“What kind of bee gives milk?”/“A boobie.”

A milk joke is:
 
Q: What kind of bee gives milk?
A: A boobee (boobie).
 
The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997.
 
   
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the bee
J. Johnson
4/14/97
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Reminds me of a joke my 11 yr old brother told me:
  What kind of “bee” gives milk?
  (while grabbing air) A Boobie!
 
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lighten up
MILLER REBECCA
11/20/99
here’s my lame ass joke
Q: What kind of bee gives milk?
A: A boobie.
 
Google Groups: alt.support.depression
WHAT KIND OF BEE GIVES MILK
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1/17/07
a Boobee
HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
HAHAHAHH
 
Ask MetaFilter
What kind of bee gives milk?
A booby!
posted by gfrobe at 7:17 AM on February 8, 2007
 
Facebook
Jeanette O’Roark‎ to Ellen DeGeneres
August 3, 2013 ·
What kind of bee gives milk? BOO-BEES. Lol.
 
reddit
What kind of bee gives milk?/What’s the scariest bee there is? (self.Punny)
submitted August 19, 2015 by Snudge
A boobee
 
Twitter
Dylan Fallin
‏@ColdMozez
What kind of bee gives milk?
Boobies
Damn I waste my lunch breaks
11:44 AM - 5 Apr 2016
 
Twitter
Ash
‏@Ash_Basshhh
I just learned a great joke
What kind of bee gives milk:
A boo"bee” lol
Get it,boobie 😂😂😂😂
5:37 PM - 5 Apr 2016