Did I start a trend?

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Did I start a trend?

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So, in early 2007 I got some wheels which everyone said were atrocious at the time:
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15x8 -19 Summit Racing US Wheel Type 92 for $45 each. Basically a Cragar Soft 8 design with a chrome lip and some fake 3-piece bolts. The same shit that guys have been running on circle track and muscle cars for 100 years.

Shortly thereafter, my buddy Justin bought a set of Diamond Racing wheels for his "doublewide" 240
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Then a guy Jason we know got some for his "bathtub"
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And now I see them everywhere:
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I know that I don't win a prize or anything, but I've just been wondering if this is a trend that my friends and I started in our quest for disposable, cheap, good-looking and well-fitting wheels. Anybody?
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i dunno but i want that s13.4 vert. silvertia? (i know there's a name for silvia verts, but that sounds funnier =p)
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I love those wheels. I hate when people hate on'm cause they're cheap. Who cares! They look metal and they fit rad!

If I ever get another daily that is more MPG friendly... I will prolly snag a set of them. I think they're rad!
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i'm all for cheapo wheels, just nobody makes cheapo 14 stuff, so i have to buy old ass wheels with low offsets. nice problem to have i guess.
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I dont think anyone personally starts any trends. Its a collective movement of style from one fad to the next.

My uncle made up the word "homeslice" one day at my house, then I heard it in Encino Man.
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jsquared wrote:then I heard it in Encino Man.

I made up that movie.
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You are Encino Man.
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PmartyX wrote:
jsquared wrote:then I heard it in Encino Man.

I made up that movie.
HAHAHAH post of the day that had me laughing so damn hard hahahahaha.
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andysapp wrote:
PmartyX wrote:
jsquared wrote:then I heard it in Encino Man.

I made up that movie.
HAHAHAH post of the day that had me laughing so damn hard hahahahaha.
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Zach wrote:
andysapp wrote:
PmartyX wrote:
jsquared wrote:then I heard it in Encino Man.

I made up that movie.
HAHAHAH post of the day that had me laughing so damn hard hahahahaha.
lol martymartymarty dot got me.
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jsquared wrote:I dont think anyone personally starts any trends. Its a collective movement of style from one fad to the next.
Like the 100th monkey effect?
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andysapp wrote:
PmartyX wrote:
jsquared wrote:then I heard it in Encino Man.

I made up that movie.
HAHAHAH post of the day that had me laughing so damn hard hahahahaha.
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mranlet wrote:
jsquared wrote:I dont think anyone personally starts any trends. Its a collective movement of style from one fad to the next.
Like the 100th monkey effect?
only if you throw the goodies from your masturbation at the researchers.
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shawn shawn wrote:
andysapp wrote:
PmartyX wrote:
jsquared wrote:then I heard it in Encino Man.

I made up that movie.
HAHAHAH post of the day that had me laughing so damn hard hahahahaha.
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mranlet wrote:
jsquared wrote:I dont think anyone personally starts any trends. Its a collective movement of style from one fad to the next.
Like the 100th monkey effect?
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