Sunday, October 08, 2006

Knocking Boots


All over New York City, especially in Brooklyn, you will find sneakers tied together and then thrown onto power lines. Fun for the shoe throwers, not so fun for the shoe owners...
Well, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, things can happen a little differently, as seen here.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Geez, and I always thought people were just trying to practice tightrope walking and fell.

;)

Marcia said...

Those look like fun shoes, too. They shouldn't be over power lines, they should be worn!

Noi Rocker said...

Oh my goodness, poor thing for the boot owners!

People do this for fun??! Gosh.What are we teaching our children?:p

Anonymous said...

Bizzaro!

Anonymous said...

Funny!!! But seriously speaking it can cause fire. Happy weekend. I enjoy everytime you have new photo.

Hops said...

Great pic.

Does tossing shoes over powerlines still signify that one can buy drugs at that particular location?

******* said...

I thought it was a gang thing, the shoes mark the territory. In this case it must be a girly gang.

Anonymous said...

Yeah I thought it was a gang thing too, but in this case it must be some kind of fashion statement. :)

Pause said...

So the wicked witch of the west is tossing her shoes at the powerlines?

Anonymous said...

what a waste of nice shoes...

yellowdoggranny said...

i would love to know the story behind those shoes up there..'he found her cheating and stole her favorite shoes and tossed them over the wire'...

Anonymous said...

i always thought that it lowers property values/rates....lol nice shoes maybe raises something for feet fans? it means drugs can be sold hmmmmmmm lowers property rates...

Anonymous said...

I think jessica's right. I understand the same explanation applies even in different countries..

Anonymous said...

uh oh.. croaker and I had the same thoughts.. (shiver) :-)

I figured the witches have flown in for the upcoming 'holiday'...

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