Counterpoint: Tempt Fate and Eat Raw Cookie Dough
LatestIt’s the holidays, which means news outlets are Debbie Downer-ing us with annoyingly true alerts that ultimately serve to piss on our seasonal cheer. The latest offender is PEOPLE, which reminds us that “CDC Warns People to ‘Say No’ to Raw Cookie Dough While Baking for the Holidays.” Insert sad trombone sound with a “Feliz Navidad” coda.
The thing is, the Centers for Disease Control has been saying this (its Say No to Raw Dough! site dates back to at least 2016), and nothing—not even plainspoken voice of reason—is more persuasive than the pleas coming from the bowl of cookie dough that you’re just hovering over. “Eat me! Eat me! Eat me!” it bellows, flexing its pre-cookie muscles in a manner that looks as menacing as it does delicious.