August 28, 2001

2:11 PM

How to cook rice in 9 easy steps.Evidently it involves race cars, a dash of Japanese anime, and X games music. Or something. I must admit I'm confused, and more than a little scared.
posted by sassone (14 comments total)

I don't get it.
posted by Su at 2:13 PM on August 28, 2001

I think it has something to do with this, perhaps?
posted by jozxyqk at 2:24 PM on August 28, 2001

Meanwhile, I'd still like to know how to cook rice.
posted by Fofer at 2:29 PM on August 28, 2001

the sounds the cars make are kind of funny...
posted by tomplus2 at 2:35 PM on August 28, 2001

am I missing your sarcasm? this is simple... the German car beat the hell out of the Japanese car... This site is not a corporate VW site, it's some GTI nuts who have a hatred of "rice-burners"...
posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 2:48 PM on August 28, 2001

heh. last time *i* mentioned riceboys, bunch of knee-jerk reactionaries tried to hang a 'racist' sign on me.

watchout. they might be bored right now and decide to hunt you next. ;)
posted by jcterminal at 2:49 PM on August 28, 2001

Something about that animation makes me want to KILL.
posted by Hildago at 2:53 PM on August 28, 2001

yeah, but it's funny that said GTI fans cast themselves as Team Rocket... "prepare for trouble, and make it double":

to protect the world from devastation
to unite all peoples within our nation
to denounce the evils of truth and love
to extend our reach to the stars above..
Jesse! James! Blasting off at the speed of light!
surrender now, or prepare to fight.

...

yes, i watch too many cartoons.
posted by mjane at 2:53 PM on August 28, 2001

get a rice cooker.. throw some rice in. pour water in. make sure there is half as much rice as there is water (it's different when your cooking a lot.). turn on rice cooker. after it's done (it should turn itself off), wait for 10-15 minutes. viola, steam white. that's the simple way.

someone really should take flash away from those guys.
posted by lotsofno at 3:22 PM on August 28, 2001

As a proud owner of a VW GTI-VR6, I can attest that, yes, that's EXACTLY what it's like.
posted by jpoulos at 3:52 PM on August 28, 2001

So a GTI can outaccelerate a Honda Civic. Couldn't we have just looked up some figures to know that? Did we really need to be put through all of... that?

Hey, I know! I'm going to do a crappy animation to further my cause of showing the world that at Porsche 911 Turbo is faster than a GTI! Sheesh!
posted by Poagao at 7:24 PM on August 28, 2001

I don't believe no one gets it. It's so obvious! The information will forever change my rice cooking.
posted by jacknose at 7:51 PM on August 28, 2001

It's apparently a backlash against the customized Asian import scene. Wishful thinking motivated by pure jealousy, I'm sure. (o__^)
posted by otherchaz at 11:49 PM on August 28, 2001

Riceboys I like though here they are more likely to be, in Police vernacular ,"of middle eastern appearance
posted by johnny7 at 3:08 AM on August 29, 2001