Classic HAES success stories: In this episode, Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas You know the pig, you might enjoy her work and you might have heard the claim that she choked to death on a ham sandwich. Unfortunately that seems to not be the case as it appears she has died of a boring heart attack. The cause of which, however, will not surprise anyone when we note what her band mate and much appreciated eyebleach Michelle Phillips said. (source) Cass's house was the biggest mess I have ever seen a house be in my life. She never cleaned, never tidied up, never did the dishes, never made her bed. I remember going to her house in Stanley Hills before she moved to Woodrow Wilson. I got to her house and she wasn't home, so I decided to jimmy the window and get in. You know those huge, giant, industrial-size jars of mayonnaise? She had dropped one on the floor and just left it there. I cleaned up her entire kitchen, her entire house; it took me, like, three and a half hours. I just kept cleaning until it was spotless. Then I walked out the door, closed it, and never said a word to her. And thus the mystery of he heart attack is solved. Who the fuck keeps industrial sized jars of mayo at home if they live alone? How much mayo can one person go trough? And if she left one on the floor you can be sure it wasnt her only one. It just shows that it doesnt matter if its today or 40 years ago, hams have always been nasty, disgusting people.