Shoe throwing
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Shoes may be thrown for various cultural reasons.
Nike shoes thrown over a telephone wire in Charlottesville, Virginia
A large number of shoes on wires in Bern, Switzerland in 2026
1905 British humorous postcard showing a shoe being thrown in a comically violent manner at a bridegroom
U.S. president George W. Bush ducking a thrown shoe while Iraq prime minister Nouri al-Maliki attempts to catch it.
Shoe tree (decorated plant)
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A shoe tree is a tree that has been festooned with old shoes, generally through the act of shoe tossing. Shoe trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare, and may have a theme. In
Shoe throwing
…far as possible. A pair of laced shoes may be thrown across raised cables, such as telephone wires and power lines, or onto tree branches to create "shoe trees". In such contexts it may be known as shoefiti. In some cultures there are traditions of throwing old shoes at married couples at their wedding to bring…
The Shoe Tree in Morley Field, San Diego.
Branch of a shoe tree in Reno, Nevada