The archives on "Chinese whisper"

Posted by R. Berg on October 18, 2001

In Reply to: Help! posted by Mirri on October 18, 2001

: Where does the phrase Chinese Whispers come from???

This was the subject of a discussion a while back, on which you can eavesdrop by typing "Chinese" into the Search box below the list of archives. There was no definite consensus on its origin or even its meaning.