[Valerie W.]

Where did the term ‘tricky tray’ or ‘Chinese auction’ originate? Why is it called this?

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Name : Valerie W., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 41, City : Boonton, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : graphics, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[L Freeman]

I suspect this is a worf game, but that’s all I know. Insultingly, ‘Chinese’ was/is used to describe disorder. The term I know is ‘Chinese fire drill.’ This signifies bunch of people running all about in great confusion. Chinse auction might be in this category: A wild disorganized activity, maybe even an auction. When and who? I have no idea. But it is at least 50 years old. L Freeman

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Name : L Freeman, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Can't recall, Disability : vision, hearing gait, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 70+, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : retired teacher, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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