"djs0302" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "djs0302" > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
>> >
>> > Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> >> "James Egan" > wrote in message
>> >>
>> >> > . It's not like I
>> >> > slobber on the spoon! Anyway, do YOU always wash
>> >> > your spoon after tasting? Be honest! <g>
>> >>
>> >> Not in my house. If I'm cooking at someone else's place I would to
> be
>> >
>> >> polite. Fact is, the hot sauce is going to kill most germs if any
>> > get into
>> >> the sauce.
>> >
>> > Boiling does not kill all germs. Furthermore, some pathogens
> require
>> > several minutes, if not hours, of vigorous boiling in order to be
>> > destroyed.
>> >
>>
>> This weird obsession with germs is so bizarre. The world is full of
> germs,
>> most harmless, some beneficial, a few potentially harmful. Most of
> the
>> harmful ones are all around us, we are exposed to them regularly.
> Whether or
>> not they make us sick is almost always a function of the immune
> system and
>> other factors and has nothing to do with being exposed or not.
>>
>> These people who are so afraid of eating something with "someone's
> spit" in
>> it - you have my pity, going through life without ever kissing
> someone you
>> love. Golly they might have GERMS! Pinheads.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter Aitken
>>
>> Remove the crap from my email address before using.
>
> So I guess it's okay if someone spits a loogie in your soup.
>

Loogie? I fear my education is lacking. What on earth is a loogie? Sounds
like something surfing-related.


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