I tried to put my shoes in his head

This odd statement is a congruent conflation of “get in his head” and “walk a mile in his shoes”, both phrases meaning to try to understand the way another person is thinking. This one reminds me of the George W. Bush shoe throwing incident. On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi removed his shoes and threw them at then United States president George W. Bush during a joint press conference with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. Bush quickly ducked, avoiding being hit by either shoe. Props to Frozen Cusser for hearing this one and sending it in!