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[skimonkey]

The most unusual, one-of-a-kind tree I have ever seen stands alone on a side of a small road in Oregon. It's called the "SHOE TREE". LOL.

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It's growing hundreds of shoes. .

Actually, people tie their shoes to it. The more is there, the more it attracts them.



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We have trees here that people do that too. Why do they do that, Iriana?

 

[Iriana]

We have trees here that people do that too. Why do they do that, Iriana?

It's interesting that you have those trees too. I've only seen few in the West Coast, USA.

I don't know. Your guess is as good as mine.

Maybe they think the tree is "cool" and they just want to leave their shoe to be part of it.


Maybe someone else reading this has an answer.

 

[Iriana]

Having the traveling blues....

I miss being on the road and seeing different places.

 

[J. A.]

Ask Wikipedia! It finds an answer to almost every question. ;-)

Shoe tree
A shoe tree, not to be confused with the shoe-preservation device of the same name, is a tree (or, occasionally, a powerline pole or other wooden object) that has been festooned with old shoes.[10] Shoe trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare, and may have a theme (such as high-heeled shoes). There are currently at least seventy-six such shoe trees in the United States,[11] and an undetermined number elsewhere. A cottonwood tree in Middlegate, Nevada, about 100 miles east of Reno, said to be the largest shoe tree in the world, was cut down by vandals late December 2010.[12] During the summer of 2010, a well-known shoe tree located just outside of Nordman, Idaho burned to the ground. A shoe tree in Eureka Springs AR was recently cut down across from a KOA, where it was believed that a group of teenagers went into the campground, stole everyone's shoes and started their own tree. This tree was a landmark in the little town.
(Credits: Wikipedia)

 

[Iriana]

Thanks Johanna. That was interesting.

 

[Iriana]

The thrill of sailing on the high seas.

 

[skimonkey]

Ask Wikipedia! It finds an answer to almost every question. ;-)

Shoe tree
A shoe tree, not to be confused with the shoe-preservation device of the same name, is a tree (or, occasionally, a powerline pole or other wooden object) that has been festooned with old shoes.[10] Shoe trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare, and may have a theme (such as high-heeled shoes). There are currently at least seventy-six such shoe trees in the United States,[11] and an undetermined number elsewhere. A cottonwood tree in Middlegate, Nevada, about 100 miles east of Reno, said to be the largest shoe tree in the world, was cut down by vandals late December 2010.[12] During the summer of 2010, a well-known shoe tree located just outside of Nordman, Idaho burned to the ground. A shoe tree in Eureka Springs AR was recently cut down across from a KOA, where it was believed that a group of teenagers went into the campground, stole everyone's shoes and started their own tree. This tree was a landmark in the little town.
(Credits: Wikipedia)

Ok...that gives some clarity. Thank you, Johanna!

 

[Iriana]

An interesting old tree. Unedited.

 

[LannyC]

So, basically, the shoe tree is an example of the lemming effect. Sorta like Twitbook.

milliHelen: amount of beauty required to launch one ship.

 

[Iriana]

Symmetry edit of the above tree. Really changes what you can see in this image. It's no longer just a plain tree trunk.

What do you see in this image???

 

[Iriana]

So, basically, the shoe tree is an example of the lemming effect. Sorta like Twitbook.

milliHelen: amount of beauty required to launch one ship.

ROTFLOL... Great comment.

 

[J. A.]

The thrill of sailing on the high seas.

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=37611"/>

That was a shot just at the right moment!

 

[dianne137]

I see a baby bat head on top of a adult bat head. I wonder what Rorshart(spelling?) Would analyze that as?

 

[J. A.]

I see a baby bat head on top of a adult bat head. I wonder what Rorshart(spelling?) Would analyze that as?

Rorschach is the correct spelling.
Interesting.
I see three different things: first a laughing face, then a bat, like you see it, and then on top of that bat a small, sweet owl. Wonder what this could mean? Or better not...

 

[AdmiralAdama]

I see a Cylon basestar jumping into orbit around Kobol to aid in an attack on a Colonial landing party.

AA

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