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What is your most embarrassing "ate the onion" moment? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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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[โ€“] 14 points 2 years ago (6 children)

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

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  • [โ€“] 21 points 2 years 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.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    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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