“What do ghosts drink?”/“Ghoul-Aid.”
A popular Halloween pun on Kool-Aid is:
Q: What do thirsty ghosts drink?
A: Ghoul-Aid.
“Ghoul-Aid” was a Halloween menu item cited in 1966 newspapers. “Q. What is a werewolf’s favorite hot weather drink? A. Ghoul Aid” was cited in 1975.
“Ghoul-Aid” was first trademarked by Kraft Foods (the maker of “Kool-Aid”) in 1993.
Wikipedia: Kool-Aid
Kool-Aid is a brand of flavored drink mix owned by Kraft Foods.
16 October 1966, Sunday Star (Washington, DC), “Charlie Rice’s Punchbowl,” This Week magazine, pg. 24, col. 4:
Mark Edwards, of Radio Station WLW, in Cincinnati, suggest the following “menu” for Hallowe’en:
Ghost-toasties, Ghoul-Aid, Crypt Suzettes
27 April 1975, The Sunday Freeman (Kingston, NY), “Mini Jokes,” The Mini Page, pg. 3, col. 1:
Q. What is a werewolf’s favorite hot weather drink?
A. Ghoul Aid.
Arlene Sparling
Saugerties
30 November 1975, Burlington (VT) Free Press, pg. 2C, col. 1:
“What do monsters drink while watching games?
“Ghoul aid.”
(From the 1976 Monster Riddle Calendar.—ed.)
20 January 1977, The Morning Herald (Uniontown, PA), “Jokes” by Deneen Patterson, pg. 30, col. 4:
Q. What is a werewolf’s favorite hot weather drink?
A. Ghoul-aid.
19 March 1977, Battle Creek (MI) Enquirer and News, “Mini Jokes,” The Mini Page, pg. 3, col. 1:
Q. What is the best thing monsters like to drink when they’re watching TV?
A. Ghoul-aid!
—Chris Negus, Battle Creek
30 October 1982, Newsday (Long Island, NY), “Smiles,” Kidsday, pg. B10, col. 2:
What do you drink with monster cookies?
Ghoul-Aid.
—Michelle Ryan,
Oceanside
Google Books
Television Horror Movie Hosts:
68 Vampires, Mad Scientists and Other Denizens of the Late-Night Airwaves
By Elena M. Watson
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, Publishers
1991
Pg. ?:
In Ghoulardi’s world, phones do not ring but knock; there are ads for “Ghoul-Aid”; and The Tragedy of Ghoulious Caesar is considered classical literature.
Google Books
Jokelopedia:
The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest, Joke Book Ever
Edited by Ilana Weitzman
New York, NY: Workman Publishing
2006
Pg. 250:
What do goblins and ghosts drink when they’re hot and thirsty?
Ghoul-Aid.
Twitter
Bo
@twitterbo
Question…What do ghosts and goblins drink on Halloween?
Answer…Ghoul-aid…:-)
3:45 PM - 31 Oct 2008
Twitter
Oly Grocery Outlet
@OlympiaGO
Bad joke of the day: What’s a monster’s favorite drink? Ghoul-aid!
11:19 AM - 4 Oct 2009
Google Books
Happy Halloween Jokes 6
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
What do goblins and ghosts drink when they’re hot and thirsty?
Ghoul-aid.
(Trademark)
Word Mark GHOUL-AID
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 032. US 045. G & S: soft drinks; soft drink mix; syrups and concentrates for making soft drinks
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Serial Number 74399927
Filing Date June 8, 1993
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Published for Opposition December 14, 1993
Owner (APPLICANT) KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. CORPORATION DELAWARE Three Lakes Drive Northfield ILLINOIS 600932753
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Registration Date April 29, 2014
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