Going Viral is Chickenshit

A man named John has been posting videos of himself eating raw chicken since January 19. He says he will continue to do so until he gets sick. So far all is well. At least in his tummy. In his head, not so well. Like, he's nuts. 

Raw chicken is known to cause all sorts of bad things, all of which require being near a bathroom. According to the CDC, " If you eat undercooked chicken, you can get a foodborne illness, also called food poisoning. You can also get sick if you eat other foods or beverages that are contaminated by raw chicken or its juices. Every year in the United States about 1 million people get sick from eating contaminated poultry."

My husband all but takes a shower after preparing a meal with raw chicken. To be honest, he leaves the job of handling the stuff to me since he's afraid he'll keel over and die just from touching it.

But this guy John is motivated by the desire to GO VIRAL!!!!! Going viral means lots of people you have never met, and never will meet, hear about you. Then two minutes later they forget about you. In fact, if John sickens and dies he will make a much bigger splash and end up not only in the morgue but on TV's national news.

I would like this post to somehow go viral so people would know that "going viral" is dumb. Instead they should volunteer at their local soup kitchen or do something positive, like stop eating chicken altogether, cooked or raw.