maybe its used to signify that in the states and in the movies but the shoes that hang from the lines round my way are just thrown up for the craic. defo not thrown up by dealers.
This has been mentioned many times on these and many other boards.
It's a drugs for sale sign.
Obviously, some shoes get thrown up for a laugh at some stages. But, most of them are there for a reason. It's not as if the cops don't know where drugs are being sold. But non-local scummers also need to know.
Ever notce how soon they get taken down after dealers have been "moved on"? How does that happen?
That chimbley's still there. The Swastika's not.