Have you ever been walking or driving, and in the most unlikely spots, you notice a pair of sneakers hanging over a telephone line?

Who is losing all of these sneakers and losing them by the pair with their laces tied together? They often seem to be high-top Chuck Taylors, never a boating or tennis shoe.

How did they get there? Why are they there? They tend to be in the middle of nowhere or conversely ( pun intended) in the middle of a busy intersection. It’s been happening for as long as I can remember.

This is important stuff so I asked around. There were a few different theories or urban legends associated with this phenomena. The two main ones concern gangs and loss of virginity.

The first concept has to do with gangs using them to mark their territory or to note an area where people can buy drugs. I may be a bit slow but if that’s the case, wouldn’t the police also know?

The second theory – to highlight a place where someone lost their virginity – is also tough to swallow (again, pun intended). The middle of a busy intersection? Really?

Here’s my take. It is a message from the beyond. We just aren’t paying attention. Someone or something is using the universal sign of harmony, the sneaker, to communicate. Hey…. it makes as much sense.

So the next time you see a pair of hanging sneakers on the phone lines, look around…. ya never know.

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