Serious question

[Def_II_Royalz]

What is this brushing-something-off-the-shoulder gesture all the players do in their signing announcement videos? Is it invisible dandruff they're clearing off?

 

[Bourne Mouthy]

I think this might go some way to explaining it -

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a26685/obama-brush-dirt/

 

[dragonm8]

Have you seen that at another club?

We haven't signed anyone apparently, so it's a mystery to us.

 

[bigfatolly]

It's a rap thing I think.

Inspired by this...

 

[DJ]

Always assumed they’d been told they had big chips on their shoulders and they brushed them clear being too stupid to realise it was a metaphor…

 

[Toronto John]

Always thought it was meant to be a gesture that indicates "I am not interested in what you think" .......... i.e. give someone the brush off.

 

[Hoof_It]

No it's just dandruff.

Never saw David Armstrong do it.

 

[wingsnwheels]

A poacher had shot a deer on a large estate. As he carried it on his shoulder to his car he was apprehended by the gamekeeper and his 12bore. 'Poaching Lad, you're in big trouble' said the GK. 'Not me Sir' said the poacher. 'Well what's that on your shoulder then?' said the GK. The poacher makes a big thing of looking at his shoulder, shouts 'UUGH' and brushes the deer off with his hand.

 

[MB1980]

I assumed they were brushing off some Colombian stuff..

 

[OLDSKOOL]

No it's just dandruff.

Never saw David Armstrong do it.

He should use this ….