Mymom/dad/won'tlet me go.Say, nah,I'm goodright now.Use your healthas an excuse,say I have ahead orstomachacheWalk away-turn yourshoulder andignore them.Blame yourparents fornot allowingit.Say, no, itwill be hardto playbaseball ifI'm high.Say, Idon't feellike it rightnow.Say, I haveto go homeand checkon mygrandma.My parentswouldground mefor life.Nonverbal-Be firm andconfidentwith bodylanguage.Say, if youwant to drinkso badly goget oneyourself.Say, nothanks.  Say, I haveanappointmentI have to goto.Surroundyourself withfriends thatmake goodchoices.Use humor-say, this stuffstunts mygrowth.Brokenrecord-Just keepsaying NoSay, nothanks, I seewhat gettinghigh has doneto my brother.Say, I needall thebrain cellsI can keep.If I getcaught, myphone will betaken away.Give anexcuse-something isgoing on athome.If one refusaldoesn't stopthem, try adifferentidea.Change thesubject-say,let's go get asnack, I'mhungry.Say,maybeanothertime.Say, if youwere a realfriend, youwouldn't askme to do this.Mymom/dad/won'tlet me go.Say, nah,I'm goodright now.Use your healthas an excuse,say I have ahead orstomachacheWalk away-turn yourshoulder andignore them.Blame yourparents fornot allowingit.Say, no, itwill be hardto playbaseball ifI'm high.Say, Idon't feellike it rightnow.Say, I haveto go homeand checkon mygrandma.My parentswouldground mefor life.Nonverbal-Be firm andconfidentwith bodylanguage.Say, if youwant to drinkso badly goget oneyourself.Say, nothanks.  Say, I haveanappointmentI have to goto.Surroundyourself withfriends thatmake goodchoices.Use humor-say, this stuffstunts mygrowth.Brokenrecord-Just keepsaying NoSay, nothanks, I seewhat gettinghigh has doneto my brother.Say, I needall thebrain cellsI can keep.If I getcaught, myphone will betaken away.Give anexcuse-something isgoing on athome.If one refusaldoesn't stopthem, try adifferentidea.Change thesubject-say,let's go get asnack, I'mhungry.Say,maybeanothertime.Say, if youwere a realfriend, youwouldn't askme to do this.

Ways to Say No - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. My mom/dad/won't let me go.
  2. Say, nah, I'm good right now.
  3. Use your health as an excuse, say I have a head or stomachache
  4. Walk away-turn your shoulder and ignore them.
  5. Blame your parents for not allowing it.
  6. Say, no, it will be hard to play baseball if I'm high.
  7. Say, I don't feel like it right now.
  8. Say, I have to go home and check on my grandma.
  9. My parents would ground me for life.
  10. Nonverbal- Be firm and confident with body language.
  11. Say, if you want to drink so badly go get one yourself.
  12. Say, no thanks.
  13. Say, I have an appointment I have to go to.
  14. Surround yourself with friends that make good choices.
  15. Use humor-say, this stuff stunts my growth.
  16. Broken record-Just keep saying No
  17. Say, no thanks, I see what getting high has done to my brother.
  18. Say, I need all the brain cells I can keep.
  19. If I get caught, my phone will be taken away.
  20. Give an excuse-something is going on at home.
  21. If one refusal doesn't stop them, try a different idea.
  22. Change the subject-say, let's go get a snack, I'm hungry.
  23. Say, maybe another time.
  24. Say, if you were a real friend, you wouldn't ask me to do this.