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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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How did the term "rice" out come about??
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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ppl like you :squint: ricer
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mxl36o
How did the term "rice" out come about??
Search n00b :slap:

Japanese cars and bikes were called rice burners for many years...figure out the evolution
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Search n00b :slap:

Japanese cars and bikes were called rice burners for many years...figure out the evolution
i did search... and your name kept coming up :jlammy:
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mxl36o
i did search... and your name kept coming up :jlammy:
John's rock crawlers are rice.:thinking:
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mxl36o
i did search... and your name kept coming up :jlammy:
gotta admit that was funny :rofl:
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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Ok I will give ya credit for that one:chuckles:
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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I googled.... and found this

"Was a derogatory term once used to compare these so-called Muscle cars to Japanese imports with no more then 6 cyclinders.

Now a term used to describe cars that are modified to look fast, but arn't...

Billy Bob - 'Hey Cletus...what you think this imported shitbox on wheels is running on...what with no more then 6 cyclinders?'

Cletus - 'Probabli on rice...knowing thoes yellow bastards' ""
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