THE CONFUSED COUPLE



In this story, Read the story. After each of the words is read pause for the group to make the appropriate response.
If an audience member... When they hear... Then they...
has BLUE eyes BLUE Pat the top of their head.
has eyes not BLUE BROWN Pat the top of their head.
is LEFT-handed LEFT Clap.
is RIGHT-handed RIGHT Clap.
is under age 40 NEW Stomp feet.
is over age 40 OLD Stomp feet.
is a male MAN Stand up.
is a female WOMAN Stand up.

One day a MAN___ and a WOMAN___ went to the store looking for a NEW___ car. Their OLD___ one, which was a muddy BROWN___, was not running well. It left much to be desired in the way of speed and safety, and they wanted another one RIGHT___ away. They wanted a new bright BLUE___ one.

As they walked into the car dealership, the WOMAN___ notice a BLUE___ sports car on the showroom floor. "Darling", she said, "Look at the lovely NEW___ car RIGHT___ over there. Wouldn't it be perfect for us?"

"You may be RIGHT___. It's a lot better than our OLD___ BROWN___ buggy. Unfortunately there's one problem, I've LEFT___ all my money at home." said the MAN___. "You LEFT___ it at home?" said the WOMAN___. "Yes, it's RIGHT___ in the pocket of my NEW___ BROWN___ suit," said the MAN___. "Your BROWN___ suit, why, I took that to the cleaners just this morning, and I didn't notice any money in the pockets," said the WOMAN___. But I am certain I LEFT___ the money in the inside RIGHT___ pocket of my NEW___ BROWN___ suit," said the MAN___.

"Now wait a minute. Are you saying I'm not RIGHT___? Are you saying that I'm lying about this?" " MAN___, oh MAN___, oh MAN___, oh," said the WOMAN___. "Let's not argue," said the MAN___. "We are here to look at cars, and that BLUE___ one in the corner is a RIGHT___ nice model. If we buy the NEW___ car, we'll never have to worry about our OLD___ BROWN___ one breaking down again."

After looking at the price or the NEW___ BLUE___ car, and figuring out what they could get as a trade on their OLD___ BROWN___ car, the MAN___ and the WOMAN___ decided buying the NEW___ car would be the RIGHT___ move for them. But before they LEFT___ the store, they started questioning their decision. Would they be better off with their OLD___ BROWN___ car of the NEW___ BLUE___ car didn't run RIGHT___? Or what about a NEW___ BROWN___ one? How long before they thought of the NEW___ car as an OLD___ car? And would they ever feel BLUE___ about trading in their BROWN___ auto? BLUE___ or BROWN___, OLD___, or NEW___, what was RIGHT___ and which car would they be LEFT___ with? The MAN___ and the WOMAN___ were so confused, that they decided to sell their bar and buy themselves bicycles. And that's just what they did. Then they knew it was RIGHT___...LEFT___... RIGHT___...LEFT___... RIGHT___...LEFT___ (keep this up getting faster and faster with the audience applause ending the story).
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