Tennis shoes on a phone wire?

I have a question...for as long as I can remember I see a pair of tennis shoes hanging from a telephone wire. Is that supposed to mean something? If so, please tell me. I appreciate the help

Tennis shoes on a phone wire?
It used to mean you could find a dealer underneath or nearby. But the cops caught on fast and now it means nothing.
Reply:Yeah, it means some poor sap will have to buy a new pair of shoes. When I was a kid we used to do it for two reasons; either we were being mean to some other kid by throwing them up there and getting them caught (unfortunately, that got the other kid%26#039;s parents involved and the joke was on us when our parents had to buy the kid a new pair of shoes), or we were just being stupid and doing it with our own shoes just to see if they would get caught. I read an article a while back about how a child%26#039;s brain doesn%26#039;t fully develop until they are 20 or so, I guess that tends to prove that theory. Yeah, but they%26#039;re not like gang symbols or anything like that.
Reply:I%26#039;ve heard that in gang culture it means that someone has died/been killed, and they throw that person%26#039;s shoes up over the phone wire in memorium.
Reply:No....its just a bunch of kids thought it would be funny to throw their shoes on the telephone wire....i dont understand it



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