Re: Scirocco Rice

[Kevin Collins <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>]

Marie Laugesen wrote:

> I think the rice term originated with the Erebuni-style bodykits. 

Actually just before getting to this message I was pondering that very 
question.  My recollection was back to the early 70's when I was in 
high school.. the guys riding American-made bikes referred to the japanese
bikes as "rice rockets", and I even recall some reference to "rice grinders"
and similar when referring to cars.  So the term has definitely been around
for some time.

I think a lot of people over-react when they see/hear it, tying it to some
kind of racial issue, which IMHO it's not at all...

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Kevin Collins
'86.5 16V 2.0
'00 Passat GLS 1.8T

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