Shakespeare wrote the first 'cutting onions' joke
It's the classic excuse.
No, you aren't crying from reading the story of that abandoned cat finding a forever home.
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It's just that someone's cutting onions in here.
It's the line that circulates on social media whenever someone reads a sad or inspiring story.
But the line is not the invention of some dude in the blogosphere.
The first known "cutting onions" joke dates back to the Bard himself, William Shakespeare.
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In All's Well That Ends Well, lovers Helena and Bertram are reunited in a touching romantic moment.
It is then the feisty nobleman Lafeu is moved to hide his emotional reaction.
"Mine eyes smell onions," Lafeu said.
"I shall weep anon."
Classic Bill Shakespeare.
On the topic, Shakespeare is also responsible for coining the phrase "in a pickle".
