Why do people try and hang tennis shoes on phone or power lines?

is it a ritual or a dare?

Why do people try and hang tennis shoes on phone or power lines?
It depends where you are... where I live, it means nothing more than kids having a bit of a laugh. The other answers have more specific meanings.. it really is all about context though.
Reply:they do that where I live too
Reply:because they do not want to donate them. shame
Reply:It is a way for kids who have little power in their own lives to make a kind of semi-permanent mark on their world. It says " I have power and control over something!".
Reply:or where a murder is to have been or going to be
Reply:cause if you leave your old shoes on a power line at night, the next morning a brand new pair will appear!
Reply:in some necks of the woods, it is used as a sign of where a crack/drug dealer lives. that's what I was told it meant
Reply:People get bored easily. It is probably the best way to play keep away with somebody's shoes, as they will never be able to reach them.
Reply:cuz they have nothing else 2 do and i think it's dumb. i see that all the time. they probably do it 4 a dare.
Reply:Its an idiotic way to waste time, somewhat like skipping stones or graffiti. Of course, there may and usually is some significance to doing it... actually its not that easy to accomplish.
Reply:i think its part ritual...people in the military with combat boots
Reply:Having lived in a major U.S. city that shall go unnamed, I happen to know the exact answer to your question. This is a Street Gang's warning to others who may decide to "trespass" on their "turf" not to do so. The hanging sneakers used to belong to someone who has been killed by the Gang. When you see this, you should remain very alert as to what's happening around you. If you are presenting the "wrong colors" and look like you could be in a Gang you may be in for some unwanted excitement!
Reply:It means that a drug dealer lives in the house next to that powerline. I also imagine that it would be fun to try and do, assuming you want to get rid of an old pair of shoes and are too lazy to just put them in the trash.
Reply:tying trainer laces together and wrapping them over cables, is a sign in the uk, of a drug dealers territory. no other dealers should deal there, or face consequences, and if you someone wants to buy drugs, its there as a general guide to find the dealer. or so i have been told. also in use across britain and ireland



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