Ever wonder when this originated? In the little research I did, it's claim is the 1970's however it may have been here as early as the 1940's with the return of our soldiers from WWII. They had contact with the British, who during WWI had nick-named a clumsy or bad aircraft landing as a "Chinese landing." Eventually this spread to other phrases for anything done inept or clumsily. I remember it being a new thing to do in the 1970's. That's me in the picture above right near the driver's door as we rushed around my buddy's 69 Mustang when I was in Alabama, on a cold winter day, we had no extra money and needed some excitement . . . . :-) Believe it or not. (at least I blogged)
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I've never seen that picture before. Is that really you? I always tell the truth (ask Cohen), but you have the reputation (once again, ask Cohen) of stretching the truth. :O)
PS. I've never participated in a Chinese fire drill.
I had to think about "what is a Chinese fire drill"......
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