soopa-doopa bowl

I watched my first super bowl tonight. or, was watching. I have to say, it's definitely a different game than as presented on Remember the Titans, my go-to reference for all things football. thanks to jordan, neil and some random who was unlucky enough to sit down next to me, I now know what gary and julius meant when they kept yelling, "leftside" "strongside!" at each other. I also know why it would be crazy to call a foul on sunshine. and what louie meant when he swore he "audibled". I also imagine that the people I was sitting next to now consider me a bare step up from being a complete mental incompetent.

still, as soon as"runnin' down a dream" wound down, it was my cue to leave. [I was really hoping for "refugee", but still. tom petty is aging like a san fernando valley housewife. pretty well, that is.] at that point, I was full up of the various forms of melted, battered, and fried cheeses. how many deep-fried mozzarella sticks can one girl eat (answer at bottom of post)?

also, I'm feeling a little ill--and not just from the cheese sticks. I don't want to scare anyone, but I was just in a room with a ton of people I didn't know, all dipping chips into the same bowls of salsa. in light of all the research what's come out, what are the chance someone double-dipped?

• On average, the students found that three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from the eater’s mouth to the remaining dip.
• That means that sporadic double dipping in a cup of dip would transfer at least 50 to 100 bacteria from one mouth to another with every bite.
• Professor Dawson said that [the theory against double-dipping] was essentially correct. “The way I would put it is, before you have some dip at a party, look around and ask yourself, would I be willing to kiss everyone here? Because you don’t know who might be double dipping, and those who do are sharing their saliva with you.”

In case it wasn't clear to you, I WASN'T willing to kiss everyone there. Yeew. I am feeling germtastic just now. I think I'm going to have a lie-down.


Super Bowl XLIII, here I come!

(the answer is: 14)