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What is your most embarrassing "ate the onion" moment?

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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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yokonzo@lemmy.world
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Is “ate the onion” a well known saying? I’ve never heard It before

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vis4valentine@lemmy.mlOP
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I’m not sure how well known it might be, is when you take a The Onion article seriously.

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

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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.

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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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inregards

Two mistakes in one ‘word’.

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neidu2@feddit.nl
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But “erll” is fine? Not only are you a grammar/spelling nazi - You’re bad at it.

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520@kbin.social
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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.

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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I think there is a subreddit that is called that or similar.

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phoh@lemmy.ml
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for australian prime ministers it is. at least, it is in recent history

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

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