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THIS IS FINE
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Make a This Is Fine meme with the real two-panel dog-in-a-burning-room template. Add captions or download the blank image without text.

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Blank two-panel This Is Fine meme template with a dog sitting in a burning room
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This Is Fine examples

Pick a joke. Change a line. Make it yours.

This Is Fine example: FRIDAY DEPLOY
EXAMPLE 01

Friday deployment

Name the crisis and leave the original reaction visible.

This Is Fine example: DUE TOMORROW
EXAMPLE 02

The deadline is tomorrow

The calm expression supplies the punchline.

This Is Fine example: MY MONTHLY BUDGET
EXAMPLE 03

Budget planning

Use a compact label instead of explaining every flame.

ABOUT THE FORMAT

WHY THIS
MEME WORKS.

The image comes from “On Fire,” installment 648 of KC Green's Gunshow webcomic, published on January 9, 2013. The full strip follows Question Hound as the room—and eventually the character—burns, but the first two panels became the enduring reaction for denial, forced calm, and normalized crisis.

Origin reference: KC Green's original Gunshow comic.

Best used for

  • workplace chaos
  • breaking news reactions
  • deadline jokes
  • technical incidents

Caption ideas to try

  1. The deploy is on Friday
  2. Five minutes before the deadline
  3. When every dashboard turns red
This Is Fine template guide

BLANK IMAGE.
BETTER CAPTIONS.

The original Gunshow comic

KC Green published “On Fire” as Gunshow #648 in January 2013. The full comic pushes the denial much further, but the quiet first two panels were self-contained enough to spread as a universal reaction image.

Let the original dialogue do the work

The strongest versions identify the crisis rather than rewriting the punchline. Label the dog “me,” “the project plan,” or “management,” then let “This is fine” answer the visible flames.

Do not cover the visual contradiction

Keep Question Hound, the coffee cup, the fire, and the speech bubble visible. If you add a setup, put it above the panels or in a compact open area; extra paragraphs weaken the immediate calm-versus-chaos contrast.

This Is Fine examples and alternatives

Try “the dashboard after Friday deploy,” “me five minutes before the deadline,” or “no alerts means no problems.” Disaster Girl makes the character appear responsible for the chaos; Hide the Pain Harold shifts the joke to concealed stress.

QUICK ANSWERS

THIS IS FINE
FAQ.

Who created the This Is Fine meme?

Cartoonist KC Green created it for the Gunshow comic “On Fire,” published January 9, 2013. The familiar meme usually uses the first two panels of the longer six-panel strip.

What does This Is Fine mean?

It expresses denial or forced composure while a problem is obvious and getting worse. It can be sincere commentary on normalization or a joke about a small personal disaster.

Does the template need added text?

Not always. The room on fire and the printed “This is fine” dialogue already form a complete reaction. Add a short label only when the audience needs to know what situation the dog represents.

Where should extra text go?

Use the open area above the panels or a short label that does not cover Question Hound, the flames, or the speech bubble. The original visual sequence should remain readable.