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   redbilltp@gmail.com to XTherBearX   
   Re: Chinese restaurant urban legend, tru   
   30 Mar 20 14:03:20   
   
   On Saturday, August 25, 2001 at 4:49:29 PM UTC-5, XTherBearX wrote:   
   > I've known about this urban legend for a long time now, but just today two   
   > local Chinese restaurants were said (supposedly) to have killed and served   
   dead   
   > cats.   
   >   
   > I'm very skeptical of this of course. My boyfriend is Chinese/Filipino and I   
   > take this rumour personally.   
   >   
   > I've been reading up on this urban legend, but I just don't know. Some people   
   > say it so non-chalauntly (sp?, I swear my spellchecker honestly doesn't know   
   > what the heck that word is) like it really did happen, yet they can't provide   
   > any news story on it nor the name of the restaurant. Urban legend and   
   skeptical   
   > websites completely denounce the believed-to-be "urban legend," saying that   
   it   
   > originates from xenophobic/racist individuals or competition from other local   
   > restaurants.   
   >   
   > What is the true story, really? Can anyone find a single news article on this   
   > type of thing? I don't want hearsay or "I read a news article (which I can't   
   > find right now) and/or I can't remember the name of the restaurant" type of   
   > replies.   
      
   Here you go:   
      
   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/06/13/chi   
   ese-man-caught-with-500-imprisoned-cats-destined-for-restaurants/   
      
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