Wild Bill Posted August 21, 2010 Report Posted August 21, 2010 I understand. I'm not a dinosaur, therefore I don't think like one. Ergo, I can't reach you. Hum, you begin your post by claiming that as I haven't lived the times in question, yet I must implicitly defer to your (anecdotal) experience. Pot, meet kettle. No, you are not a dinosaur. It would also seem you are not one of those who grew up in those times. Yet you paint a picture that totally contradicts the experience of those of us who DID grow up in these times! As for being 'anecdotal', I was not making any attempt to call you down for it. Not a case of pot and kettle but rather "sauce for the gander". Lately it seems on this board that some folks will attack any anecdotal evidence they disagree with but beam widely at any slung on their side of the fence... Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
P. McGee Posted August 21, 2010 Report Posted August 21, 2010 They showed me the odd pair of sneakers, laced together and hanging from a telephone or hydro wire crossing the street. These apparently are also a gang signal. That may sometimes be the case, but it seems to be a widespread practice for which a number of different explanations have been offered. Personally I find the "childish prank" theory more convincing. Quote
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