War poet Seigfried Sassoon is the patron saint of raffles.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:01, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

In Gaelic, 'raffle' means 'kidney donor'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:03, Reply)

In Navajo culture, the chief's daughter's hand in marriage
is decided by inserting lots of coloured leaves into the stomach of a bison, each one attributed to a different man in the tribe. The chief then picks one at random, the owner of which will marry his daughter.
The Navajo word for this is 'Tombola'.
( Two Hats I saw someone eating M&M's with a spoon, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:06, Reply)

Well THAT I did not know!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:08, Reply)

Haha
These are really making me chuckle :)
( Two Hats I saw someone eating M&M's with a spoon, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:09, Reply)

The Germans have no word for raffle
In certain parts of Bavaria there are recorded instances of something called Ticket und billige Flasche Wein Spiel* taking place in non-Lutheran chuches, but efforts to buy a raffle ticket anywhere else in Germany will be met with blank expressions.

*Roughly = Ticket and cheap bottle of wine game.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:10, Reply)

Jimmy fucking Hill you LIAR.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:11, Reply)

You caught me out
It is in fact Saxony, not Bavaria.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:15, Reply)

I still call bullshit.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 17 May 2012, 15:16, Reply)