The 'Ay, Tone' meme features Paulie Gualtieri (played by Tony Sirico) from the HBO series 'The Sopranos', capturing his unique way of addressing the show's protagonist, Tony Soprano. Usually consisting of a screenshot of Paulie leaning in with an intense or conspiratorial expression, the meme template is used to imagine Paulie explaining modern internet trends, technology, or bizarre news to Tony in his signature New Jersey mobster dialect. It gained widespread popularity on Twitter and Reddit as a way to blend high-stakes crime drama aesthetics with the mundane or absurd aspects of everyday life, celebrating the enduring legacy of the character's eccentric personality.