Conversation

Notices

1. Embed this notice
   Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 12:05:57 JST Mother Bones

   When all this mess began I thought everyone here knew what "elbows up" meant, too, but apparently that was just because I lived in Michigan for decades.

   • Embed this notice
     Flash Mob Of One (flashmobofone@mastodon.art)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 12:05:55 JST Flash Mob Of One

     in reply to

     @_L1vY_ I do not know what it means.

   • Embed this notice
     Flash Mob Of One (flashmobofone@mastodon.art)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 12:10:02 JST Flash Mob Of One

     in reply to

     @_L1vY_ Ah.

     It's the opposite in roller derby. You never want to extend the elbow, because whether you hit someone with it or not, it looks like you did.

   • Embed this notice
     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 12:10:04 JST Mother Bones

     in reply to

     • Flash Mob Of One

     @FlashMobOfOne It's from ice hockey, where the players are supposed to keep their elbows down or get a penalty. An illegal check.