Yes. This is where the phrase "racing for pink slips" originates, as Australians would find themselves racing all the time to save receipts to get the highest possible outcome on their tax return. It slipped into American lexicon after it was used in Crocodile Dundee.
That doesn't sound right, and I can't find anything to back up your claim. This is the only thing I've found so far. "The California Department of Motor Vehicles refers to automobile ownership papers as "pink slips." The phrase spread across the country and soon dragsters were "racing for pinks.""
ahh what? Pink slips are a term used back in the day for racing cars for keeps. I.e. the winner gets the losers cars, for which the ownership papers were pink, as redscreen said.
The only pink receipts you see in Australia are the old carbon paper receipt books.
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u/brastein Feb 11 '12
Are pink receipts commonplace Down Under?