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[-] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 189 points 2 months ago

Tim Onion

Wait, the CEO of The Onion goes by “Tim Onion” on Bluesky? My word, this whole thing just keeps getting funnier.

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 months ago

"Tim Onion" is so clever due to it's visual resemblance of "The Onion".

"Tim" and "The" have the same visual profile (width/ height distribution and curved letters), so if you squint your eyes, they look very similar.

[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 144 points 2 months ago

It's probably a reference to when Trump called Tim Cook, Tim Apple by accident

[-] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 39 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, there’s no probably about it. That’s just the joke.

[-] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Since we are explaining things: an onion, like an apple is a fruit.

[-] Benjaben@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Crap DOUBLE WAIT I'm now realizing Tim Apple wasn't a real guy's name, dammit RIP my other comment

[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

No, no it made your other comment funnier

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Haha thanks for making me laugh. If it helps, it took me years to recognize that Chipotle didn’t have the chipotle flavor Tabasco simply because it tastes good.

[-] Benjaben@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Wait a minute...

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago

I can see some merit to making CEOs change their legal last name to whatever company they're the head of.

Tim Boeing would be a lot more noticable in the public world.

To prevent private equity from doing their shell company nonsense to hide accountability, just double-barrel (n many times) all the companies together in the last name.

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 16 points 2 months ago

This is very funny applied to all businesses. "Hi, I'm John Smith and Son's and Son's, and this is my son, John Smith and Son's and Son's Jr., at least until he takes over the family business."

[-] Baggins@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

Ignorance, not accident.

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