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  Shoe flinging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoes and boots are the most rigid and heavy articles of clothing most people commonly wear; shoe flinging, using shoes as an improvised projectile or weapon, is a constituent of a number of folk sports and practices.
Shoe flinging or Shoefiti is the American and Canadian practice of throwing shoes whose shoelaces have been tied together so that they hang from overhead wires such as power lines or telephone cables.
Some claim that shoes are flung to commemorate the end of a school year, or a forthcoming marriage as part of a rite of passage.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shoe_flinging   (1037 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Shoe flinging
The shoes are tied together by their laces, and the assembly is apparently then thrown at the wires as a sort of (A rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin) bolas.
Shoe flinging has also been reported in (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony) Australia.
Shoe Flinging is a widespread phenomenon throughout the world and is played by children wherever there is a swing to hand, or foot as the case may be, with parks across the world full of shoes flying through the air as a new craze catches on.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shoe-flinging   (500 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Boot
Bones of the Hip In anatomy, the hip is the bony projection of the femur, known as the greater trochanter, and the overlying muscle and fat.
Simple waterproof gumboots are made in different length of uppers and, in extreme cases, thigh-boots called "waders" by anglers end at waist-level of the wearer.
Shoe fetishism, also known as retifism, involves being irrationally or abnormally fixated on shoes or other footwear to the extent it may interfere with sexual expression.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boot   (1282 words)

  
 The Straight Dope: Why do you see pairs of shoes hanging by the laces from power lines?
I read in the newspaper that shoes would be thrown over the power lines to serve as a reminder/warning of a murder that occurred nearby.
Depending on what part of the country you are from, one shoe from a light post or sign represents the death of a gang member.
Shoes can be seen hanging all over the beach area here in San Diego, over lampposts, power lines, trees, etc. It's as pointless as jamming gum in water fountains or throwing water balloons at cars.
www.straightdope.com /classics/a5_274.html   (784 words)

  
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 The Custom-House—Introductory. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. 1850. The Scarlet Letter
Nevertheless, vixenly as she looks, many people are seeking, at this very moment, to shelter themselves under the wing of the federal eagle; imagining, I presume, that her bosom has all the softness and snugness of an eider-down pillow.
But she has no great tenderness, even in her best of moods, and, sooner or later,—oftener soon than late,—is apt to fling off her nestlings with a scratch of her claw, a dab of her beak, or a rankling wound from her barbed arrows.
A child’s shoe; the doll, seated in her little wicker carriage; the hobby-horse;—whatever, in a word, has been used or played with, during the day, is now invested with a quality of strangeness and remoteness, though still almost as vividly present as by daylight.
www.bartleby.com /83/101.html   (10733 words)

  
 SFC 2005 - boslin.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Every so often, the crew will go down to the swings at the park and see how far they can fling their shoes while in mid-swing.
This has now been dubbed "Shoe Flinging Championships 2005" and a leaderboard and pictures will soon be created for this part of the site.
SFC 2005 moment of the year so far: Matt went to collect his shoe and whilst doing so was hit by James's.
www.boslin.co.uk /sfc.htm   (81 words)

  
 NEWI Cefn Druids invites the world to try its national sport [Archive] - jolt.co.uk public forums
The distance the shoe travels is affected by the type of shoe selected, shoe size, the style of the thrower and the weather conditions, as well as various other factors.
We have a range of shoes that have been rated in terms of how good they are for flinging, and each competitor will be randomly drawn an item of footwear.
The shoe he flinged was meant to be a welly, but instead the unfortunate slave was given a clog.
forums.jolt.co.uk /archive/index.php/t-326874.html   (1388 words)

  
 Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoe flinging - The practice of throwing footwear, whether for humorous or political purposes.
Size queen - Slang term originally used in the gay community to refer to individuals with a preference for larger-than-average (male) genitalia, more recently applied to women with such a preference as well.
Bonnacon— A mythical ox which flings, from its rear and horns, burning poop at its enemies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles   (8481 words)

  
 WL The Press: Rolling Stone 10/05/95
His band, which has recently released its second album, Sparkle and Fade, is about to embark on an eight-week stint with Filter and is quickly building a reputation as one of the most exciting new acts in the Northwest.
During a recent show for a hometown crowd at Champoeg Memorial State Park, in Portland, Ore., Everclear performed a whirlwind set of distortion-fuzzed, country-tinged alterna-rock that turned a rainy day into a rabid celebration of mosh-pit sliding and shoe flinging.
Alexakis strummed valiantly and howled in a wounded drawl through such songs as "Santa Monica" and "Nervous and Weird," exchanging leaps with bassist Craig Montoya, who clawed at his instrument as though he were trying to disembowel a squirrel.
www.whitelightning.org /thepress/rs951005.htm   (1010 words)

  
 FARK.com: (618893) For closing arguments, I'll start by flinging my shoe at the judge
I love that they added an AP file photo of a pile of shoes.
I guess they did it incase people didn't know what a shoe was.
That annoying curly haired lawyer was always doing dumb stuff to solve the stoopid love cases they had.
forums.fark.com /cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=618893&ok=true   (653 words)

  
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When I got there, they introduced me to their shoe flinging game.
Especially when Courtney somehow managed to fling it behind her..
The best part of the cooking was when Courtney and I made "Cricket Ala Mode." Serra kinda helped, but she was too terrifed of the cricket, lol.
www.caleida.com /users/fgrsk8ngprncss/39077.html   (537 words)

  
 Smilin' Jack: Public's Anger Simmers Over Airport Searches
"He tossed his shoes about three feet into the air and, as the screener was bending down to pick up one of the shoes, his coat may have caught the screener in the eye, causing a minor injury," Miyamoto said.
By JAMES F. The arrest of an American Airlines captain for allegedly assaulting a security screener is intensifying the debate over whether airline flight crews must endure the same heightened security checks as the public.
The incident in Hawaii last week followed the arrest of at least one other pilot for alleged checkpoint skirmishes in recent months, and industry crews and their unions are loudly complaining that crews must empty their pockets, take off their shoes and otherwise be searched.
www.smilinjack.com /cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=000442;p=2   (5384 words)

  
 Melmond and NEWI Cefn Druids ::: World Cup 18 ::: Hosting Bid Thread [Archive] - jolt.co.uk public forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It has been decided that who will host that match will be decided by a shoe flinging contest.
Shoe flinging as you know is the national sport of NEWI Cefn Druids and the number one ranked shoe flinger comes from Melmond.
Finally, we would like to announce that the shoe flinging to decide the host of the final will be tomorrow night here on DruidSport, and will be a best of three from a field somewhere in Nova Brittanicus.
forums.jolt.co.uk /archive/index.php/t-359505.html   (5459 words)

  
 Guest Fic by Nomi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Duo grumbled and untied his shoe, flinging it off to the side.
An hour later, Duo was down to boxers and the ribbon on his braid, not to mention the scowl on his face.
Heero had only had to remove his shoes, socks and shirt.
calic0cat.freeservers.com /guest_fics/Nomi/Saga/08.html   (562 words)

  
 t r u t h o u t || Comments || Howard Dean Debate with Richard Perle and Flying Shoes
There is a thread at the Smirking Chimp started after a discussion of the "Shoe Guy"'s heroic shoe flinging at the Abominable Richard Perle.
A couple of us will be setting up a way for people to fax and e-mail pix of shoes for additional ease, and to get around the postal holding places the White House and Congress have had established since the anthrax incidents in 2001 (Remember them?)
I have done some sole-searching and come up with 2 pairs - 4 shoes - that I will be mailing out today or Saturday morning.
forum.truthout.org /blog/comments/2005/2/18/102339/095/4   (331 words)

  
 Shoe flinging from LiveJournal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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“AAAAH!” the girl screamed, flinging her arms up in the air and waving them about madly, Havoc jumped for the second time in a few minutes and watched as she did a little dance right in front of him, “Isn’t it the BEST THING EVER...
Caught off guard, Gypsy flinched and dunked her nose into the cup, then sneezed directly over the cup three times and shook her head dramatically, ears back, flinging tiny droplets of nutmegged cream everywhere and then licked it off her face forty-seven times before digging into the cup again.
www.ljseek.com /search/Shoe%20flinging   (263 words)

  
 xoheatherxox : I had a very interesting conversation wi
xoxKutiePie87: Well, I dont know what to tell you, we can have a shoe flinging contest that day or something.
If I don't recall correctly I think you declined the shoe flinging contest offer(see above) and what whip cream?
Stop trying to piss off your girlfriend and my boyfriend because I really don't want to lose him to this childish game of "Let's leave comments to each like they do to make them mad".
www.greatestjournal.com /users/xoheatherxox/3327.html   (314 words)

  
 october 02
I don't even know what happened to her (teenagers are apathetic--I think I just headed home), I'm sure she lived, but I'll always remember that shoe flinging into an arc.
This guy on my corner this mornin had on both his white shoes, as I've mentioned.
There was a small group of teens standing on the median of Fourth Ave.
www.scaredycatstalker.com /oct02.html   (4020 words)

  
 G-Blog.net / Lilith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
But I still doubt that a wiggling and mumbling suitcase that makes gagging sounds would make it past security.
My actual suitcase is sitting in the corner of living-room, with random clothes and shoes and gifts piled on top of it.
This weekend I will begin the stuffing-in process that usually involves jumping on the suitcase and chanting the magic words of
g-blog.net /entry/1193   (2690 words)

  
 Technopunk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
walking around with your shoe strings flinging everywhere and your right heel crushed makes you feel very...
John appears to be infatuated with every aspect of every detail of my life, as most of you know.
during DEAR he unties my shoes and tugs at the end of my pants, hmm...
t3chn0punk.blogspot.com   (11892 words)

  
 roleplaying tips for roleplayers and gamemaster roleplaying advice for all roleplaying systems and rpgs
An intelligent horse has a strong sense of self-preservation.
If they feel a shoe loosen they will refuse to go any further until the shoe has been fixed.
If they detect danger they will not willingly proceed into the situation.
www.roleplayingtips.com /issue242.asp   (6658 words)

  
 .:. Welcome to the Candy Shop .:.
then we were doing shoe flinging contests and there was people on the playground too...
flung her shoe like 2 yards =P and almost skinned a woman's head =P lmao.
and ash got new shoes and a shirt ;-) lol.
jillroxyourworld.blogdrive.com /archive/cm-4_cy-2004_m-5_d-7_y-2004_o-0.html   (3516 words)

  
 The Nettie Archives ~ July 2005
How much - in pounds and shillings - did Paul Revere charge in expenses for his ride to New York and Philadelphia to deliver news of the Boston Tea Party in December 1773?
He said to his friend, "It was great flinging tea
The play ends with a food fight which some critics have described as, "a great big mess," while other have raved about the sense of dialectical completion, as the ending answers the question posed in the first line:
www.dearauntnettie.com /archives/archives-0507.htm   (3743 words)

  
 aLL AbOuT mE!!!!
*slams door*, mac and cheese with ketchup, veggietales, keys on the roof, slipping on the way to the bus, BUMP NOSES!, dane steel; dane hammer, shoe flinging contests, american girl dolls, getting stuck on the closet, so- if your butt rings..., he's my fav!
kati n kimmy again~ the tiki man, yes i am madly in love with the youth pastor, thats my shoe, kimmys tongue, chad, ben stalking u guys, donnie, apples to apples on the way home, ben: spread the water around itll dry faster, ben: just hit back, innocent victim #__, the ugly faces
(badmitton), shoe flinging contests on my crappy swingset, nimrod, our funeral plans, a walk to remember, *cough cough* 15..
hometown.aol.com /blondechic1146   (2469 words)

  
 Runs in the Blood, Chapter One Hundred Thirty-one   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Still kicking, her shoe flinging off in one stroke and her toes jamming painfully against his thigh with the next.
As if he had done this many times before, he swung his leg so his was on the inside and then leaned his weight forward, pinning her against the edge of the desk.
He frowned as Anton paused, carrying Bryn, her feet dangling, with only one shoe on.
www.imadethis.org /runsintheblood/chapters/chapter131.html   (9351 words)

  
 Penrod by Booth Tarkington
had begun to declaim, even with the gesture of flinging off his
of a pair of old shoes scuffing syncopations on the cement
He hung his head, raked the floor with the side of his shoe,
emotionalliteracyeducation.com /classic_books_online/pnrod10.htm   (13096 words)

  
 Tom Swift And His Big Tunnel by Victor Appleton
Flinging it open he confronted a veritable giant of a man,
But he was no match for the giant, who, ignoring his
struggles, picked up Eradicate, and, flinging him over his
emotional-literacy-education.com /classic-books-online-c/19tom10.htm   (12202 words)

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