ID: 157
Date: 1950s - 1990s
Title: Ching Chong Chinaman
Gender: Male and Female 
Classification: Taunt 
Rhyme: 

Ching Chong Chinaman, tried to milk a cow.
Ching Chong Chinaman didn't know how. 
Ching Chong Chinaman pulled the wrong tit.
Ching Chong Chinaman got a bucket full of shit.
(Got covered in shit)

(Auckland, 1950s; Christchurch,1950s; Christchurch, 1960s; Tauranga, 1990s; Waitakere, 1990s; Dunedin, 1990s x 2; Timaru, 1990s; Gore, 1998;  Christchurch, 2000 x 4; Kerikeri, 2000)

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Ching Chong Chinaman tried to milk a cow.
Ching Chong Chinaman didn't know how. 
Ching Chong Chinaman, pulled the wrong teat,
Ching, Chong, Chinaman, ended up with meat.

(Lumsden, 2003)

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Ching Chong Chinaman tried to milk a cow.
Ching Chong Chinaman didn't know how. 
Ching Chong Chinaman pulled the wrong teat,
Ching Chong, Chinaman got a bucket full of -milk.

(Christchurch, 1990s)

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Background Info: The phrase 'Ching Chong' is nowadays regarded a an insulting ethnic slur directed at people of Chinese nationality or ancestry. The phrase gained notoriety when used by basketball star Shaquille O'Neil in jest to a fellow NBA team mate, Yao Ming. After a public out cry O'Neil apologised. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Chong
(accessed 15 January, 2007)

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Variations in Turner, 1978:112:

Ching Chong Chinaman, went to milk a cow.
Ching Chong Chinaman didn't know how. 
Ching Chong Chinaman pulled the wrong tit.
Ching Chong Chinaman was covered in shit.

(Melbourne, 1967-1973)

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Keywords: scatological, racist, Chinese 
Location: Various NZ 
Group size: 2 
Incidence: 16