“What do you call three intoxicated ghosts?”/“Three sheets to the wind.”
Ghosts are often depicted wearing sheets and saying “boo.” Several popular Halloween jokes have ghosts with “boos” (“booze’) and getting “sheet-faced” (“shit-faced”).
“Q. Where do ghosts go out? A. Where they can get boo’s and sheet faced” was posted on the newsgroup rec.sport.football.college on October 31, 2006. “Where do ghosts go out? Where they can get sheet-faced” was posted on X/Twitter by gretchen smith on October 14, 2009. “Why did the ghosts go into the bar? For the Boos. They wanted to get sheet-faced. #happyhalloween” was posted on X/Twitter by Cate Michaela on October 31, 2013.
“Ghosts don’t get drunk, they get sheet-faced” was posted on X/Twitter by THE INTERESTING NETWORK on October 29, 2018. “Drunk ghosts are sheet faced” was posted on X/Twitter by Bob Golen on October 13, 2025.
“Three sheets to the wind” is a term that means being drunk or intoxicated, and this expression has also been used in jokes about ghosts. “What do you call three ghosts who are totally wasted? Three sheets to the wind #joke” was posted on X/Twitter by ❤️ FizzyDuck ❤️ on November 26, 2009. “What do you call 3 drunk ghosts? Three sheets to the wind #cheesyhalloweenjoke” was posted on X/Twitter by Leah on October 4, 2012. “What do you call three intoxicated ghosts? Three sheets to the wind. #badoomksssh” was posted on X/Twitter by Lauren Shafer on October 29, 2013.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
shit-faced
adjective
vulgar slang
: very drunk
Wikipedia: Three sheets to the wind
Three sheets to the wind is an idiomatic term referring to being drunk or intoxicated. The phrase has nautical origins, suggesting a sail with three sheets (rope) loose and blowing in the wind is out of control.
Google Groups: rec.sport.football.college
Halloween Humor
SG
Oct 31, 2006, 12:21:00 PM
(...)
Q. Where do ghosts go out? A. Where they can get boo’s and sheet
faced.
X/Twitter
gretchen smith
@gretchen_smith
Where do ghosts go out? Where they can get sheet-faced.
1:37 PM · Oct 14, 2009
X/Twitter
Pleepleus
@Pleepleus
RT @ICTminiMOD @zanelamprey @pleepleus Where do ghosts go to drink? Anywhere they can get sheet-faced!
10:52 AM · Oct 27, 2009
X/Twitter
Greg
@GregKnottLeMond
AND you know what happens to the ghosts who have too much boos? They get sheet-faced!
4:05 PM · Oct 30, 2009
X/Twitter
❤️ FizzyDuck ❤️
@FizzyDuck
What do you call three ghosts who are totally wasted? Three sheets to the wind #joke
11:02 AM · Nov 26, 2009
X/Twitter
Dildo Swaggins
@turdlenecking
you know it’s halloween when all the ghosts are totally sheet-faced. #punny #teehee
4:18 AM · Oct 9, 2011
X/Twitter
Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Q. Where do ghosts go out? A. Where they can get sheet-faced.
5:43 PM · Oct 31, 2011
X/Twitter
Leah
@leahhrene
What do you call 3 drunk ghosts? Three sheets to the wind #cheesyhalloweenjoke
8:01 PM · Oct 4, 2012
X/Twitter
Lauren Shafer
@laurenvoneper
@JessieJessup What do you call three intoxicated ghosts? Three sheets to the wind. #badoomksssh
5:02 PM · Oct 29, 2013
X/Twitter
Cate Michaela
@CateMichaela
Why did the ghosts go into the bar?
For the Boos. They wanted to get sheet-faced.
#happyhalloween
👻
9:45 AM · Oct 31, 2013 from Manhattan, NY
X/Twitter
Michele Simmons (Doris)
@michelesim16
My friend and I are going out tonight dressed as ghosts….we’re gonna get sheet faced!
7:57 AM · Oct 31, 2015
X/Twitter
🎗 MOGGY 🎗
@DavidMoggy
My friends and I are all going as ghosts to the party tonight. In other words, were all getting sheetfaced..
2:57 PM · Oct 31, 2015 from West Midlands, England
X/Twitter
Elkie Six
@Elkie6
ghosts don’t get drunk cause they’re already 4 sheets to the wind #HappyPunoween
6:47 PM · Oct 29, 2016
X/Twitter
Barbara Wilson
@btruewilson
What do you call 3 intoxicated ghosts? Three sheets to the wind 👻👻👻#jokeoftheday
11:19 AM · Oct 19, 2017
X/Twitter
JOHNNY NOVAK
@JohnnyNovak
Ghosts are always sheetfaced because they’re full of boos 👻🍷
4:12 PM · Oct 20, 2018
X/Twitter
Penguins Comedy Club
@PenguinsComedy
Congrats to Ashley Kopecky winner of last weeks joke of the week! 2 tickets to Bob Zany are all yours!
Why did the ghosts go to the club?
To get sheet-faced.
12:26 AM · Oct 26, 2018
X/Twitter
THE INTERESTING NETWORK
@YourDailyInt
Ghosts don’t get drunk, they get sheet-faced.
9:49 PM · Oct 29, 2018
X/Twitter
Barbara Wilson
@btruewilson
What do you call three intoxicated ghosts on Halloween? Three sheets to the wind #JokeOfTheDay
10:05 AM · Oct 24, 2019 from Wesley Chapel, FL
X/Twitter
Ken Kal
@KenKalDRW
What do you call 3 drunk ghosts on a windy day? 3 sheets to the wind!
4:56 PM · Oct 31, 2019
X/Twitter
SneezingWithWetMascara
@WetMascara
Ghosts don’t get drunk. They get sheet faced.
5:58 PM · Aug 12, 2020
X/Twitter
It’s 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙖, actually
@HourLongSauce
What do you call three intoxicated ghosts?
Three sheets to the wind.
8:42 PM · Oct 31, 2021
X/Twitter
Mark Schlamann
@Mark_Schlamann
Man, that outdoor Halloween party was wild! A trio of ghosts got drunk. They were three sheets to the wind.
1:31 AM · Nov 2, 2022
Bluesky
Neugin
@lostcitymagic.bsky.social
Why do you never see ghosts in bars?
They’re already sheet faced
October 4, 2023 at 10:42 PM
X/Twitter
Kitty (not a cat)
@shamingjezebel
Ghosts have one drink and they’re three sheets to the wind though
4:01 AM · Oct 31, 2023
X/Twitter
SuttonImpaQt, JD
@suttonimpaQt
#Halloween dad joke:
Why did the ghosts go to the bar?
To get sheet-faced 😆
👻🥁
3:51 PM · Oct 31, 2024
X/Twitter
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
Drunk ghosts are sheet faced.
10:03 PM · Oct 13, 2025