Why did the ghost starch his sheet?
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He wanted everyone scared stiff.
The joke “Why did the ghost starch his sheet? He wanted everyone scared stiff” employs a play on words to create humor. Starching is a process used to stiffen fabrics, making them crisp. In the context of the joke, the ghost is using starch to make his sheet, which is often depicted as the traditional attire of a ghost, stiff. The phrase “scared stiff” is an idiomatic expression meaning to be extremely frightened to the point of being unable to move.