"ninjas cutting onions" meaning in English

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          "text": "Stupid invisible ninjas cutting onions while I'm watching Toy Story 3.",
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          "ref": "2018, Emery C. Walters, A Broken Cup, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN, page unknown:",
          "text": "I felt tears in my eyes as I started to relax. Didn't that always happen? It was like if you slowed down, your emotions could catch up with you. ¶ “Upset?” Jacob asked, without taking his eyes off the road. ¶ “Ninjas cutting onions,” I replied, trying to make the light of it.",
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