AI Absurdism Goes Viral: Exploring the Rise of 'Tralalero Tralala' and 'Bombardiro Crocodilo' Memes22 April 2025 By Johnber  NewsTogether
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, the intersection of artificial intelligence and internet humor has produced a new genre of content: surrealist AI memes. As of early 2025, social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit have been inundated with peculiar, AI-generated videos showcasing absurd animal-object hybrids paired with nonsensical Italian text-to-speech narration. Two of the most iconic representatives of this movement are the "Tralalero Tralala" shark and the "Bombardiro Crocodilo" bomber crocodile.
This wave of humor is often referred to as “Italian Brainrot,” a term that encapsulates the bizarre, irrational, and oddly captivating nature of these memes. Though many dismiss them as meaningless distractions, their virality reveals deeper cultural trends — particularly the increasing influence of generative AI and postmodern humor on the collective online consciousness.
🦈 Tralalero Tralala: The Sneaker-Wearing Shark
The Tralalero Tralala meme began gaining traction in late 2024 and exploded in popularity by early 2025. It features an AI-generated image of a shark standing upright on land, wearing Nike sneakers, often with its mouth agape and body frozen mid-motion. What truly elevates the meme from quirky to unforgettable is its accompanying audio: an Italian text-to-speech voice chanting absurdist, almost ritualistic lines that may reference family dinners, video games, or even religious metaphors. The words don’t have to make sense — in fact, their nonsensical quality is exactly what makes them compelling.
The meme was initially popularized by TikTok user @eZburger401 (whose account has since been removed), but the format quickly spread through other users who created countless iterations. These memes gained resonance among younger audiences for their randomness and irreverence, and they became symbols of a type of anti-humor that thrives on incoherence.
🐊 Bombardiro Crocodilo: Weaponized Reptile Absurdity
If Tralalero Tralala represents the birth of the Italian Brainrot trend, then Bombardiro Crocodilo is its evolution. This meme features a crocodile's head seamlessly fused onto the body of a World War II-style bomber plane, often soaring over a digitally rendered battlefield. As with the shark, the audio is performed by a male Italian TTS voice, delivering poetic, provocative, and sometimes violent imagery — usually in rhymed couplets or exaggerated declarations.
This meme went viral after TikTok creator @armenjiharhanyan posted a video on February 20, 2025. It amassed over 5 million views in under a month, prompting an avalanche of remixes, duets, and parodies. It represented the anthropomorphization of both animals and machines, with no clear narrative or message — just raw digital chaos that people found hilarious.
📊 Why Are These Memes So Popular?
Several sociocultural factors contribute to the success of Italian Brainrot memes:
AI Accessibility: Tools like Midjourney, DALL·E, and Bing Image Creator have made it effortless for anyone to generate complex, vivid, and absurd images.
Algorithmic Amplification: TikTok’s algorithm thrives on short-form, high-engagement content. The unpredictability of Brainrot memes makes them highly shareable.
Post-Ironic Humor: Younger audiences, especially Gen Z, often gravitate toward humor that is satirical, surreal, and even nihilistic. These memes don’t need a punchline — their randomness is the punchline.
Sensory Overload Appeal: With a combination of garish visuals, exaggerated narration, and fast pacing, these memes mirror the hyperstimulating nature of online life.
🧠 The Broader Implications
Critics argue that these memes reflect the deterioration of coherent storytelling and the trivialization of artistic expression. They label it “content for content’s sake,” devoid of any substance. Others, however, view them as a testament to the evolving nature of creativity in the digital age.
The memes challenge conventional boundaries between art, entertainment, and absurdism. They are simultaneously repulsive and captivating, confusing and delightful. Their popularity raises important questions: Can AI be funny? Can nonsense be meaningful? Is this the future of humor?
Some cultural theorists suggest that Italian Brainrot is a modern form of Dadaism — a reaction to the chaos of the internet, where structure is replaced by randomness and logic by instinct. The memes don’t adhere to traditional storytelling techniques, yet they manage to captivate millions.
🔮 What’s Next?
As AI technology becomes more ubiquitous, it’s likely that meme culture will continue to evolve in increasingly strange directions. Hybrid creatures, distorted voices, and inanimate object humor may become staple elements of internet culture. Already, brands are experimenting with similar formats to reach younger audiences in what might be called “strategic absurdism.”
While it’s uncertain how long the Italian Brainrot trend will last, one thing is clear: memes like Tralalero Tralala and Bombardiro Crocodilo have left an indelible mark on digital culture. They embody the wild, unconventional, and wonderfully weird spirit of the internet in 2025 — and they’re only getting weirder.
Keywords
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provocative:causing discussion or reaction; stimulating
traction:support or popularity; grip or hold
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satirical:using humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize
nonsensical:lacking meaning; absurd
resonance:emotional impact or echo
irreverence:lack of respect or seriousness
incoherence:lack of clarity or logical connection
nihilistic:believing life is meaningless
poetic:expressive, artistic, or romantic in style
algorithmic:relating to or using a set process or algorithm
hyperstimulating:overwhelming or excessively stimulating
deterioration:the process of becoming worse
trivialization:the act of making something seem less important
testament:proof or evidence
evolving:gradually developing or changing
conventional:based on what is generally done or believed
repulsive:disgusting or offensive
captivating:charming or holding interest
adhere:to stick to or follow firmly
ubiquitous:existing everywhere
unconventional:not based on or conforming to what is generally done
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