A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

Recent entries:
“Instead of ‘British Summer Time’ and ‘Greenwich Mean Time’ we should just call them ‘Oven Clock Correct Time’...” (3/28)
“Has anyone here ever drank a pint of tequila? I know it’s a long shot” (3/28)
“A pint of tequila? That’s a long shot” (3/28)
“The U.S. should add three more states. Because 53 is a prime number. Then they can truly be one nation, indivisible” (3/28)
“My love for the truth outweighs my fear of offending you” (3/28)
More new entries...

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z


Entry from February 02, 2018
“What do cats read in the morning?”/“Mewspapers.”

A cat riddle is:
   
Q: What do cats read in the morning?
A: Mewspapers.

 
The newspaper joke has been cited in print since at least 1984.
 
       
Google Books
The Kids’ Cat Book
By Laima Dingwall and Annabel Slaight
New York, NY: Western Pub. Co.; Toronto, ON: Greey de Pencier Books
1984
Pg. 17:
Q. What do cats read?
A. Mewspapers.
   
Google Books
Scholastic’s A+ Junior Guide to Book Reports
By Louise Colligan
New York, NY: Scholastic
1989
Pg. 37:
Even noncat owners will laugh when they read some of the cat jokes: “What do cats read? Mewspapers!”
 
16 February 2007, Los Angeles (CA) Times, “The Kids’ Reading Room: Jokes & Riddles,” pg. E39, col. 3:
What do cats like to read? The mewspaper.
Mary
Los Feliz Elementary, Los Angeles

 
9 August 2007, The Daily Mirror (London, UK), “Greg’s giggle” by Fiona Parker, pg. 50:
Q: WHAT do cats read every morning?
A: Mewspapers.
 
Twitter
Bollywood Sargam‏
@bollywoodsargam
Cat jokes - 2735 Joke: What do cats read in the morning ? Mewspapers ! .... http://tinyurl.com/qftmz2
10:31 PM - 13 May 2009
     
Google Books
Funny Jokes and Riddles for Children
By Alexandra Cooper
Lulu Press (Lulu.com)
2016
Pg. ?:
What do cats read in the morning?
Mewspapers!
 
Twitter
Lucky Score‏
@LuckyScoreNet
What do cats read in the morning ?
Mewspapers
!
#Joke from #CatJokes in #Jokes, #Humor and #Satire
7:39 AM - 3 Feb 2018

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet • Friday, February 02, 2018 • Permalink


Commenting is not available in this channel entry.