"First, The Rice Eater Concept:
In muscle car circles there has developed in recent years a conception about Japanese cars on American roads (the nefarious 'rice burners'). This concept is based on a long tradition of serious American horsepower and torque (Amen). The basic idea is that an American muscle car or hot rod should, as a matter of principle, be able to take a 'rice burner' in a stop light race. This is particularly true of the rice burners with all of the fancy rear wings, big exhaust tailpipes and 15 stickers on the windows. Now, let me make it clear from the beginning that I do NOT advocate street racing. MANY young souls have passed onto the the Great Drag Strip In The Sky because of street racing. Happens all of the time (don't let your soul be one of them... use your head). But the passing of these souls doesn't seem to alter the basic necessity of the principle in the minds of those who still own powerful American cars. Bottom line: We should be able to take these rice burner punks at will. That being said, once you have actually taught one of these rice burners a lesson you can say, with barrel chested pride, that you have eaten your first bowl of rice. This is the Rice Eater Concept. You will see and hear this rice bowl concept fairly often in muscle car circles. The goal, of course, is to eat as much rice as possible, as this is good for the soul (Confucius, 499 B.C. ...a man who ate a lot of rice.)"
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this guy has a good sense of humor
