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* In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'' (the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie that plays at Ride/UniversalStudios), newlywed Fiona is crying because her carriage is an onion. It's also referenced in the original ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' movie during the "ogres are like onions" scene -- Donkey suggests, "They make you cry!", as one of the possible connections.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'' (the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie Platform/ThreeDMovie that plays at Ride/UniversalStudios), newlywed Fiona is crying because her carriage is an onion. It's also referenced in the original ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' movie during the "ogres are like onions" scene -- Donkey suggests, "They make you cry!", as one of the possible connections.
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* Mentioned in ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', where the LemonyNarrator uses peeling an onion as a metaphor for reading his tragic books-- as you peel off more and more papery layers, tears flow from your eyes. In TheFilmOfTheBook, Count Olaf does something akin to the anime fake-crying mentioned -- he turns around and squirts eyedrops into his eyes, which the audience sees but the person being fooled apparently doesn't.
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* Remember Oliver North (American politics, 1980s)? Creator/DaveBarry joked of him that "his eyes moist, he gestured patriotically with his hand and knocked over his bottle of Revlon Eye Moistener."
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* Remember Oliver North (American politics, 1980s)? Creator/DaveBarry joked of In the picture book ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam and the Missing Key'', Fireman Cridlington's eyes get teary as he's cutting onions for shepherd's pie. Sam reassures him that "his eyes moist, he gestured patriotically with his hand and knocked over his bottle of Revlon Eye Moistener."[[LethalChef the pie won't be that bad]].
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* Mentioned in ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', where the LemonyNarrator uses peeling an onion as a metaphor for reading his tragic books-- as you peel off more and more papery layers, tears flow from your eyes. In TheFilmOfTheBook, Count Olaf does something akin to the anime fake-crying mentioned -- he turns around and squirts eyedrops into his eyes, which the audience sees but the person being fooled apparently doesn't.
* Remember Oliver North (American politics, 1980s)? Creator/DaveBarry joked of him that "his eyes moist, he gestured patriotically with his hand and knocked over his bottle of Revlon Eye Moistener."
* Remember Oliver North (American politics, 1980s)? Creator/DaveBarry joked of him that "his eyes moist, he gestured patriotically with his hand and knocked over his bottle of Revlon Eye Moistener."
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* ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'': In one strip, Thel cries while chopping onions. Billy, Dolly and Jeffy cling to her legs.
-->'''Billy:''' Don't cry, Mommy! We won't do it again!
-->'''Billy:''' Don't cry, Mommy! We won't do it again!
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* ''Animation/BoonieCubs'': Season 3 episode 8 is about Bramble mixing up his and Bramble's mother's food baskets and having veggies brought over to a picnic instead of the fruit basket their mother prepared for them. The animal friends find an onion inside the basket and wonder why it's making them cry, not realizing that it's an onion.
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* [[http://www.explosm.net/comics/2235/ This]] ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' comic either subverts the trope or plays it straight in an unusual way... with C&H you can never be too sure.
* [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004674 This]] page from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Dave being pelted with onions while being cooked by crocodiles, with expected results.
* In [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20100507-onions this]] ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'' comic, Julia tries to explain her tears by saying she was cutting up onions, which leads to a complex chain of lies.
** It happens later with Brian [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120113-invisible-onions here]].
* Subverted in [[http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2008/07/onions/ this]] ''Webcomic/AmazingSuperPowers'' comic.
* Defied in [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/this-is-incredible this]] ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' strip. A man rubs a fresh onion over his eye to demonstrate how "not-sad" he is when his teenage daughter is distraught over her favorite band's favorite member leaving. [[spoiler:The last panel shows that the onion really did irritate his eye, and the father faked his reaction just to mess with his daughter.]]
-->'''Father:''' ''Such'' a good dad.
** In [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/onions another comic]], a scientist genetically modifies an onion so it can't make people cry. A woman cuts it up to test and finds that it works. She's so overcome by the wonders of science that [[{{Irony}} she starts crying]] TearsOfJoy.
* [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004674 This]] page from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Dave being pelted with onions while being cooked by crocodiles, with expected results.
* In [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20100507-onions this]] ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'' comic, Julia tries to explain her tears by saying she was cutting up onions, which leads to a complex chain of lies.
** It happens later with Brian [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120113-invisible-onions here]].
* Subverted in [[http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2008/07/onions/ this]] ''Webcomic/AmazingSuperPowers'' comic.
* Defied in [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/this-is-incredible this]] ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' strip. A man rubs a fresh onion over his eye to demonstrate how "not-sad" he is when his teenage daughter is distraught over her favorite band's favorite member leaving. [[spoiler:The last panel shows that the onion really did irritate his eye, and the father faked his reaction just to mess with his daughter.]]
-->'''Father:''' ''Such'' a good dad.
** In [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/onions another comic]], a scientist genetically modifies an onion so it can't make people cry. A woman cuts it up to test and finds that it works. She's so overcome by the wonders of science that [[{{Irony}} she starts crying]] TearsOfJoy.
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* [[http://www.explosm.net/comics/2235/ This]] ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' comic either subverts the trope or plays it straight in an unusual way... with C&H you can never be too sure.
* [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004674 This]] page from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Dave being pelted with onions while being cooked by crocodiles, with expected results.
* In [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20100507-onions this]] ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'' comic, Julia tries to explain her tears by saying she was cutting up onions, which leads to a complex chain of lies.
** It happens later with Brian [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120113-invisible-onions here]].
*''Webcomic/AmazingSuperPowers'': Subverted in [[http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/2008/07/onions/ this]] ''Webcomic/AmazingSuperPowers'' comic.
* Defied in [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/this-is-incredible this]] ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' strip. A man rubs a fresh onion over his eye to demonstrate how "not-sad" he is when his teenage daughter is distraught over her favorite band's favorite member leaving. [[spoiler:The last panel shows that the onion really did irritate his eye, and the father faked his reaction just to mess with his daughter.]]
-->'''Father:''' ''Such'' a good dad.
** In [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/onions another comic]], a scientist genetically modifies an onion so it can't make people cry. A woman cuts it up to test and finds that it works. She's so overcome by the wonders of science that [[{{Irony}} she starts crying]] TearsOfJoy.comic.
* [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004674 This]] page from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has Dave being pelted with onions while being cooked by crocodiles, with expected results.
* In [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20100507-onions this]] ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'' comic, Julia tries to explain her tears by saying she was cutting up onions, which leads to a complex chain of lies.
** It happens later with Brian [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120113-invisible-onions here]].
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* Defied in [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/this-is-incredible this]] ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' strip. A man rubs a fresh onion over his eye to demonstrate how "not-sad" he is when his teenage daughter is distraught over her favorite band's favorite member leaving. [[spoiler:The last panel shows that the onion really did irritate his eye, and the father faked his reaction just to mess with his daughter.]]
-->'''Father:''' ''Such'' a good dad.
** In [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/onions another comic]], a scientist genetically modifies an onion so it can't make people cry. A woman cuts it up to test and finds that it works. She's so overcome by the wonders of science that [[{{Irony}} she starts crying]] TearsOfJoy.
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* The heroine of ''Webcomic/GourmetHound'' invokes this trope on the very first page, chopping a comically large pile of onions in a deeply unconvincing attempt to [[SandInMyEyes pretend she isn't crying]] over the recent changes at her favorite restaurant.
* In Webcomic/RunawayToTheStars it [[https://jayeaton.site/Art/RttS/Comics/OilAndWater turns out]] some aliens are susceptible to onion tears as well, and it’s a bad idea to grate onions in microgravity unless your eyes have a protective layer of oil.
* In Webcomic/RunawayToTheStars it [[https://jayeaton.site/Art/RttS/Comics/OilAndWater turns out]] some aliens are susceptible to onion tears as well, and it’s a bad idea to grate onions in microgravity unless your eyes have a protective layer of oil.
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* ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'': [[http://www.explosm.net/comics/2235/ This]] comic either subverts the trope or plays it straight in an unusual way... with C&H you can never be too sure.
* ''Webcomic/GourmetHound'': The heroineof ''Webcomic/GourmetHound'' invokes this trope on the very first page, chopping a comically large pile of onions in a deeply unconvincing attempt to [[SandInMyEyes pretend she isn't crying]] over the recent changes at her favorite restaurant.
*In Webcomic/RunawayToTheStars it ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004674 This]] page has Dave being pelted with onions while being cooked by crocodiles, with expected results.
* ''Webcomic/RunawayToTheStars'': When Idrisah tries making koshari while the ship is in travel, [[https://jayeaton.site/Art/RttS/Comics/OilAndWaterturns out]] some aliens she discovers that]] 1. grating onions in microgravity is a bad idea, 2. avians are susceptible to onion tears as well, fumes like humans, and it’s a bad idea 3. centaurs aren't due to grate their eyes using oil for lubrication instead of water. She convinces Talita to finish grating the onions in microgravity unless your eyes have exchange for cleaning out her food printer.
* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'':
** Defied in [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/this-is-incredible this]] strip. A man rubs aprotective layer fresh onion over his eye to demonstrate how "not-sad" he is when his teenage daughter is distraught over her favorite band's favorite member leaving. [[spoiler:The last panel shows that the onion really did irritate his eye, and the father faked his reaction just to mess with his daughter.]]
--->'''Father:''' ''Such'' a good dad.
** In [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/onions another comic]], a scientist genetically modifies an onion so it can't make people cry. A woman cuts it up to test and finds that it works. She's so overcome by the wonders ofoil.science that [[{{Irony}} she starts crying]] TearsOfJoy.
* ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'':
** In [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20100507-onions this]] comic, Julia tries to explain her tears by saying she was cutting up onions, which leads to a complex chain of lies.
** It happens later with Brian [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120113-invisible-onions here]].
* ''Webcomic/GourmetHound'': The heroine
*
* ''Webcomic/RunawayToTheStars'': When Idrisah tries making koshari while the ship is in travel, [[https://jayeaton.site/Art/RttS/Comics/OilAndWater
* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'':
** Defied in [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/this-is-incredible this]] strip. A man rubs a
--->'''Father:''' ''Such'' a good dad.
** In [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/onions another comic]], a scientist genetically modifies an onion so it can't make people cry. A woman cuts it up to test and finds that it works. She's so overcome by the wonders of
* ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'':
** In [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20100507-onions this]] comic, Julia tries to explain her tears by saying she was cutting up onions, which leads to a complex chain of lies.
** It happens later with Brian [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120113-invisible-onions here]].
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* On an early episode of ''Series/ThePaperChase,'' a scene opens with a close-up of Hart weeping as he describes how mean Prof. Kingsfield is; camera pulls back to show him chopping up a bunch of onions.
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* On an early episode of ''Series/ThePaperChase,'' ''Series/ThePaperChase1978,'' a scene opens with a close-up of Hart weeping as he describes how mean Prof. Kingsfield is; camera pulls back to show him chopping up a bunch of onions.
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* [[https://youtu.be/lARePEQLsZo?si=_tqFFIbiJ7hj0p_6 Discussed in]] ''[[WebVideo/Game theory Food Theory]]''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/lARePEQLsZo?si=_tqFFIbiJ7hj0p_6 Discussed in]] ''[[WebVideo/Game theory ''[[WebVideo/GameTheory Food Theory]]''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/lARePEQLsZo?si=_tqFFIbiJ7hj0p_6 Discussed in]] ''[[WebVideo/Game theory Food Theory]]''.
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* Creator/FoxNewsChannel commentator Glenn Beck spoofed his tendency to tear up on camera in a video showing an intern dabbing Vicks Vap-O-Rub under his eyes. Yes, the video ''is a joke''.
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* Creator/FoxNewsChannel Fox News Channel commentator Glenn Beck spoofed his tendency to tear up on camera in a video showing an intern dabbing Vicks Vap-O-Rub under his eyes. Yes, the video ''is a joke''.
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* In Webcomic/RunawayToTheStars it [[https://jayeaton.site/Art/RttS/Comics/OilAndWater turns out]] some aliens are susceptible to onion tears as well, and it’s a bad idea to grate onions in microgravity unless your eyes have a protective layer of oil.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'' (the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie that plays at Ride/UniversalStudios), newlywed Fiona is crying because her carriage is an onion. It's also referenced in the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie during the "ogres are like onions" scene -- Donkey suggests, "They make you cry!", as one of the possible connections.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ShrekFourD'' (the UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie that plays at Ride/UniversalStudios), newlywed Fiona is crying because her carriage is an onion. It's also referenced in the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' movie during the "ogres are like onions" scene -- Donkey suggests, "They make you cry!", as one of the possible connections.
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* The fifth episode of ''Anime/PaRappaTheRapper'' has the Great King chop onions to make everyone in the two warring kingdoms cry.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' episode "Crying Smurfs", Papa Smurf's fomula accdiently spilled on an onion. When Greedy is about to cut an onion to slices for his salad, a strong smell comes up to his eyes -- causing him to start crying. Later, Smurfette and other smurfs (except Hefty and Papa) started crying after having the salad, which caused the village to be [[CryingARiver flooded with tears]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' episode "Crying Smurfs", Papa Smurf's fomula accdiently intensifying formula accidentally spilled on an onion. When Greedy is about to cut an onion to slices for his salad, a strong smell comes up to his eyes -- causing him to start crying. Later, Smurfette and other smurfs Smurfs (except Hefty and Papa) started crying after having the salad, which caused the village to be [[CryingARiver flooded with tears]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Crying Smurfs", Papa Smurf's fomula accdiently spilled on an onion. When Greedy is about to cut an onion to slices for his salad, a strong smell comes up to his eyes -- causing him to start crying. Later, Smurfette and other smurfs (except Hefty and Papa) started crying after having the salad, which caused the village to be [[CryingARiver flooded with tears]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' episode "Crying Smurfs", Papa Smurf's fomula accdiently spilled on an onion. When Greedy is about to cut an onion to slices for his salad, a strong smell comes up to his eyes -- causing him to start crying. Later, Smurfette and other smurfs (except Hefty and Papa) started crying after having the salad, which caused the village to be [[CryingARiver flooded with tears]].
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** A vintage cartoon has him and Bluto trying to cheer up a bawling Swee'Pea. Naturally it escalates into fighting, and while Bluto is pummeling Popeye like a speed bag, Popeye reaches for a can of spinach, and grabs a can of onions instead. Very soon, Popeye, Bluto, and Olive [[EverybodyCries are all wailing loudly]], which causes Swee'Pea to laugh uproariously. (Canned onions are cooked already and would be about as likely to make you cry as a Patton Oswalt routine.)
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** A vintage cartoon "I Likes Babies and Infinks" has him and Bluto trying to cheer up a bawling Swee'Pea. Naturally it escalates into fighting, and while Bluto is pummeling Popeye like a speed bag, Popeye reaches for a can of spinach, and grabs a can of onions instead. Very soon, Popeye, Bluto, and Olive [[EverybodyCries are all wailing loudly]], which causes Swee'Pea to laugh uproariously. (Canned onions are cooked already and would be about as likely to make you cry as a Patton Oswalt routine.)