Curiosity killed the billionaire? Deadly cat meat in China...

[KamaAina]

http://news.yahoo.com/police-think-poisoned-cat-meat-killed-china-tycoon-040529940.html

The sudden death of a billionaire in southern China is causing police to ask: Was it murder by cat meat?

Long Liyuan, 49, died on Dec. 23 in wealthy Guangdong province after sharing a dish of slow boiled cat meat stew, a southern delicacy, with two men over a business lunch.

One of the men, local official Huang Guang, was arrested by police on Friday on suspicion of poisoning the hotpot with a toxic herb. Police say Huang and Long had economic disputes....

Police initially detained the restaurant's owner on suspicion of serving unsanitary food.

Um, you think?

[LiberalEsto]

1. Serves the bastard right

Too bad he wasn't slow boiled first.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Perhaps I'm very culturally biased but *why would a billionaire be eating cat food*?

And why is quality control so bad in China? We're always hearing about some food or other commodity that is contaminated and dangerous.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I think "cat meat" refers to actual cats.

I can't imagine cat is very good - probably gamy, like bear.

[kentauros]

4. Typical misleading headline by Yahoo.

Unless all "cat meat" is "poisoned with a toxic herb" in southern China.

He could have actually been eating chicken, told it was cat meat, and still have been poisoned by the toxic herb, Gelsemium elegans.

[KamaAina]

5. I, ah, embellished the headline for Lounge purposes.

As far as I'm concerned, the guy got his just desserts.