How Do You Play Boots Without Shoes?
• Send all the players out of the room, except for one person, the leader. • The leader calls one person into the room and has them sit down in a chair. • The leader says: “Say just what I say. Say boots, without shoes.” (With a short pause after boots.) • The person will most likely repeat the entire phrase: “boots, without shoes.” • If the person does repeat the entire phrase then move on to step 6. If the person does not repeat the entire phrase and just says: “boots” – Send them back outside. • The leader says, “No, I want you to say boots, without shoes.” • This should go on until the leader has given the simple statement in all sorts of tones and expressions, and finally, the player realizes that when told to say “Boots, without shoes,” s/he must simply say “Boots.” After one person has figured the “joke” out then have them stay in the room and go get another person. • Each player in turn is called in and put through the ordeal, affording much amusement for those already in the r
