A pair of shoes tossed over a telephone wire - urban myth or urban shorthand? Whatever the answer, forget about ratty old Nikes here in Malibu. A pair of money bags, that's how we roll.

Thank you, Jonah King, for the heads-up.
Next entry: What land? Wetland.
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