Ell wide. Ell An ell (from Proto-Germanic *"alinō", cognate with Latin "ulna") is a unit of measurement, originally a cubit, i.e., approximating the length of a man's arm from the elbow ("" literally meant the bend ("bow") of the arm ("ell")) to the tip of the middle finger, or about 18 inches (457 mm); in later usage, any of several longer units. In English-speaking countries, these included (until the 19th century) the Flemish ell ( of a yard), English ell ( yards) and French ell ( yards), some of which are thought to derive from a "double ell". An ell-wand or
The finger him giving the middle finger to a photographer during a 1969 concert at San Quentin State Prison, released as "At San Quentin". However, the photo remained fairly obscure until 1998, when producer Rick Rubin made it the centerpiece of an ad in "Billboard" criticizing country radio for not giving airplay to Cash's Grammy-winning album "Unchained". Cameron Diaz made the gesture during a photo shoot for "Esquire". Harold Lloyd shot the finger to his own reflection in a Coney Island funhouse after getting paint on his suit in "Speedy", his final silent feature, from 1928. Athletes, including Stefan Effenberg, Ron Artest,