Desert Diva

Shoe tossing (or shoe flinging), the act of using shoes as improvised projectiles or weapons, is a constituent of a number of folk sports and practices. Today, it is commonly the act of throwing a pair of shoes onto telephone wires, powerlines, or other raised wires. A related practice is shoe tossing onto trees or fences. Shoe tossing has been observed in areas of the United States, Canada, Britain, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador and Ireland.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_tossing

Ed Kohler has been cataloging and researching shoe tossing since 2005 on his blog “Shoefiti.”