When someone asks me what I did on the weekend I'm always torn. Do I take the easy route (lies) or the honest route (derby)? If you tell someone you did roller derby on the weekend, one of the following will happen.
a. the person will nod and turn away, because they didn't understand what you said but they are pretending they did. (90% of the time.)
b. the person will tilt their head to the side in thought and say "like in that film with Ellen Page?"
c. the person will frown at you. "Huh?"
Then you're faced with the 'how to explain?' because the majority of the time, the person talking to you does not actually want a ten minute breakdown of the rules of roller derby. I generally say "it's like rugby on skates" which is a pretty decent explanation, I feel.
That leads to the inevitable:
"isn't that dangerous?"
Yes. Yes it is.
This is normally where the conversation (and sometimes friendship) ends.
For a better explanation, check out the dames' 'What Is Roller Derby?' page.
Rugby on skates. Yes.
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