sacrificethemtothesquid:

redshoesnblueskies:

silver-89:

batastrophe7:

I feel like one of the biggest misconceptions out there is that all fanfic is written by 12 and 13 year olds

Like the other day I read a fanfic where Jason Todd is remodeling his kitchen and is concerned about wooden countertops because what if you get raw chicken on your wooden countertop?

You think a 13 year old thinks about countertops? Think again my friend that fic was written by an Adult

Somebody tag sacrificethemtothesquid for me please

@sacrificethemtothesquid  😀  

[AGREED – SQUID TOTALLY NEEDS THIS POST]

fIRST OF ALL, wood countertops WARP unless done properly and oiled regularly, but raw chicken on a wood countertop would pose the same risk as raw chicken on anything else. There are studies I can’t be bothered to cite that indicate the enzymes and structure of wood cutting boards make them be more effective for sanitation than plastic or stone, so that would probably hold true for countertops as well.

A good butcher block will last approximately forever if looked after. Personally, I did concrete for our countertops and I flipping LOVE them. Super cheap (like $100 of Henry Feather Finish over existing ugly-but-serviceable laminate) and looks like soap stone.

So. Your fic may be written by a twelve-year-old, but there’s a good chance that that twelve-year-old is cleverly disguised as a thirty-year-old remodeler who aggressively armchair-quarterbacks HGTV.