Tilting at windmills 1988, which contained the song "Tilting at Windmills". Tilting at windmills Tilting at windmills is an English idiom that means attacking imaginary enemies. The expression is derived from the 1605 novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, and the word "tilt" in this context comes from jousting. The phrase is sometimes used to describe either confrontations where adversaries are incorrectly perceived, or courses of action that are based on misinterpreted or misapplied heroic, romantic, or idealistic justifications. It may also connote an importune, unfounded, and vain effort against adversaries real or imagined for a vain goal. The phrase comes from
Tilted Thunder Rail Birds modern flat-track leagues in the United States, TTRB was only the 7th roller derby league to build a banked track in the nation. TTRB is also a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Tilted Thunder has four home teams, an All Star travel team, and two junior derby programs: Peeps and Chicklets. Mission statement: As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Tilted Thunder is committed to fostering serious competition on a national and international level, developing amateur athletes for competition, and promoting the physical and mental strength and independent spirit of amateur female athletes. Tilted Thunder is a founding member of the Roller Derby Coalition