woo and anti-woo, hypochondria, kinstuff, SCIENCE!, cw: gross disease stuff 

This is one of those days I really wish I weren't mostly a rationalist, so I could draw on my Raccoon Powers to keep from getting sick from that bit of raw turkey I accidentally at the other night.

On the other hand... *snaps goggles over eyes* I, Jennifer James Kirsch, am a raccoon second and a SCIENTIST first! *cackles and summons lightning SFX*

I did some research and found out that barely one in seven samples of supermarket turkey had camphylobacter, salmonella, or E. coli in the first place. So I'm probably fine.

SCIENCE, MOTHERFUCKERS! HAHAAHAAHAAA!


re: woo and anti-woo, hypochondria, kinstuff, SCIENCE!, cw: gross disease stuff, meat-eating 

Also... um don't eat supermarket chicken raw, even if you're a raccoon. It's so gross. =(O)_(O)=

I miss the Seattle farmer's market. Real bad.

re: woo and anti-woo, hypochondria, kinstuff, SCIENCE!, cw: gross disease stuff, meat-eating 

@zebratron2084 Yuuuuuuuuup. Out here by far *most* chicken is in fact pretty clean of salmonella (hooray for antibiotic use I guess - the same reason you can eat raw eggs over here without dying), but having accidentally undercooked chicken before, even as a Werewolf™ with a taste for (nearly) raw meat where I can get away with it that's NOT an experience I'm aching to repeat anytime soon.

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