>> I have probably made this observation on umra before, but it would
>> have taken just one ham sandwich in another pair of hands and we
> might
>> still have both the Carpenters and the Mamas & the Papas with us to
>> this day.
>>
> In my official capacity of mythbuster, I'd just like to point out that
> Mama Cass didn't actually die as a result of choking on a sandwich.
> Rather, she suffered from "fatty myocardial degeneration," which led to
> cardiac arrest. I believe her family are quite annoyed at the
> propagation of the sandwich myth.

People try to put her down
(Fatty myocardial degeneration)
Just because she's big and round
(Fatty myocardial degeneration)
She didn't choke on no ham roll
(Fatty myocardial degeneration)
She just died before she got old
(Fatty myocardial degeneration)
I'm not tryin' to cause a big sensation
I'm just talkin' 'bout degeneration.

Sid