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Alexa, Intruder Alert

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About

Alexa, Intruder Alert refers to humorous intruder alarm routines for a virtual assistant Amazon Alexa. Usually based on popular fandoms, the routines often refer to recognizable fight or action scenes.

Origin

On January 22nd, 2019, Redditor[1] EsG_Nitro posted an Alexa routine triggered by saying "Alexa, intruder alert" to /r/me_irl subreddit. The post gained over 53,700 upvotes in one day. A repost[2] to /r/funny subreddit received additional 26,500 upvotes in 24 hours.

10:30 mya EDIT ROUTINE WHEN YOU SAY "Alexa, intruder alert" ALEXA WILL Add action Floor Lamp: Turn on, 100%, Red Set volume to 10 Say "Resistance is futile. Time to die." Play "lmperial March"'on Amazon Music Home Communicate Play Devices

Spread

On the same day, Redditor[3] jtylerodle reposted the image to /r/MemeEconomy subreddit, where it gained over 28,100 upvotes. In the comments, Redditor[4] Wolfey1618 provided a template for the meme (shown below, left). The posts were followed by new variations of the meme appearing on /r/tf2[5], /r/ShitPostCrusaders[6], /r/hiphopcirclejerk[7] and other subreddits.

10:30 mya EDIT ROUTINE WHEN YOU SAY "Alexa, ALEXA WILL Add action Home Communicate Play Devices
10:30 E EDIT ROUTINE WHEN YOU SAY "Alexa, intruder alert" ALEXA WILL Add action Floor Lamp: Turn on, 10096, Blue Set volume to 10 Say" Red Spy is in the base!" Play" Intruder Alert "on Amazon Music Но Communicate Devices
10:30 mya EDIT ROUTINE WHEN YOU SAY Alexa, there's an enemy stand user. ALEXA WILL Add action Floor Lamp: Turn on, 100%, Purple Set volume to 10 Say "Yare Yare Daze." Play "Jotaro's Theme from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" on Amazon Music Home Communicate Play Devices

On YouTube, Twitter and other platforms, several users posted videos in which they tested the original "Intruder Alert" routine.


Various Examples

WHEN YOU SAY "Alexa, play sickomode" ALEXA WILL Add action Set volume to 10 Say "im goin sickomode" Play "Mo Bamba" on Amazon Music
AT&T LTE 11:50 AM Cancel NEW ROUTINE Save WHEN IT'S 6:15 AM Wednesday ALEXA WILL Add action Set volume to 10 Say "lt is wednesday my dudes." Say "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA...- FROM Brock Home Communicate Play Devices
all U.S. Cellular 3:51 PM イ79% EDIT ROUTINE Enabled WHEN YOU SAY "Alexa, play despacito" ALEXA WILL Add action Play "Megalovania" on Spotify FROM The device you speak to 0屳 Home Communicate Play Devices


Search Interest

External References

[1] Reddit – Me irl

[2] Reddit – that's my type of setting off an alarm

[3] Reddit – I sense potential here

[4] Reddit – I'm in, here's a template

[5] Reddit – You can make Alexa your home's administrator

[6] Reddit – Yare yare daze…

[7] Reddit – Ok now this is epic.

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