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Re: What the deal with you fella and 'ricers' ?	Thu, 14 August 2003 14:57

OK, as a forum moderator, I gotta say this is looking to get a bit heated, & if it gets personal, it will be locked. I would also like to remind people that these forums DO NOT represent the opinions & attitudes of the Toymods Car Club, the club consists of approx. 100 members, whereas the forums has thousands. Now as a normal forum user, I gotta say the whole problem here is good ol' fashioned generalizing, or as we like to call it these days, stereotyping. I don't think there's a definite line between being a ricer & not being a ricer. After reading these comments, I've come to realize I have some strong rice tendencies. Hey, just have a look at my car, it's kinda screaming "LOOK THE FUCK AT ME!!!!" with the colour, and yes, I like to see people checking out my car as I drive along, I've spent a bit of time & money on the cars outside appearance, I even have the clear VT indicators. And hey, my car's not exactly quick in the sense we use on these forums, with all its pod filter & exhaust mods, and my anodized pedals (the second modification I ever made, after changing the gearknob:)). I even drive through populated areas just to show off my car (but hey, not that often). The way my car looks is important to me, & like it when other people appreciate the effort I've put into it. On the other hand, I'm tearing up & down the old pac whenever I can & driving my car pretty hard whenever I drive it, and I've done a bit of work on the suspension & I've got a turbo motor and more suspension mods on the way, & I also enjoy hearing people tell me how well my car goes along twisty roads, even though it is just a 1600 N/A. So what category do I fit in? Modifier or ricer? Or maybe I'm just the absolute worst of the lot, I'm a mongrel crossbreed, a RICIFIER! As for the origins of the term "ricer", that's an interesting one. From what I'm aware, it comes from the Aussie slang "rice burner" which was a phrase for a Japanese car. I believe it originated back in the day when our country was over run with ubeaut' yank influenced tanks with massive engines that drank the petrol like it was free. Along comes a fuel crisis, followed closely by the importing of Japanese cars, with their tiny little bodies & tiny little but mega economical engines to match, and then add in the Aussie ability to come up with bizarre nicknames, & there you have it. Hey, if it doesn't use much fuel, it must be burning something else. Over the years the term eveoled into what it is today. [Report message to a moderator]

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