Whenever i walk by a telephone line, i will usually see shoes on them and it leads to an ally, my friend tells me that it means a drug dealer is there but i just want to confirm what it means

That sounds ridiculous. Drug dealers do not like to advertise like that. Don’t you think the police would figure this out quickly?

It is difficult to get the shoes thrown up just right to get them to stick. This is a popular game young teens play. Once up there, few are stupid enough to climb up and retrieve them.

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6 Responses

  1. 1 ~♥chikita bonita♥~
    2008 Dec 19

    well it usually means that they sell drugs close to there.
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  2. 2 Liz
    2008 Dec 19

    i have never heard of that
    generaly, around here atleast, it means that someone has been beaten or murdered (and their shoes are taken and put on display so people know to watch out)
    it could just have been kids being silly too though
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  3. 3 Portland-Joe
    2008 Dec 19

    That sounds ridiculous. Drug dealers do not like to advertise like that. Don’t you think the police would figure this out quickly?

    It is difficult to get the shoes thrown up just right to get them to stick. This is a popular game young teens play. Once up there, few are stupid enough to climb up and retrieve them.
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  4. 4 Christi
    2008 Dec 19

    When shoes are hung from a telephone line there are two possibilities. One a couple of boys were goofing off, two they sell drugs near there.
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  5. 5 Common Sense
    2008 Dec 19

    It means someone threw a pair of shoes over a phone line
    because it makes people look…
    It means Nothing…
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  6. 6 gosh137
    2008 Dec 19

    The History Channel is currently showing a series on gangs. They said sneakers on phone lines means (if I remember correctly) “this street belongs to local gang XXX”
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