A colloquial apology for telling an overly long story is “Sorry I had to go around my elbow to get to my thumb.” The phrase is also a handy way to indicate you took the opposite of a shortcut. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Around My Elbow to My Thumb”
Well, you know, if you want to apologize to somebody for being long-winded, you can always say,
Sorry I had to go around my elbow to get to my thumb.
Who says that?
A lot of people.
Really?
Google it, yeah.
Go around my elbow to get to my thumb.
Yeah, yeah.
Take the long way around in a story.
Right.
This came up when we were talking not too long ago about looking for a word for the opposite of a shortcut.
Okay, that’s a good one.
Yeah.
What is it again?
I had to go around my elbow to get to my thumb.
Okay, pretty good.
Yeah.
Pretty good.
Have to do with driving or telling a long story.
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