Talking Ben the Dog is a virtual pet game featuring Ben, a retired professor dog who reacts when players poke, feed or call him. One of his idle habits is picking up a newspaper and reading it, and that paper rustle became a recognisable clip as fans shared game sounds online. It spread further through short-form meme videos, where Ben's calm, unbothered reading was used to contrast loud or dramatic moments. Editors still reuse it because it instantly signals patience, boredom or deliberate ignorance without any dialogue.