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

submitted 10 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 10 months ago (6 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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.