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Weights and Measures

"Didn't I tell ye to feed that cat a pound of meat every day until ye had her fat?" demanded an Irish shopkeeper, nodding toward a sickly, emaciated cat that was slinking through the store. "Ye did thot," replied his assistant, "an' I've just been after feedin' her a pound of meat this very minute." "Faith, an' I don't believe ye. Bring me the scales." The poor cat was lifted into the scales. They balanced at exactly one pound. "There!" exclaimed the assistant triumphantly. "Didn't I tell ye she'd had her pound of meat?" "That's right," admitted the boss, scratching his head. "That's yer pound of meat all right. But"-suddenly looking up- "where the divvil is the cat?"