AirPirate36 wrote:
At the beginning of Plunder & Lightning during his first "dogfight" with baloo Karnage says "This is no time for a chinese fire drill" to his crew, now while I know what a chinese fire drill is I don't quite understand why this was said at the time.
A Chinese fire drill is a gag performed by a vehicle's occupants when stopped at a traffic light, especially when there is a need to change drivers or procure something from the trunk: Before the light changes to green, each occupant gets out, runs around the vehicle, and gets back inside (but not necessarily in their original seat). If one of the participants lags, the others may drive off without them.
Figuratively, a Chinese fire drill is an act—especially, any large, ineffective, and chaotic exercise—by a group of individuals that accomplishes nothing.
Less commonly, a Chinese fire drill may refer to a literal fire drill on a school bus or the aforementioned gag executed by misbehaving students on a stopped school bus,[1] sometimes involving use of the rear emergency exit.[2]
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