  0\n- Reddit\n  \n  0\n- LinkedIn\n  \n  0\n- Email\n  \n  0\n\n83\n\ncomments\n\nMuch like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art.\n\nIt's been 10 years since the Massachusetts artist first posted the six-panel comic strip, On Fire*,* as part of his *Gunshow* webcomic series.\n\nSince 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 cartoon dog sits at a table drinking coffee complacently as a fire rages around him. \"This is fine,\" he says to nobody in particular.\n\nThe infinitely relatable pooch has been used to comment on everything from the stress of exams to the ravages of climate change.\n\n\"It helped me understand the perception of one's art. Like, it might have been just a comic I had to dash off because I had a self-made schedule for my webcomic at the time. But, you know, people take what they want out of your art — without your permission half the time,\" Green told *As It Happens* host Nil Köksal.\n\n\"Art is open to interpretation, and that is just something I would have to live with — and I'm fine with.\"\n\n![Six comic panels of a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table sipping coffee as a fire grows around him. In panel 2, he says \"This is fine.\" In 3, he says: \"I'm okay with the events that are currently unfolding.\" In 4, he says: \"That's okay, things are going to be Okay\" as his arm burns. In the final panel, his face melts off. ](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713609,1673645100000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%288%2C4%2C459%2C687%29%3B)\n\nThe full six panels of On Fire show a dog named Question Hound becoming engulfed by the flames he opts to ignore. (K.C. Green)\n\nWhile the comic's message is universal, its original meaning is deeply personal.\n\n\"I started taking antidepressants, something that I just hadn't done before. And I was kind of scared about doing it as an artist,\" he said.\n\nHe worried, he said, that the medication would change him somehow — that he wouldn't be himself anymore.\n\n\"And that's not the case at all. It makes you get out of your own way when you sort of figure that stuff out,\" he said. \"But for me, it was still new and still kind of a little scary.\"\n\n![A selfie of a bespectacled man with chin-length chair making a goofy face. ](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713624,1673645409000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C380%2C1158%2C1030%29%3B)\n\nGreen is a comics artist based in Easthampton, Mass. (Submitted by K.C. Green)\n\nHe was in his 20s, living alone, far from his family in Oklahoma, and trying to deal with these big questions about his mental health and his personality.\n\nBut he had to learn to live with the chaos. Because what else can you do?\n\n\"There was a lot happening. It just felt like I was just ignoring the bigger picture, which is eventually just how you sort of live life,\" he said. \"That is just normal for everyone to some degree.\"\n\n- ['Pepe is not hate symbol,' says internet-famous frog's creator](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/pepe-creator-matt-furie-1.3784744)\n\n- [The man behind the mask — Matt Geiler, a.k.a. Dancing Pumpkin Man — tells his story](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4371058\/the-man-behind-the-mask-matt-geiler-a-k-a-dancing-pumpkin-man-tells-his-story-1.4371284)\n\nThat was in 2013. About a year later, the memeficiation of his work began.\n\nAt first, he'd see it pop up on Instagram. University students shared it as final exams approached, a perfect encapsulation of how they were coping — or not coping — with the overwhelming stress.\n\nThen, it started showing up everywhere. With [every new social and political crisis the world had to deal with](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/2134915651859), the meme became more ubiquitous.\n\n\"I try not to push it as much because I know that can be kind of annoying, but the fact that people still use it here and there ... shows that, yeah, it kind of struck a chord, didn't it?\" he said.\n\nSometimes, he says, it's used in ways that don't align with his values, like when the U.S. [Republican Party account tweeted it in 2016](https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/5\/5\/11592622\/this-is-fine-meme-comic) in reference to the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential candidate.\n\nBut like the dog in the meme, Green let it roll off his back.\n\n\"I was just like, well, it's a meme. Everyone uses memes, including these losers,\" he said. \"Sorry to editorialize.\"\n\n![@GOP tweets: Well ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)\\_\/¯ \\#DemsInPhilly \\#EnoughClinton on July 25, 2016, with an image of a cartoon dog sipping coffee has as fire rages around him. A text bubble reads: \"This is fine.\"](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713634,1673644660000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C474%2C401%29%3B)\n\nIn July 2016, the U.S. Republican Party used the meme to Green's dismay. (@GOP\/Twitter)\n\nDespite his complicated relationship withOn Fire, Green has resurrected it more than once.\n\nIn 2016, he collaborated with Adult Swim to create an animated version of it. Later that year, he published a sequel called This Is Not Fine, in which the dog — whose name is Question Hound — puts out the fire before the flames can destroy him.\n\nQuestion Hound also makes appearances in Green's newer webcomic, *[Funny Online Animals](https:\/\/comicskingdom.com\/Funny-Online-Animals\/2023-01-10).*\n\nGreen also has a whole body of unrelated work that he wishes more people would associate with his name. He just recently completed [a comic adaption of Carlo Collodi's *Pinocchio*](https:\/\/pino.kcgreendotcom.com\/) that he's particularly proud of.\n\nBut nothing quite achieves the level exposure as that complacent, coffee-sipping canine.\n\n\"How I'll be remembered is, again, out of my hands,\" Green said. \"So if it happens to be this or any of the other number of memes that have been made out of my work, then that's just what it is, I guess.\"\n\nInterview produced by Sarah Jackson.\n\n## ![Radio One](https:\/\/subscriptions.cbc.ca\/newsletter_static\/images\/1581433263108-cbc-radio-one.png)\nGet the CBC Radio newsletter. 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All rights reserved.\n- [Visitez Radio-Canada.ca](https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/)\n\n**0**","attrs_readable_markdown":"[As It Happens](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens)\n\nMuch like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art.\n\n## K.C. Green embodies the dog from the comic in more ways than one\n![Text to Speech Icon](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg)\n\nListen to this article\n\nEstimated 5 minutes\n\nThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.\n\n![Two comic panels show a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table drinking coffee while flames grow around him. In the second panel, he says: \"This is fine.\"](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713656,1679693039000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2850%2C0%2C419%2C235%29%3B)\n\nK.C. Green says his On Fire comic strip struck a chord with the public and became an unstoppable meme. (K.C. Green)\n\nMuch like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art.\n\nIt's been 10 years since the Massachusetts artist first posted the six-panel comic strip, On Fire*,* as part of his *Gunshow* webcomic series.\n\nSince 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 cartoon dog sits at a table drinking coffee complacently as a fire rages around him. \"This is fine,\" he says to nobody in particular.\n\nThe infinitely relatable pooch has been used to comment on everything from the stress of exams to the ravages of climate change.\n\n\"It helped me understand the perception of one's art. Like, it might have been just a comic I had to dash off because I had a self-made schedule for my webcomic at the time. But, you know, people take what they want out of your art — without your permission half the time,\" Green told *As It Happens* host Nil Köksal.\n\n\"Art is open to interpretation, and that is just something I would have to live with — and I'm fine with.\"\n\n![Six comic panels of a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table sipping coffee as a fire grows around him. In panel 2, he says \"This is fine.\" In 3, he says: \"I'm okay with the events that are currently unfolding.\" In 4, he says: \"That's okay, things are going to be Okay\" as his arm burns. In the final panel, his face melts off. ](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713609,1673645100000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%288%2C4%2C459%2C687%29%3B)\n\nThe full six panels of On Fire show a dog named Question Hound becoming engulfed by the flames he opts to ignore. (K.C. Green)\n\nWhile the comic's message is universal, its original meaning is deeply personal.\n\n\"I started taking antidepressants, something that I just hadn't done before. And I was kind of scared about doing it as an artist,\" he said.\n\nHe worried, he said, that the medication would change him somehow — that he wouldn't be himself anymore.\n\n\"And that's not the case at all. It makes you get out of your own way when you sort of figure that stuff out,\" he said. \"But for me, it was still new and still kind of a little scary.\"\n\n![A selfie of a bespectacled man with chin-length chair making a goofy face. ](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713624,1673645409000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C380%2C1158%2C1030%29%3B)\n\nGreen is a comics artist based in Easthampton, Mass. (Submitted by K.C. Green)\n\nHe was in his 20s, living alone, far from his family in Oklahoma, and trying to deal with these big questions about his mental health and his personality.\n\nBut he had to learn to live with the chaos. Because what else can you do?\n\n\"There was a lot happening. It just felt like I was just ignoring the bigger picture, which is eventually just how you sort of live life,\" he said. \"That is just normal for everyone to some degree.\"\n\n- ['Pepe is not hate symbol,' says internet-famous frog's creator](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/pepe-creator-matt-furie-1.3784744)\n\n- [The man behind the mask — Matt Geiler, a.k.a. Dancing Pumpkin Man — tells his story](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4371058\/the-man-behind-the-mask-matt-geiler-a-k-a-dancing-pumpkin-man-tells-his-story-1.4371284)\n\nThat was in 2013. About a year later, the memeficiation of his work began.\n\nAt first, he'd see it pop up on Instagram. University students shared it as final exams approached, a perfect encapsulation of how they were coping — or not coping — with the overwhelming stress.\n\nThen, it started showing up everywhere. With [every new social and political crisis the world had to deal with](https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/2134915651859), the meme became more ubiquitous.\n\n\"I try not to push it as much because I know that can be kind of annoying, but the fact that people still use it here and there ... shows that, yeah, it kind of struck a chord, didn't it?\" he said.\n\nSometimes, he says, it's used in ways that don't align with his values, like when the U.S. [Republican Party account tweeted it in 2016](https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/5\/5\/11592622\/this-is-fine-meme-comic) in reference to the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential candidate.\n\nBut like the dog in the meme, Green let it roll off his back.\n\n\"I was just like, well, it's a meme. Everyone uses memes, including these losers,\" he said. \"Sorry to editorialize.\"\n\n![@GOP tweets: Well ¯\\\\\\_(ツ)\\_\/¯ \\#DemsInPhilly \\#EnoughClinton on July 25, 2016, with an image of a cartoon dog sipping coffee has as fire rages around him. A text bubble reads: \"This is fine.\"](https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.6713634,1673644660000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C474%2C401%29%3B)\n\nIn July 2016, the U.S. Republican Party used the meme to Green's dismay. (@GOP\/Twitter)\n\nDespite his complicated relationship withOn Fire, Green has resurrected it more than once.\n\nIn 2016, he collaborated with Adult Swim to create an animated version of it. Later that year, he published a sequel called This Is Not Fine, in which the dog — whose name is Question Hound — puts out the fire before the flames can destroy him.\n\nQuestion Hound also makes appearances in Green's newer webcomic, *[Funny Online Animals](https:\/\/comicskingdom.com\/Funny-Online-Animals\/2023-01-10).*\n\nGreen also has a whole body of unrelated work that he wishes more people would associate with his name. He just recently completed [a comic adaption of Carlo Collodi's *Pinocchio*](https:\/\/pino.kcgreendotcom.com\/) that he's particularly proud of.\n\nBut nothing quite achieves the level exposure as that complacent, coffee-sipping canine.\n\n\"How I'll be remembered is, again, out of my hands,\" Green said. \"So if it happens to be this or any of the other number of memes that have been made out of my work, then that's just what it is, I guess.\"\n\nInterview produced by Sarah Jackson.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	As It Happens Much like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art. K.C. Green embodies the dog from the comic in more ways than one Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. K.C. Green says his On Fire comic strip struck a chord with the public and became an unstoppable meme. (K.C. Green) Much like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art. It's been 10 years since the Massachusetts artist first posted the six-panel comic strip, On Fire , as part of his Gunshow webcomic series. 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 cartoon dog sits at a table drinking coffee complacently as a fire rages around him. "This is fine," he says to nobody in particular. The infinitely relatable pooch has been used to comment on everything from the stress of exams to the ravages of climate change. "It helped me understand the perception of one's art. Like, it might have been just a comic I had to dash off because I had a self-made schedule for my webcomic at the time. But, you know, people take what they want out of your art — without your permission half the time," Green told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "Art is open to interpretation, and that is just something I would have to live with — and I'm fine with." The full six panels of On Fire show a dog named Question Hound becoming engulfed by the flames he opts to ignore. (K.C. Green) While the comic's message is universal, its original meaning is deeply personal. "I started taking antidepressants, something that I just hadn't done before. And I was kind of scared about doing it as an artist," he said. He worried, he said, that the medication would change him somehow — that he wouldn't be himself anymore. "And that's not the case at all. It makes you get out of your own way when you sort of figure that stuff out," he said. "But for me, it was still new and still kind of a little scary." Green is a comics artist based in Easthampton, Mass. (Submitted by K.C. Green) He was in his 20s, living alone, far from his family in Oklahoma, and trying to deal with these big questions about his mental health and his personality. But he had to learn to live with the chaos. Because what else can you do? "There was a lot happening. It just felt like I was just ignoring the bigger picture, which is eventually just how you sort of live life," he said. "That is just normal for everyone to some degree." 'Pepe is not hate symbol,' says internet-famous frog's creator The man behind the mask — Matt Geiler, a.k.a. Dancing Pumpkin Man — tells his story That was in 2013. About a year later, the memeficiation of his work began. At first, he'd see it pop up on Instagram. University students shared it as final exams approached, a perfect encapsulation of how they were coping — or not coping — with the overwhelming stress. Then, it started showing up everywhere. With every new social and political crisis the world had to deal with , the meme became more ubiquitous. "I try not to push it as much because I know that can be kind of annoying, but the fact that people still use it here and there ... shows that, yeah, it kind of struck a chord, didn't it?" he said. Sometimes, he says, it's used in ways that don't align with his values, like when the U.S. Republican Party account tweeted it in 2016 in reference to the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential candidate. But like the dog in the meme, Green let it roll off his back. "I was just like, well, it's a meme. Everyone uses memes, including these losers," he said. "Sorry to editorialize." In July 2016, the U.S. Republican Party used the meme to Green's dismay. (@GOP/Twitter) Despite his complicated relationship with On Fire, Green has resurrected it more than once. In 2016, he collaborated with Adult Swim to create an animated version of it. Later that year, he published a sequel called This Is Not Fine, in which the dog — whose name is Question Hound — puts out the fire before the flames can destroy him. Question Hound also makes appearances in Green's newer webcomic, Funny Online Animals . Green also has a whole body of unrelated work that he wishes more people would associate with his name. He just recently completed a comic adaption of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio that he's particularly proud of. But nothing quite achieves the level exposure as that complacent, coffee-sipping canine. "How I'll be remembered is, again, out of my hands," Green said. "So if it happens to be this or any of the other number of memes that have been made out of my work, then that's just what it is, I guess." Interview produced by Sarah Jackson.
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Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art. ## K.C. Green embodies the dog from the comic in more ways than one ![](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6482181,1659119016000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%281697%2C64%2C2504%2C2504%29%3BResize%3D76) [Sheena Goodyear](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/author/sheena-goodyear-1.3631841) · CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 13, 2023 5:23 PM EST \\| Last Updated: January 13, 2023 ![Text to Speech Icon](https://www.cbc.ca/a/assets/texttospeech.svg) Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. ![Two comic panels show a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table drinking coffee while flames grow around him. In the second panel, he says: "This is fine."](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713656,1679693039000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2850%2C0%2C419%2C235%29%3B) K.C. Green says his On Fire comic strip struck a chord with the public and became an unstoppable meme. (K.C. Green) ## Social Sharing - X 0 - Pinterest 0 - Reddit 0 - LinkedIn 0 - Email 0 83 comments Much like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art. It's been 10 years since the Massachusetts artist first posted the six-panel comic strip, On Fire, as part of his Gunshow webcomic series. 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 cartoon dog sits at a table drinking coffee complacently as a fire rages around him. "This is fine," he says to nobody in particular. The infinitely relatable pooch has been used to comment on everything from the stress of exams to the ravages of climate change. "It helped me understand the perception of one's art. Like, it might have been just a comic I had to dash off because I had a self-made schedule for my webcomic at the time. But, you know, people take what they want out of your art — without your permission half the time," Green told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "Art is open to interpretation, and that is just something I would have to live with — and I'm fine with." ![Six comic panels of a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table sipping coffee as a fire grows around him. In panel 2, he says "This is fine." In 3, he says: "I'm okay with the events that are currently unfolding." In 4, he says: "That's okay, things are going to be Okay" as his arm burns. In the final panel, his face melts off. ](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713609,1673645100000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%288%2C4%2C459%2C687%29%3B) The full six panels of On Fire show a dog named Question Hound becoming engulfed by the flames he opts to ignore. (K.C. Green) While the comic's message is universal, its original meaning is deeply personal. "I started taking antidepressants, something that I just hadn't done before. And I was kind of scared about doing it as an artist," he said. He worried, he said, that the medication would change him somehow — that he wouldn't be himself anymore. "And that's not the case at all. It makes you get out of your own way when you sort of figure that stuff out," he said. "But for me, it was still new and still kind of a little scary." ![A selfie of a bespectacled man with chin-length chair making a goofy face. ](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713624,1673645409000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C380%2C1158%2C1030%29%3B) Green is a comics artist based in Easthampton, Mass. (Submitted by K.C. Green) He was in his 20s, living alone, far from his family in Oklahoma, and trying to deal with these big questions about his mental health and his personality. But he had to learn to live with the chaos. Because what else can you do? "There was a lot happening. It just felt like I was just ignoring the bigger picture, which is eventually just how you sort of live life," he said. "That is just normal for everyone to some degree." - ['Pepe is not hate symbol,' says internet-famous frog's creator](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pepe-creator-matt-furie-1.3784744) - [The man behind the mask — Matt Geiler, a.k.a. Dancing Pumpkin Man — tells his story](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4371058/the-man-behind-the-mask-matt-geiler-a-k-a-dancing-pumpkin-man-tells-his-story-1.4371284) That was in 2013. About a year later, the memeficiation of his work began. At first, he'd see it pop up on Instagram. University students shared it as final exams approached, a perfect encapsulation of how they were coping — or not coping — with the overwhelming stress. Then, it started showing up everywhere. With [every new social and political crisis the world had to deal with](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2134915651859), the meme became more ubiquitous. "I try not to push it as much because I know that can be kind of annoying, but the fact that people still use it here and there ... shows that, yeah, it kind of struck a chord, didn't it?" he said. Sometimes, he says, it's used in ways that don't align with his values, like when the U.S. [Republican Party account tweeted it in 2016](https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/5/11592622/this-is-fine-meme-comic) in reference to the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential candidate. But like the dog in the meme, Green let it roll off his back. "I was just like, well, it's a meme. Everyone uses memes, including these losers," he said. "Sorry to editorialize." ![@GOP tweets: Well ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ \#DemsInPhilly \#EnoughClinton on July 25, 2016, with an image of a cartoon dog sipping coffee has as fire rages around him. A text bubble reads: "This is fine."](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713634,1673644660000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C474%2C401%29%3B) In July 2016, the U.S. Republican Party used the meme to Green's dismay. (@GOP/Twitter) Despite his complicated relationship withOn Fire, Green has resurrected it more than once. In 2016, he collaborated with Adult Swim to create an animated version of it. Later that year, he published a sequel called This Is Not Fine, in which the dog — whose name is Question Hound — puts out the fire before the flames can destroy him. Question Hound also makes appearances in Green's newer webcomic, [Funny Online Animals](https://comicskingdom.com/Funny-Online-Animals/2023-01-10). Green also has a whole body of unrelated work that he wishes more people would associate with his name. He just recently completed [a comic adaption of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio](https://pino.kcgreendotcom.com/) that he's particularly proud of. But nothing quite achieves the level exposure as that complacent, coffee-sipping canine. "How I'll be remembered is, again, out of my hands," Green said. "So if it happens to be this or any of the other number of memes that have been made out of my work, then that's just what it is, I guess." 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EC Ed Chalmers January 19, 2023 There are a ton of other memes just as old that are still current: pepe (2008), doge (2013ish), etc This one's been dead for a long time. 0 share report 0 0 older replies show older replies 2. #### Comment by David Burke. DB David Burke January 18, 2023 This is not a meme people still don't get what a meme is "A unit of cultural DNA". Sheesh\! 0 share report 0 0 older replies show older replies 3. #### Comment by Van Collins. 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Readable Markdown	[As It Happens](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens) Much like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art. ## K.C. Green embodies the dog from the comic in more ways than one ![Text to Speech Icon](https://www.cbc.ca/a/assets/texttospeech.svg) Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. ![Two comic panels show a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table drinking coffee while flames grow around him. In the second panel, he says: "This is fine."](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713656,1679693039000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2850%2C0%2C419%2C235%29%3B) K.C. Green says his On Fire comic strip struck a chord with the public and became an unstoppable meme. (K.C. Green) Much like the dog in his iconic comic strip, K.C. Green has learned to quietly accept the fact that he has no control over how people use and interpret his art. It's been 10 years since the Massachusetts artist first posted the six-panel comic strip, On Fire, as part of his Gunshow webcomic series. 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 cartoon dog sits at a table drinking coffee complacently as a fire rages around him. "This is fine," he says to nobody in particular. The infinitely relatable pooch has been used to comment on everything from the stress of exams to the ravages of climate change. "It helped me understand the perception of one's art. Like, it might have been just a comic I had to dash off because I had a self-made schedule for my webcomic at the time. But, you know, people take what they want out of your art — without your permission half the time," Green told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "Art is open to interpretation, and that is just something I would have to live with — and I'm fine with." ![Six comic panels of a yellow dog in a hat sitting at a table sipping coffee as a fire grows around him. In panel 2, he says "This is fine." In 3, he says: "I'm okay with the events that are currently unfolding." In 4, he says: "That's okay, things are going to be Okay" as his arm burns. In the final panel, his face melts off. ](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713609,1673645100000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%288%2C4%2C459%2C687%29%3B) The full six panels of On Fire show a dog named Question Hound becoming engulfed by the flames he opts to ignore. (K.C. Green) While the comic's message is universal, its original meaning is deeply personal. "I started taking antidepressants, something that I just hadn't done before. And I was kind of scared about doing it as an artist," he said. He worried, he said, that the medication would change him somehow — that he wouldn't be himself anymore. "And that's not the case at all. It makes you get out of your own way when you sort of figure that stuff out," he said. "But for me, it was still new and still kind of a little scary." ![A selfie of a bespectacled man with chin-length chair making a goofy face. ](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713624,1673645409000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C380%2C1158%2C1030%29%3B) Green is a comics artist based in Easthampton, Mass. (Submitted by K.C. Green) He was in his 20s, living alone, far from his family in Oklahoma, and trying to deal with these big questions about his mental health and his personality. But he had to learn to live with the chaos. Because what else can you do? "There was a lot happening. It just felt like I was just ignoring the bigger picture, which is eventually just how you sort of live life," he said. "That is just normal for everyone to some degree." - ['Pepe is not hate symbol,' says internet-famous frog's creator](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pepe-creator-matt-furie-1.3784744) - [The man behind the mask — Matt Geiler, a.k.a. Dancing Pumpkin Man — tells his story](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4371058/the-man-behind-the-mask-matt-geiler-a-k-a-dancing-pumpkin-man-tells-his-story-1.4371284) That was in 2013. About a year later, the memeficiation of his work began. At first, he'd see it pop up on Instagram. University students shared it as final exams approached, a perfect encapsulation of how they were coping — or not coping — with the overwhelming stress. Then, it started showing up everywhere. With [every new social and political crisis the world had to deal with](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2134915651859), the meme became more ubiquitous. "I try not to push it as much because I know that can be kind of annoying, but the fact that people still use it here and there ... shows that, yeah, it kind of struck a chord, didn't it?" he said. Sometimes, he says, it's used in ways that don't align with his values, like when the U.S. [Republican Party account tweeted it in 2016](https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/5/11592622/this-is-fine-meme-comic) in reference to the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential candidate. But like the dog in the meme, Green let it roll off his back. "I was just like, well, it's a meme. Everyone uses memes, including these losers," he said. "Sorry to editorialize." ![@GOP tweets: Well ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ \#DemsInPhilly \#EnoughClinton on July 25, 2016, with an image of a cartoon dog sipping coffee has as fire rages around him. A text bubble reads: "This is fine."](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6713634,1673644660000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C474%2C401%29%3B) In July 2016, the U.S. Republican Party used the meme to Green's dismay. (@GOP/Twitter) Despite his complicated relationship withOn Fire, Green has resurrected it more than once. In 2016, he collaborated with Adult Swim to create an animated version of it. Later that year, he published a sequel called This Is Not Fine, in which the dog — whose name is Question Hound — puts out the fire before the flames can destroy him. Question Hound also makes appearances in Green's newer webcomic, [Funny Online Animals](https://comicskingdom.com/Funny-Online-Animals/2023-01-10). Green also has a whole body of unrelated work that he wishes more people would associate with his name. He just recently completed [a comic adaption of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio](https://pino.kcgreendotcom.com/) that he's particularly proud of. But nothing quite achieves the level exposure as that complacent, coffee-sipping canine. "How I'll be remembered is, again, out of my hands," Green said. "So if it happens to be this or any of the other number of memes that have been made out of my work, then that's just what it is, I guess." Interview produced by Sarah Jackson.
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