Shoes on a Line

Shoes on a Line
Originally uploaded by Oranguthingy.

This is a two-for-one post! Think of the savings! Here is another riveting picture from Vancouver, and it also serves to illustrate the question: What's the deal with shoes on power lines? Does it mark a place to buy delicious crack? Or does it indicate a place haunted by terrifying, shoeless ghosts? Apparently many people are interested in this phenomenon, including my good friend Margie. Here are the answers: BEHOLD! The Straight Dope is awesome. Here's the short version: It means many things to many people. Humans are weird.