Clearly, gym-shoes hanging on a wire is something that happens. But getting to the bottom of why — that proved difficult. Despite Reddit threads, a Snopes article citing “no one definitive ...

"We tell our customers if they see things hanging, to call our customer ... abound as to why anyone would care to hurl shoes up on a wire instead of throwing them in the trash can if they're ...

has a long list of suggested meanings for the practice of hanging shoes from wires. Some say it’s a sign of kids being taunted by bullies, an effort to increase wire visibility for low-flying ...

"Currently, shoes hanging from telephone wires can indicate gang presence or ... All around the globe, people use shoes to decorate power, cable and phone lines. Except for the places where ...

Louie Quiroz, a volunteer who works at the sheriff’s Norwalk Substation, said the notion that tennis shoes hanging from wires is a signal for drug sales is just a Hollywood creation. Drug ...