On 28 Sep 98, at 19:56, Bob Sull wrote:
> Jim Terazawa wrote:
>
> > It is really written "pinto boke" in Romanzed Katakana, to be precise.
> > I think "pin boke" is a shortend term of "pinto boke".
> > I do not know where the phrase "pinto" came from even I'm Japanese.
> > Maybe honorable Yamamoto sensei can teach us.<g>
>
> Pinto comes from an ancient economy car made by Ford in the 1970's..... ;-)
>
And that name came from a little known, unsuccessful explosive device
which detonated when whacked sharply on the rear... ;-)
Shawn & Janis Wright
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