From Demandes Joyeuses amusing questions, Jokes

From Demandes Joyeuses amusing questions, Jokes

From "Demandes Joyeuses" (amusing questions), 1511:

"Q. What is that that never was and never will be?

"A. A mouse nest in a cat's ear.

"Q. Why does a cat cross the road?

"A. Because it wants to get to the other side."

Mrs. Evans. "A local name for a she-cat, owing, it is said, to a witch of the name of Evans, who assumed the appearance of a cat." Grose.

Fonte: Cats