Does this set of wheels lay rubber?

For several years now, a mysterious cab driver has written a weekly column, first for the San Francisco Examiner and now for the Chronicle. It's usually of only minor interest, but today's installment featured a hilarious cabful of Japanese (tourists or students, it's not clear) who dub the driver "Smith" and ask him things like "Is this set of wheels a lemon? I mean do you get a lot of blown head gaskets?" It turns out they're just riffing off phrases in a guide called "Speak English Like an American."

This gives me another excuse to link to the mind-blowing Engrish.com site, where you can see, for example, innocent, grinning Japanese lasses wearing t-shirts with priceless slogans like I'm Cock or Miss Urine Tester USA.