Ben Finney wrote:
> In sci.lang.japan, necoandjeff <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote:
> > Anyway, it's been long enough, so I'll give the answer for those who
> > haven't figured it out. トンきる means タクシーに乗る.
>
> Does that mean トン == タクシー? きる == 乗る? How so?

I gave up this morning, so asked the brains trust. All I got was

「トン」の意味がどうして「タクシー」なのかはちょっとわかりません。

Not much of a frigging brains trust.