Why do people hang pairs of shoes on telephone lines?

Question

I have seen them hanging from telephone lines and power lines in cities and towns all across america.

Answer 1

its a sign meaning that illegal substances are sold in the house or apartment closest to it.


Or it could just be a punk kid horsing around

Answer 2

A police officer in San Diego told me that the position of the shoes marks a direction, to what? Drug house? Party, only the people who know shoes know.

Answer 3

imnot sure...its kindof a trick sometimes, the big kids will pick on the little kids....have you seen i think its called big fish? its an older based movie, and the one odd town, no one wears shoes and they all are on the edge of town, hanging on a line that is out of reach....its an awesome movie, see it if you can

Answer 4

If it's the Devil's Night, night before Halloween, it could be some kids playing a Halloween prank. Any other time, just a regular prank I guess.

Answer 5

I heard the same thing...it's the sign that you can buy drugs in the area. Interesting huh? I always wondered the same thing and someone told me a couple of months ago!

Answer 6

A lot of reasons. They can show where a drug house is, they can show where some violence is to take place, or they can just be hung out of the reach of the person they were stolen from.

Answer 7

I heard it means someone killed someone else and then they fling the shoes over the line.

Answer 8

The true answer is >> I marks the particular gangs territory!

Answer 9

Sign that means
Let your fingers do the walking?
Ha, i thought that was funny.
Telephone art.