"SPUYTEN DUYVIL" and "BING CHILLING"
SPUYTEN DUYVIL
He can’t help it, being a shitty sulking poet
hung like a roast duck
(“One never goes to Chinatown”)
Emily Dickinson, my biggest cheerleader
always at my window screaming
“Tell it, slant!!!”
BING CHILLING
Pale children respect elders (South Park w/ Chinese characteristics)
Human girl gets Azn nerd (John Hughes w/ Chinese characteristics)
Sleep same room as family of 8 (Prom night w/ Chinese characteristics)
Hotpot steam on cold day (Papal conclave w/ Chinese characteristics)
Slick Willie & Tricky Dick walk into a bar (Joke w/ Chinese characteristics)
Fit snugly alongside mute shark (Censorship w/ Chinese characteristics)
Replica of Dutch palace & pissing mermaid (Colonialism w/ Chinese characteristics)
Attractive foreign sailors playing soccer (Sportsmanship w/ Chinese characteristics)
First stop: Chinatown noodle shop (Overseas travel w/ Chinese characteristics)
Reanimate dodo in gilded nest colosseum (Exceptionalism w/ Chinese characteristics)
Sole outstanding candidate (Democracy w/ Chinese characteristics)
Feed live chickens to tigers from coach bus (Press freedom w/ Chinese characteristics)
Build camps in Xinjiang—like Yellowstone! (Land management w/ Chinese characteristics)
One-China policy (History w/ Chinese characteristics)
One in each colour (Shopping w/ Chinese characteristics)
7-day workweek (Self-care w/ Chinese characteristics)
Bitter melon juice I drink myself (Loneliness w/ Chinese characteristics)
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