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On 9/29/2017 7:41 AM, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> What on earth am I going to catch by sharing a fork with my
>> husband that I'm not going to catch by having sex with him?
>>
>> Among friends and family, we don't worry about swapping germs.
>> If someone sticks their thumb in the mashed potatoes as they
>> pass the dish, it's no big deal.

>
> Same thing here with 12 years of letting ferrets eat what they
> wanted to off my plate. (except for the sex part)
>
> I would always offer my meals, let them check it out, take a few
> bites. They loved the offer even though they rarely ate my food.
> They loved their warm gravy meals better. We lived together and
> shared all germs.
>

Unlike humans their germs were not any danger to your immune system.