"Which insect didn't play well in…

A bumble bee riddle is:

Q: Which insect didn’t play well in goal?
A: The fumble bee.

The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001.

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Teaser
07-06-2001, 08:59 PM
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Which insect didn’t play well in goal ?
The fumble bee !

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Sidesplitters: Champion Crack-ups
By Macmillan
London, UK: Kingfisher (Macmillan Children’s Books
2007
Pg. ?:
Which insect doesn’t play well in goal?
The fumble bee!

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4:40 AM - 6 May 2009

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Sensible Nonsense.. Frank’s Comic Pack:
Humour Pack Series
By Frank Paul
BookBaby
2014
Pg. ?:
Which insect didn’t play well in goal ?The fumble bee !

22 April 2015, Herald Express (Torquay, UK), “Jokes,” pg. 11:
Which insect didn’t play well in goal? The fumble bee!

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Gigglers: Sporty Jokes
By Toby Reynolds
London, UK: Scholastic UK
2016
Pg. 42:
Q. Which insect is useless in goal?
A. A fumble bee!

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@LuckyScoreNet
Which insect didn’t play well in goal ?
The
fumble bee !
#Joke from #SportJokes in #Jokes, #Humor and #Satire
9:08 AM - 14 Apr 2018

“Which insect didn’t play well in goal?”/“The fumble bee.”