OT - slang questions

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:53:37 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

#1 - rice boy or rice burner referring to any motorcycle built for speed
(aka crotch rockets) not for touring
rice burner for Japanese bikes; crotch rockets for the cafe-racer
style of bikes
#2 - riced or riced out - any car that has been extensively modified -
lowered, after market rear spoiler, larger exhaust
never heard of that one
Darla
Sacred cows make great hamburgers.

I asked DH about this - teen age boys say it with such longing/admiration
and adults seem to use it in a more demeaning fashion.
Cheryl


On 4/23/04 5:49 PM, in article ,
"fran" wrote:

I've always hear rice burner as a not-very-nice comment about a small
Japanese car/truck. Especially when talking about off-roading.

NJ, TN, NC

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:53:37 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

My DS wants to know if these terms are elsewhere in the country or if it a
New England thing.

So

#1 - rice boy or rice burner referring to any motorcycle built for speed
(aka crotch rockets) not for touring

#2 - riced or riced out - any car that has been extensively modified -
lowered, after market rear spoiler, larger exhaust


He's become some what car crazy (better than girl crazy) of late - wants to
know if I think the new Ford GT or the new (fill in the blank) is a better
car and other such defining questions....


Cheryl
(who's favorite car is the '69 Mustang, in British Racing Green and the
ragtop!)

Cheryl

In article ,
Cheryl Isaak wrote:

My DS wants to know if these terms are elsewhere in the country or if it a
New England thing.

So

#1 - rice boy or rice burner referring to any motorcycle built for speed
(aka crotch rockets) not for touring

#2 - riced or riced out - any car that has been extensively modified -
lowered, after market rear spoiler, larger exhaust

In the circles where I hang out, the term "rice" and "rice boy" are
highly derogatory. They refer to modifications made to cars to make
them appear to be much more than they are. Things like spoilers, large
"fart can" exhaust tips, decals proclaiming features that the car
doesn't really have, and so forth; things that make the car appear (in
the eyes of its owner) to be "fast", but which actually do nothing to
help performance, and which possibly even are detrimental to performance.

Though "rice" seems like a reference to things Japanese (in reference
to the fact that most of the cars that one sees being abused in such a
manner are Honduhs or other Japanese trash), even a respectable
American-made car can be made ricey. For example, take a look at this
Mustang:

http://members.impulse.net/~thebob/RiceStang.jpg

...or this Contour:

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...10_14_full.jpg

Proof that there are some people who should never be allowed to own
Fords.


A good site on the subject of rice and rice boys is at this URL:

http://www.riceboypage.com/

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Cheryl,

the terms are known in southeast TX near Houston, especially nbr. 2.
but naive me...I thought the rice car terminology originally meant the rich
kids whose parents could actually afford to pay Rice University tuition that
"tricked" out the cars. I never made the connection to Asian manufacture.
duh!
The funny thing is that there are cars that were cheaper as is than doing up
a Honda Civic for better performance or looks - ie a Subaru Impreza - that
still did not get into the turbo sports car category on the insurance.

Cheers, SpringPam

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
My DS wants to know if these terms are elsewhere in the country or if it a
New England thing.

So

#1 - rice boy or rice burner referring to any motorcycle built for speed
(aka crotch rockets) not for touring

#2 - riced or riced out - any car that has been extensively modified -
lowered, after market rear spoiler, larger exhaust


He's become some what car crazy (better than girl crazy) of late - wants
to
know if I think the new Ford GT or the new (fill in the blank) is a better
car and other such defining questions....


Cheryl
(who's favorite car is the '69 Mustang, in British Racing Green and the
ragtop!)

Cheryl

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 02:35:20 -0700, Bob Blaylock
wrote:


For example, take a look at this
Mustang:

http://members.impulse.net/~thebob/RiceStang.jpg

Actually I liked the flame on the side. but then, IMHO, most anything
would make the ugly modern mustangs look better

...or this Contour:

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...10_14_full.jpg

now that's just plain silly!


A good site on the subject of rice and rice boys is at this URL:

http://www.riceboypage.com/

That looks fairly subdued to a lot of them!

Pat P

"Bob Blaylock" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Cheryl Isaak wrote:

My DS wants to know if these terms are elsewhere in the country or if it
a
New England thing.

So

#1 - rice boy or rice burner referring to any motorcycle built for speed
(aka crotch rockets) not for touring

#2 - riced or riced out - any car that has been extensively modified -
lowered, after market rear spoiler, larger exhaust

In the circles where I hang out, the term "rice" and "rice boy" are
highly derogatory. They refer to modifications made to cars to make
them appear to be much more than they are. Things like spoilers, large
"fart can" exhaust tips, decals proclaiming features that the car
doesn't really have, and so forth; things that make the car appear (in
the eyes of its owner) to be "fast", but which actually do nothing to
help performance, and which possibly even are detrimental to performance.

Though "rice" seems like a reference to things Japanese (in reference
to the fact that most of the cars that one sees being abused in such a
manner are Honduhs or other Japanese trash), even a respectable
American-made car can be made ricey. For example, take a look at this
Mustang:

http://members.impulse.net/~thebob/RiceStang.jpg

...or this Contour:

http://images.cardomain.com/installs...10_14_full.jpg

Proof that there are some people who should never be allowed to own
Fords.


A good site on the subject of rice and rice boys is at this URL:

http://www.riceboypage.com/

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rice-burner - any Japanese-made motorcyle, mid-west for several decades

riced-out - non-functional Japanese ostentation on vehicles
.. . . especially Japanese-language window decals

by extension I consider my VW cabriolet to be riced-out with Hello Kitty
accessories and a temari antenna ball. I wouldn't call it Japanesque.
I do intend to add a "usagi" decal too, eventually.

Related to stitching: there's a website with the symbols for the
oriental zodiac, huge charts, but they require wading through commercial
material to be able to download the charts. I only had the patience to
do it for Usagi.

Diane Hare
(usagi = hare, only colloquially bunny)

On 5/5/04 12:14 PM, in article
, "Diane Hare"
wrote:

rice-burner - any Japanese-made motorcyle, mid-west for several decades

riced-out - non-functional Japanese ostentation on vehicles
. . . especially Japanese-language window decals
The way slang spreads amuses me to no end.

by extension I consider my VW cabriolet to be riced-out with Hello Kitty
accessories and a temari antenna ball. I wouldn't call it Japanesque.
I do intend to add a "usagi" decal too, eventually.
I don't know, I hear from a friend who went to Japan for business, that
Hello Kitty is very big over there!



Cheryl

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
wrote:
by extension I consider my VW cabriolet to be riced-out with Hello Kitty
accessories and a temari antenna ball. I wouldn't call it Japanesque.
I do intend to add a "usagi" decal too, eventually.

I don't know, I hear from a friend who went to Japan for business, that
Hello Kitty is very big over there!

It certainly is. There was even a "Japanesque" line of Hello Kitty
products from Sanrio (owns Hello Kitty, etc.). I have the teapot and
rice bowl and chopstitcks, etc. They feature temari balls as the main
decorative motif and also have wee bunnies (double bonus!).

If anyone wanted to call the Hello-Kittyfying + temari-ing +
kusudama-ing of my cabriolet "Japanesque", I wouldn't quibble about it,
but I don't call it that myself.

temari on
http://www.portcommodore.com/diane
I need to add the kusudama

Diane Hare

On 5/5/04 1:26 PM, in article
, "Diane Hare"
wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
wrote:
by extension I consider my VW cabriolet to be riced-out with Hello Kitty
accessories and a temari antenna ball. I wouldn't call it Japanesque.
I do intend to add a "usagi" decal too, eventually.

I don't know, I hear from a friend who went to Japan for business, that
Hello Kitty is very big over there!

It certainly is. There was even a "Japanesque" line of Hello Kitty
products from Sanrio (owns Hello Kitty, etc.). I have the teapot and
rice bowl and chopstitcks, etc. They feature temari balls as the main
decorative motif and also have wee bunnies (double bonus!).

If anyone wanted to call the Hello-Kittyfying + temari-ing +
kusudama-ing of my cabriolet "Japanesque", I wouldn't quibble about it,
but I don't call it that myself.

It be more ironic if you had all this on a VW Rabbit!

temari on
http://www.portcommodore.com/diane

Some day I will try the temari - it looks so cool
I need to add the kusudama

Diane Hare


Cheryl