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"So... I&amp;#x27;m a double-dipper. Yep, I said it. But wait! Before you click away from Vitamin G, read the fine print... I only do it when I&amp;#x27;m alone. Well, and when I&amp;#x27;m sharing something with my husband (he makes a crockpot queso that has been scientifically proven is impossible not to double-dip). This is all to say that I&amp;#x27;m a private dipper--you can totally take me to a party and I&amp;#x27;ll do the proper thing of scooping out a little dip and putting it on my own plate. It&amp;#x27;s these public dippers that we&amp;#x27;re more concerned about. In the famous Seinfeld episode, George is shamed for double-dipping his chips at a funeral by a fellow mourner, who says that it&amp;#x27;s like &amp;quot;putting your whole mouth into the bowl.&amp;quot; But is that true? One study found that double-dipping a single cup of dip transfers about 500 to 1000 bacteria to someone else&amp;#x27;s mouth with every bite. Another way of looking at it: double-dipping is like kissing your fellow dippers. Gross? Hm, maybe it depends on who you&amp;#x27;re dipping with. Your turn: do you double-dip? Have you ever called someone out for their double-dippage? More on germs: * The Truth About Germs * Health Do or Don&amp;#x27;t: Declining a Handshake to Avoid Germs * 5 Frightening Truths About the Germs Under Your Fingernails (and His!) Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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