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Wait, the CEO of The Onion goes by “Tim Onion” on Bluesky? My word, this whole thing just keeps getting funnier.
In Our Dumb History, the founder of the Onion was said to be Friedrich Siegfried Zweibel. "Zweibel" is German for "onion."
EDIT: "Zwiebel" is "onion," not "Zweibel." Almost certainly chosen due to its similarity to the word, though.
Zweibel would be two Bel (or two Decibel, converted to the better known unit) if you forgot about your space key.
Surely you mean Zwiebel.
Oh, you're right, I forgot his name is spelled differently. Zweibel is a real surname, so I assume they chose it because it's so similar to Zwiebel.