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What is your most embarrassing "ate the onion" moment? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A few days ago I shared some news that the Eurovision song from Israel would be named "Your land is mine now" to later realize it was from an onion kind of website, lol.

I hope I'm not alone in this kind of f'up.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Is "ate the onion" a well known saying? I've never heard It before

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure how well known it might be, is when you take a The Onion article seriously.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

It comes from the phrase "ate it up" (meaning to gullibly believe something) and The Onion, one of the most famous satirical 'news' outlets.

It means to believe a satirical news piece.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

If you are unfamiliar with The Onion, a satirical news site, it would not make sense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

for australian prime ministers it is. at least, it is in recent history

https://youtu.be/Bw3o6qNZWmg?si=incVe8FHPtDpzSUL

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I think there is a subreddit that is called that or similar.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I Can't comment as to the "erll" qualifier, but I have seen the expression used before inregards to not seeing the satire in a satire article.

EDIT: No edits. The above stays as it stands, purely out of spite.