 Is this true?, Toyota = Abundance of Rice? |
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 Jan 11, 2006 - 6:03 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
 TOYOTA The Japanese have a bit of a weakness for mad badges. Hence, the current Toyota symbol that looks like a cowboy in a big hat, but is actually three elipses depicting the heart of the customer, the heart of the product, and the ever-expanding technological advancements and boundless opportunities that lie ahead. It says here. Another reason that was submitted to this website is that, in Japanese, 'Toyo' means an abundance of, and 'ta' is rice. I'm told that some Asian cultures believe that those blessed with an abundance of rice are blessed with great wealth. -------------------- Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City
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Jan 11, 2006 - 6:58 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '05 From Frederick, Maryland Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (75%) |
hahahaha wat?????? man thats tite that it means abbundance of rice(food) but round here tha 6 gen celicas are freekin ricey(ugly a$$ carz) xcept for boss-celica and 25anniversary
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Jan 11, 2006 - 7:10 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
ya dat shiz is of da hook tite yo
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Jan 12, 2006 - 12:14 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Lincoln, Ar Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Thats true, more rice means more $$$ in ancient china......Blah blah blah blah blah, People with more land and the ability to harvest more rice meant that they were smart and not so lazy a55 like most of us. So $$$ cha chang!
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Jan 12, 2006 - 12:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 3, '04 From Yakima, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
that great. reading the title. im like what, toyota = rice? ooo some one is gonna get a beating.
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Jan 12, 2006 - 1:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
Well first, Toyoda was the guys name who started the company. Second, the 3 circles represent the relationship between company & car, driver & car, and driver & company.
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Jan 12, 2006 - 2:31 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Jan 12, 2006 - 12:16 PM) [snapback]377640[/snapback] Well first, Toyoda was the guys name who started the company. Second, the 3 circles represent the relationship between company & car, driver & car, and driver & company. To expand further, Toyoda written in Kanji (豊田) means "abundant rice field" Toyoda was changed to Toyota in September 1936 following a contest for a new company logo. Toyota was chosen because it looked aesthetically superior and, when written in Katakana (トヨタ), it now used 8 brush strokes. Eight (八 pronounced "hachi") is a lucky number according to Japanese culture since the japanese character for eight represents growth. You may recognize "hachi" from "hachi roku (八六)" meaning 8 6 commonly used to describe the AE86 Corolla. --------------------  Project ST204.5 99.88946% complete... |
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Jan 12, 2006 - 5:05 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
^ thanks for the lesson teacher :-)
-------------------- Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City
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