“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
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7:39 AM - 3 Feb 2018