Myth or true?

Ok, I have a question. I was told by some that when you see sneekers, shoes or whatever on crossing powerlines, it means that it's an area where drugs can be bought. Now is this true? Or is it a myth and just regular vandalism?

I was just wondering because a town over has two spots where there are sneeks on the powerlines on the same street. I live in a fairly rich area where the houses and neighborhood in the surrounding towns makes you think that this would be the last place to find a drug spot.

Would the police know about this? If not, I would let them know and to keep an eye out. (I don't want to buy drugs myself, I just hate those who traffic it and sell it, to those who wish to waste their lives away on them).

I suppose it could be...just like at one of the McDonalds in the area, asking for extra biscuits meant you wanted weed with your order. Think of the poor old guy who accidently asked for extra biscuits.. :lol:

I asked 3 people that look like they do drugs in the office and they laughed and said no.

I think that it means that someone threw sneakers over the lines. :lol:

Last I heard it was a practical joke.




I guess you should ask the person who gave you ths "myth" where he gets his drugs from and steer clear.

actually my manager and a co-worker told me. lol

Well.....I'd have to agree. Simply cause my old neighborhood, EVERYONE sold drugs, and the were shoes on EVERY power line. So.....maybe.

Yeah I think when someones shoes are hanging on telephone lines it usualy means someone's shoes are missing.

Hey, has anyone seen my Nike's? I've checked every telephone wire around!

Just go toss your shoes on the power line in front of your house, if someone comes looking for drugs then the answer is yes.

If you quit slangin rocks, how do you get your shoes down?

THATS what I need to know!

It's how gangs mark their territory. Like if your dumb enough to be in a gang and wearing your gang colors, if come across some powerlines with sneakers on them, then you gotta watch your ass because you're in hostile territory.

-In Los Angeles, anyway.

:rofl:
I gotta do that, throw red shoes on one end of my street then blue shoes on the other.

Chinese proverb ... "He who throw shoes on power lines ... walks home in socks" :lol:

I think it is a game ... kinda like tossing pencils in acoustic ceiling tiles to make them stick.

I just looked out my window and there are snow shoes hanging from the power lines. What does that mean?

I just looked out my window and there are snow shoes hanging from the power lines. What does that mean?


I think that would just suck for the guy out in the snow with no shoes and all.

my neighborhood has all underground power lines. so does that mean if i see shoes sitting on the sidewalk then someone is selling drugs from that spot?

Snow shoes = WHITE POWER :P

Ok, I have a question. I was told by some that when you see sneekers, shoes or whatever on crossing powerlines, it means that it's an area where drugs can be bought. Now is this true? Or is it a myth and just regular vandalism?

I was just wondering because a town over has two spots where there are sneeks on the powerlines on the same street. I live in a fairly rich area where the houses and neighborhood in the surrounding towns makes you think that this would be the last place to find a drug spot.

Would the police know about this? If not, I would let them know and to keep an eye out. (I don't want to buy drugs myself, I just hate those who traffic it and sell it, to those who wish to waste their lives away on them).
:lol2::lol2::lol2:

Headline: "Rich kid can't come to grips with reality"

I'm sure there's some sort of prescription that can solve your problem.


This is the funniest thread I have seen in a while.

Chinese proverb ... "He who throw shoes on power lines ... walks home in socks" :lol:

I think it is a game ... kinda like tossing pencils in acoustic ceiling tiles to make them stick.

I just looked out my window and there are snow shoes hanging from the power lines. What does that mean?
You have a coke problem?

:lol2::lol2::lol2:

Headline: "Rich kid can't come to grips with reality"


What reality? That shoes can be flung to telephone lines? :lol:

Rich people don't do drugs, they amuse themselves by throwing shoes onto powerlines.

Neat.

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I googled it, and found out the same things people have been saying on here. I guess the only REAL way to tell would be to go ask someone throwing shoes on the powerline in different areas.

Another funny thing I found is the same smartass replies on different forums tot he same question :lol2:

I googled it,

You have to much free time

Well.....I'd have to agree. Simply cause my old neighborhood, EVERYONE sold drugs, and the were shoes on EVERY power line. So.....maybe.
Who was buying the drugs then? Sorry just had ask.

I've always been told it's where someone was murdered.

What if its some guy hanging off a power line?

Does that mean shoes are being sold in the area?

so much sarcasm in this thread lmao. But it's hard to tell who's really trying to help and who isn't :sly:

i thought the power lines were used as clothing lines, shoes dry quicker up there

What if its some guy hanging off a power line?

Does that mean shoes are being sold in the area?
Depends on the nationality of the guy hanging

oh, and :lol: to this whole thread

oh well, happy y'all got a good laugh, except my question still remains unanswered.

They actually had an article about that in the newspaper not so long ago. Shoes on the powerlines have no meaning. They're just shoes.... on a powerline but I'm sure the police would love it if you showed up telling them it marks a drug house.

See, this brings me back to my first post here, shoes that usually are hanging on a powerline means that someone's shoes are missing.

Wait, what about the big orange balls you see on power lines that are used to warn planes that there are freaking wires there, maybe the people dont want a plane to mess up their telephone wires.

I think the real question is why are you loosing sleep over worrying about the shoes on the powerlines by your Girlfriends house :P

so much sarcasm in this thread lmao. But it's hard to tell who's really trying to help and who isn't :sly:

No one is trying to help ... we just love to have fun at others expense !!!! :lol:

Rich people don't do drugs


Ya they do! They're the best custies too, cause they snort their allowance, and usually have an endless supply of cash. Those are the kids that turn into mad cokeheads while they're in high school


Roundhead: why would you want to figure this out just to rat on people, why should you concern yourself with how somebody else puts food on the table? Its none of your business

i sniff shoes


but really, i think it means someone got their ass beat and got their shoes taken away because of a sour drug deal?

Well Gotti, I just lost interest after the first one or two posts here :icon16:

I heard it was a memorial in or near NYC for a kid that was killed by police, or hit by a police car. They put his shoes up in front of the police station as a reminder.

In any case.....

From Snopes.com:

Legend: Old running shoes hanging from trees and power lines are 'gang signs.'

Origins: All across the United States, you'll encounter discarded shoes hanging from wires, poles, and trees. Theories as to what these shoes signify abound, but, contrary to what one hears, there's no one right answer.

Who put the shoes there and why? The list of explanations goes on. Suggestions include:

* It's the work of gangs marking the boundaries of their territory.

* Bullies take them off defenceless kids, then sling them up out of reach as the ultimate taunt.

* Gang members create an informal memorial at the spot where a friend lost his life.

* Crack dealers festoon wires to advertise their presence in the neighborhood.

* The shoes increase wire visibility for low-flying aircraft.

* Overly puffed-up boys who have just lost their virginity or otherwise passed a sexual milestone look to signal the event to others.

* Graduating seniors mark this transition in their lives by leaving something of themselves behind; namely, their shoes.

* Kids do it just because it's fun. And besides, what else are you going to do with a worn-out pair of sneakers other than tie the laces together and toss them high?

In the Southwest exists a similar practice, that of placing old, worn boots upside down on fence posts by the side of a road. Driving along, one passes upturned boot after upturned boot. Some people tell us these boots Sneakers are a way for a homeowner to indicate if he's gone to town for the day; on his way out, he stops where his driveway meets the road and adjusts the boot so its toe points outwards. When the toe is pointing towards the house, he's telling the world he's home. Others say it's just a boot-on-a-fencepost thing with no more rhyme or reason to it than there is to those sneakers hanging over telephone wires.

Members of the military have pointed to the practice of pitching an old pair of army boots over the wires when leaving a post as a possible origin for sneaker slinging. According to some, army boot pitching is a ritual performed upon completing basic training, according to others, the boots are tossed when a soldier leaves one post for another, and a final school of thought holds that boot pitching is properly done only when the service itself is being left. The boots are often painted yellow or orange prior to being festooned over a wire.

There's no one definitive answer as to why those shoes hang from telephone wires. Perhaps the answer lies within each of us, shoe-slinger and non-shoe-slinger alike. We are a determinedly decorative society. At Christmas and Halloween, on Easter and the 4th of July, many of us feel compelled to doll up houses, windows, and lawns with all manner of objects and lights. Some call this folk art. Others will tell you it has to do with the human need for self-expression.

Slinging shoes over a power line could be no more than us letting that side of ourselves run riot. Then again, the whole thing could be merely an invented tradition, with people doing it because they see others doing it.

omg, why worry about shoes. There is more to warry about than old shoes on power lines. lol, Trust me if someone is sellin drugs in your area, dont snitch. roflmao..... of course unless you have a death wish

If there's a plane that is that low near a bunch of houses (without an airport nearby) chances are he's going to land, shoes or no shoes.

Thank you for that write-up..lol. Gangs no, there are no gangs in the neighborhood, plus it's not the type. Bullies maybe, but it's one of the busiest streets in the area and a kid to do it over such a busy street means that they have no life or they tried pretty damn hard to get them up there, plus they're a good 15-20 feet off the ground. The nearest airport is about 35 minutes away in Teterboro. Graduating seniors and the lost virginity part, no clue, again, big effort for something that small. Kids doing it for fun......it's a big effort trying to get sneakers over these wires, 15-20 feet high, with other wires surrounding them, how on Earth did they not get tangled. Drugs, gawd I hope not lol.

In the end, I DON'T KNOW. So I'll just pass them on the way to work and just wonder.

you could go and ask maybe?

nah, I'm not going through all that trouble. I was cranky that day when I said I'd notify the police, other than that, I was just curious.

I was cranky that day


Aww....Did you forget to take your Nappy Nap??? :smokin: Haha, JP

God, sounds like shoes on lines mean too many things that you couldnt even be able to actually FIND OUT what it actually stands for unless you asked the person who put them there.

Ya they do! They're the best custies too, cause they snort their allowance, and usually have an endless supply of cash. Those are the kids that turn into mad cokeheads while they're in high school


Roundhead: why would you want to figure this out just to rat on people, why should you concern yourself with how somebody else puts food on the table? Its none of your business
Sarcasm really is difficult to convey over the internet.

nah, I'm not going through all that trouble. I was cranky that day when I said I'd notify the police, other than that, I was just curious.
:lol2::lol2::lol2:
You really do have a death wish.

I'll remind reality to be in touch with you in the next few years.

On a similar subject, don't you think you would look like an idiot if you repeatedly attempted to throw shoes over a telephone line and missed? :licka:

On a similar subject, don't you think you would look like an idiot if you repeatedly attempted to throw shoes over a telephone line and missed? :licka:
true, nobody wants to look like an idiot, so maybe the shoes are a business tactic. We all need a pair of shoes on a power wire at some point in our lives, but we don't wanna look like an idiot trying to do it ourselves. So, what can you do? Where do you turn? Simply look for shoes on a power wire, and there is a professional shoe tosser there, soliciting his tossing abilities. Kinda like OZ.

On a similar subject, don't you think you would look like an idiot if you repeatedly attempted to throw shoes over a telephone line and missed? :licka:

I'd run home and cry