alert the spiders

'Alert the spiders' is a rural colloquialism from northern California where I grew up in the '60's. I heard it from my parents and grandparents (California, New Mexico, Nevada and Iowa) all my life. It referred to rural mail routes out in the country away from town. Often spiders would get into the mailboxes and spin webs. Sometimes we would sweep them out with a broom if they got too close to the front, but often we would just leave them alone. When important letters or small packages were being sent, we would receive a phone call from the sender who would say "Alert the spiders!" and we would know to watch for the mailman who would place the treasure in the mailbox, disturbing the spiders who might get crushed... if we hadn't 'alerted' them.

Grandma called her daughter on the phone to let her know a small package was coming, "Alert the spiders!" she said.

by Darth Pop February 28, 2023

allergy shits

When a person has too much lactose and cannot hold the explosion that’s about to happen.

“Omg, the allergy shits were real!”

by Cubalincorp March 14, 2023

allergo

Allergo - A word that means daddy in many countries.

Allergo may you please stop touching me! or, Allergo *Paints* Yes! Yes!

by LifeIsNiceEZ June 11, 2023

aleryk

A white guy with glasses, he’s hot

hey isn’t that Aleryk, he’s so cute

by Randomrbshkebfjs endlemx July 14, 2023

Allergetical

Southern allergies

“My neighbor is very allergetical when it comes to cutting his grass.” -M. Massey

by Mrs.scoot August 7, 2024

alertivity

To be alert

This Celsius is a potion of alertivity

by dumdum3600 October 10, 2023

Alter'd

something that is changed from the original. if something is alterd it is not the same anymore. Could be for any numberif reasons. It is distorted.

the phone was alter'd because of the different timezones.

by abcd4gth December 24, 2023