GR translation: And you get sent to the Onion Room

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Sat Dec 6 19:14:42 UTC 2025


V687.16-19, P700.38-701.1   Well. You’ve heard the expression “Shit from
Shinola.” As in, “Aw, he don’t know Shit from Shinola! ’bout that.” Or,
“Marine—you don’t know Shit from Shinola!” And you get sent to the Onion
Room, or worse.

What does the Onion Room here refer to exactly?


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