Talking Ben is the gruff, retired dog from Outfit7's Talking Tom and Friends series of virtual pet apps, where players could tap him to make him talk, laugh, eat and sleep. Clips of his reactions, including his snoring, were lifted from gameplay and shared as short meme sounds on TikTok, YouTube and soundboard sites. The snore stuck because Ben already looks permanently tired and unimpressed, so it fits sleep, boredom and deadpan reaction edits without needing any dialogue. It remains a handy shorthand for someone switching off.