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The gangs of West Roxbury?
By adamg on Sun, 11/16/2014 - 4:08pm
Who else would be so bold as to string some sneakers on a wire at Belgrade Avenue and West Roxbury, right around the corner from the E-5 station? Surely, this signals the return of gangs to the leafy neighborhood, no?
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Comments
50-50.
50-50.
Wannabes or the real thing.
Or just some kids ...
Who wanted to see if they could wrap a pair of sneakers around a wire?
Nice color sense
Boots match the tree.
Never saw "sneakers" with lug soles like that.
Seriously?????? I live in
Seriously?????? I live in Rosi, and see shoes on the lines and I seriously doubt that a "gang" is the way!!!!.....smh
OK, no, I don't really think Westie has a gang problem
I was just struck by sneakers hanging atop one of the neighborhood's busiest intersections.
Pay more
Attention, we've had a huge surge of gun violence, o wait never mind.
ummm... this happened in my
ummm... this happened in my small NH hometown all of the time. Does anyone actually think this is a gang-related activity. Chill.
You obviously don't understand...
...tongue in cheek humor. Chill.
No? No.
Sneakers on a wire means nothing. Growing up I lived near a sneaker outlet and nearby was a street that was festooned with old sneakers hanging from a wire across the road.
Also, ending your sentences with "no?" Just stop. It's the latest verbal virus going around and it must be stopped. It's pretentious-sounding and is, at least to me, even more annoying than starting a sentence with "so," though not quite as annoying as "right?" every fifth word.
Funny...
... I've felt for a while now that the sentence, "Just stop." is a "verbal virus" that the comments section here could do with a little less of, no?
I know, right?
Not for nothin...
Just sayin'
"No?" is okay...what's really annoying is:
"yeah, no"
At least the annoying and
At least the annoying and juvenile misuse of "fail" has gone away
Another one that needs to go
Another one that needs to go is "amirite?". It's pretty annoying.
I agree. The worst is "hello"
I agree. The worst is "hello". Whatever happened to "how do you do?" or other proper salutations? Our language is being poisoned by the imbeciles that write blogs and half-witted dolts that write in the comments, dontchaknow?
This.
It's just so annoying. I can't even.
Much like "I can't even."
Much like "I can't even."
Totes
Hardly qualifies as amazeballs anymore.
People, I strongly suspect
People, I strongly suspect Adam's post was tongue in cheek.
The number of commenters
The number of commenters failing to recognize the joke may be the funniest thing about the post.
I think those belong to
I think those belong to Ronald McDonald.
if I had a pair of kicks...
this ugly, I'd string em up
Work of angels?
Not to cause another argument
Okay, I am trying.
Which side of West Roxbury Parkway were the trainers on? Those could be a Roslindale gang there, pal.
Right on the line
Hanging right in the middle of the intersection, which is another interesting thing about them: Somebody had to stand in traffic, basically, to get those up there - or have an amazing arm and aim.
More on this urban legend
http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/sneakers.asp
Beer promotion?
Clown Shoes is advertizing in Westie?
Those sneakers
have been up there for a while...they aren't new but have held up well!