GR translation: And you get sent to the Onion Room

[Mike Weaver]

Probably  the part of the kitchen where large numbers of onions are 
chopped up - no doubt a hated duty!

On 06/12/2025 19:14, Mike Jing wrote:
> 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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