“A lot of people cry when they cut an onion. The trick is not to form an emotional bond”

Cutting onions can cause many people to cry. It’s not because they have strong emotional feelings for the onions, but there are jokes.
 
“A lot of people cry when they chop onions, I don’t, the trick is not to form an emotional bond…...” was posted on X/Twitter by Paul Rodger on July 20, 2009. “Some people cry when they chop onions, I find the trick is not to form an emotional attachment” was posted on X/Twitter by patheric on November 2, 2011. “A lot of people cry when they cut an onion. The trick is not to form an emotional bond” was posted on X/Twitter by Terry Black on February 27, 2016.
 
 
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Paul Rodger
@player112345
A lot of people cry when they chop onions, I don’t, the trick is not to form an emotional bond…...
10:26 AM · Jul 20, 2009
 
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Alaric Saltzman
@AlaricSaltzman
Some people cry when they chop onions..the trick is not to form an emotional bond..
4:52 PM · Aug 12, 2009
 
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Kerstin Gustavsson
@photokerstin
A lot of people cry when they chop onions, I don’t, the trick is not to form an emotional bond..
10:29 AM · Nov 16, 2009
 
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Andy Webb
@webbyand
A lot of people cry when they chop onions. The trick is, not to form an emotional bond.
7:10 PM · Nov 29, 2009
 
Facebook
Kerry Hemans
February 26, 2010 at 12:47 PM ·
some people cry when they chop onions, i dont, the trick is not to form an emotional bond…
   
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Dave MDC
@mysteriousdave
The best way to chop onions is not to form an emotional attachment… failing that, Ski Goggles Work.
4:03 AM · Feb 28, 2011
 
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BeeJay Ratzilla Ellis
June 19, 2011 at 10:41 PM ·
Alot of people cry when they cut onions ...... the trick is not to form an emotional bond.
 
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Tammie B.
@tamswitter
From the brillant @jimmycarr : “A lot of people cry when cutting onions; the trick is: not to form an emotional bond with the onion.” #quote
7:17 AM · Aug 19, 2011
 
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patheric
@viperaeric
No youtube: “Some people cry when they chop onions, I find the trick is not to form an emotional attachment.” Problema resolvido.
1:50 AM · Nov 2, 2011
 
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sinigang na bad boy
@ricomiguelreyes
“A lot of people cry when they cut onion, the trick is not to form an emotional bond” - Jimmy Carr
12:51 PM · Nov 2, 2011
 
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Peter Nelson
@_peterdn
“Some people cry when they chop onions. I find the trick is not to form an emotional attachment.”
11:23 AM · Nov 12, 2011
 
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Bre
@Netoveto11
“A lot of people cry when they chop an onion. The trick is not to form an emotional bond.” - @9GAG
2:40 PM · Nov 19, 2012
 
Reddit—Jokes
nellsonTHEshark—November 19, 2014
LPT: A lot of people cry when they chop onions,
the trick is not to form an emotional bond.
 
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Terry Black
@terrybcblack
A lot of people cry when they cut an onion. The trick is not to form an emotional bond.
7:39 AM · Feb 27, 2016
 
Reddit—Funny
X_zenith_X—March 19, 2017
Some people cry when cutting onions
The trick is not to form an emotional bond with them
 
Reddit—Jokes
Ripe_Tomatoes—April 6, 2017
Most people cry when chopping onions.
The trick is not to form an emotional bond prior to slicing them.
 
Reddit—Oneliners
madazzahatter—November 4, 2017
A lot of people cry when they cut onions, but the trick is not to form an emotional bond.
 
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morning suN🌄
@veva_peter
Some people cry when cutting onions.  The trick is not to form an emotional bond
5:04 AM · Feb 25, 2022
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
A lot of people cry when they chop onions, the trick is not to form an emotional bond.
6:07 PM · Feb 26, 2022
 
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All You Can Eat
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 AM ·
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