You Dip, I Dip, We Dip

Double-dipping, hmm...I have a friend, his name rhymes with cycle - he's somewhat of a germaphobe. I would say that he's a part-time one though, cause sometimes I think he'll put his mouth in places that aren't exactly germ-free, but don't we all? (I'm totally just saying that, shhh) Anyway, I saw this article on MSNBC and I found it very appropriate. I tend to like to research things, find out statistics, and all that junk. Here's what the article says:

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Keep an eye on the salsa this Super Bowl Sunday: A researcher inspired by a famous “Seinfeld” episode has concluded that double dipping is just plain gross.

“That’s like putting your whole mouth right in the dip!” George Costanza was admonished on the show after he dipped a chip twice at a wake. That’s not too far off, said Clemson University professor Paul L. Dawson.

Last year the food microbiologist’s undergraduate students examined the effects of double dipping using volunteers, wheat crackers and several sample dips. They found that three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from an eater’s mouth to the remaining dip sample.

“I was very surprised by the results,” Dawson said in a telephone interview Thursday. “I thought there would be very minimal transfer. I didn’t think we would be able to detect it.”

The professor said the students’ research didn’t get into the risk behind such a bacteria transfer, but they got the idea.

The next time you're sneaking around Costco trying to get a free meal or if you're at the Thriftway dipping chips into that sample dip, just remember, you and I just made out. You just best not be busted - holla!