Too, too funny! The pepperoni pizza story, the ice cream cone, and edwina's sil cracked me up (laughing out loud in an apt alone- what will the neighbor's think?) I have no problem with dishes. We share and share alike. I was brought up with, "Cat's spit is cleaner than ours". (my mom had 16 cats, her mom had cats, her mom too...) I don't eat off the plates licked clean, I wash them, but to me- that's clean. And of course I share food. How can one not? THEY insist! Scamp loves milk and if i didn't tilt the glass for him to have some lickins', he would put his foot in and knock it over. So better to just let him have it. After several drinks, he's done and goes away! I don't mind tossing blobs of meat at them when they are being pests. When I'm done, leftovers are for everyone, plate goes on the floor!