2006-12-12 12:20:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
running outside of your car during a redlight and switching drivers with the passengers.
2006-12-12 12:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by Hi 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A Chinese fire drill is a prank that was popular in the United States during the 1960s. It is performed when a car is stopped at a red traffic light, at which point all of the car's occupants get out, run around the car, and return to their own (or go to other) seats. Chinese Fire Drills are sometimes executed when one needs to get something from the trunk of a car. Occacionaly, if one of the participants is late to get inside the car, the others might drive off without him/her. People have reported its use as early as the 1940s, so it is likely that the phrase was current at the time, but simply was not written down that early.
The term is also used as a figure of speech to mean any large, ineffective, and chaotic exercise. In this usage, it is often shortened to just "fire drill," omitting the offensive "Chinese."
2006-12-12 12:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by CASSANDRA K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chinese Fire Drill
2016-10-02 01:00:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A chinese fire drill is when u stop the car at a stop light or something and you jump out and run around the car a few times(or one time if ur 2 scared) and get back in b4 the light turns green.
2006-12-12 12:32:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a Chinese Fire Drill, the car stops and everyone jumps out and runs around the car, getting back in the car in different seats. As far as I know there is no particular order as to which place you take...
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2006-12-12 12:23:24 · answer #5 · answered by sampsboy91 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A chinese language hearth drill is composed of a vehicle at a quit mild. What occurs next is that the passengers get out of the vehicle, circulate around the vehicle as quickly as or some cases, then come back in te vehicle in diverse seats. It replaced right into a properly-liked fad interior the 60's.
2016-12-11 08:00:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its when people in a car, are either at a red light or stop sign, get out of the car and run around it until they get back to where they started then get back into the car.
2006-12-12 12:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by kerrberr95 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an old fashioned politically incorrect skit pulled at red lights: everyone gets out, runs around the car, gets back in, and pulls out.
It is supposed to be funnier the more people in the car, the fewer doors, and the shorter the red light.
For instance, in a coupe filled with 8 people.
Won't work with 2 people in an SUV on a boulevard.
2006-12-12 12:24:47 · answer #8 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Car stops at redlight.
Car is put into the parking gear.
Kids go out of the doors and run around the car.
They have to get back into the car before the light turns red.
It's old fashioned - and now you can get arrested!
GOD bless.
2006-12-12 12:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by May I help You? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you are stopped at a stop light and the passanger and driver both get out, run around the car, and switch spots.
2006-12-12 12:22:51 · answer #10 · answered by Ashley 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
where u get out of the car at a stop and everyone runs around it and gets back in
2006-12-12 12:28:04 · answer #11 · answered by marion r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋