At the "Battle of the Sexes" roller derby bout between the Carolina Rollergirls and Collision Men's Derby on September 12, 2015, the ladies kept pace, but unfortunately, as usual, the men finished first.

Holy Defense

At the Battle of the Sexes roller derby bout between the Carolina Rollergirls and Collision Men's Derby, the men were finally able to find a hole in the girls' defense.

Shafted

A "Battle of the Sexes" roller derby bout at Dorton Arena on Sep-tember 12, 2015, provided much inspiration for Clever Sign Chick.

Make the Men

Billed as the "Battle of the Sexes," a bout between the Carolina Rollergirls and Collision Men's Derby occurred on September 12, 2015 at Dorton Arena. The ladies did make the men go down, but ultimately the men scored more.

Bad Aim

On Saturday, Sep-tember 12, 2015 the Carolina Rollergirls played Collision Men's Derby at Dorton Arena in Raleigh. This "Battle of the Sexes" inspired several sign ideas. Alas, the boys won, even with their bad aim. :(

Slow Derby

The current Women's Flat Track Derby Association rules allow skaters to stop, backskate, and/or skate in the reverse direction. Jammers (the ones who score points by passing opponents) can step outside the track and go back to reenter behind the rest of the back so that they may try again to pass without committing a penalty and therefore earn points or the "lead jammer" designation that they would have lost on the first attempt. All this makes for (1) confused fans (2) confused refs (3) confused stat-keepers, and (4) ssssssslow skating.

In my opinion, and that of many other fans, this is not what roller derby should be. You wouldn't get this kind of nonsense on the banked tracks. My sign isn't very clever - I made it quickly during halftime on the back of another one - but there is something to be said for simplicity and for putting into writing what everybody at the bout was thinking.

The WFTDA should simplify the rules so that normal folks can follow the play. Derby should be fast and hard-hitting. If they want it to be slow and tame, they should go and play a pleasant game of croquet on top of Ann Calvello's grave.

OMG! It's a T-shirt!

My OMG eye chart sign has been made into a t-shirt by my friends at Derbylicious.

Crank Up the dBs

When the Carolina Rollergirls hold intra-league bouts, they divide into three teams. I'm partial to the Debutante Brawlers.

Ain't Worth Jack

When the Carolina Rollergirls hold intra-league bouts, they divide into three teams. One is the Trauma Queens.

Flying Monkeys

This sign was in support of the Carolina Rollergirls during the "Wicked Wheels of the East" tournament.

Bow to Queens

When the Carolina Rollergirls hold intra-league bouts, they divide into three teams, one of which is the Trauma Queens.

Eye Chart

Strangers have stopped to ask me if they could take a picture of this sign on several occasions. People often ask what IMHO stands for. The full sign reads like this:

O

MG

WTF

IMHO (= In My Humble Opinion)

REFUSUCK
UNEEDGLASSES

GETANEYEEXAMNOWLOL

GOCANESTTYLCLEVERSIGNCHICK

I made the design with a graphics program, printed it onto four pieces of 8.5 x 11 sticky label paper, and affixed the stickers to foam board. I made the sign the same on both sides.

A variation for roller derby is soon to be available as a t-shirt from my friends at Derbylicious.