“What You See Might Not Be Real” Chen Wenling (2009) (thelemmy.club)

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"What You see Might Not Be Real," by Chen Wenling depicts the Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff as a devil, horns and all.

The bull, which represents Wall Street, is farting because in Chinese "放屁" (fang pi) literally means to fart, but in slang means to bluff or lie.

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