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could you explain the post about shoelaces and presidents? it would be greatly appreciated thank you

Sure! Do you mean this post?

So, it started in a post in 2012 (or earlier, I don’t know the exact date). As the Urban Dictionary entry explains, you would say “I like your shoelaces” in public as a sort of secret code if you suspect there’s another Tumblr user there. And if there is another Tumblr user, they would reply “Thanks, I stole them from the president” to let you know they understood the message and are, in fact, a Tumblr user. 

I don’t think people do this anymore, and if they ever did, it probably wasn’t a very common thing to do. Maybe they did back in 2012 when the post was recent and Tumblr wasn’t as popular as it is now. 

I also don’t think there’s any deeper meaning to the phrases. “I like your shoelaces” seems like a pretty common and nice thing to say, and if it turns out the person you thought was a Tumblr user doesn’t recognise the ‘secret message’, nothing would happen. But then “Thanks, I stole them from the president” seems weird and specific enough that you would know they understood the ‘secret message’, unlike if they just replied “Thank you”. 

Then other posts appeared making references to the shoelaces and president posts:

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could you explain the post about shoelaces and presidents? it would be greatly appreciated thank you

Sure! Do you mean this post?

So, it started in a post in 2012 (or earlier, I don’t know the exact date). As the Urban Dictionary entry explains, you would say “I like your shoelaces” in public as a sort of secret code if you suspect there’s another Tumblr user there. And if there is another Tumblr user, they would reply “Thanks, I stole them from the president” to let you know they understood the message and are, in fact, a Tumblr user. 

I don’t think people do this anymore, and if they ever did, it probably wasn’t a very common thing to do. Maybe they did back in 2012 when the post was recent and Tumblr wasn’t as popular as it is now. 

I also don’t think there’s any deeper meaning to the phrases. “I like your shoelaces” seems like a pretty common and nice thing to say, and if it turns out the person you thought was a Tumblr user doesn’t recognise the ‘secret message’, nothing would happen. But then “Thanks, I stole them from the president” seems weird and specific enough that you would know they understood the ‘secret message’, unlike if they just replied “Thank you”. 

Then other posts appeared making references to the shoelaces and president posts:

[j0jin-deactivated20210309]

[dbrann11]

Funniest thing I have seen in 2020

[leeisstillawake]

[mxcheese]

Ok but legit the funniest part of this is that the cat just knows what he’s about to do before his tongue is even out. He’s done this more than once. A lot more.

[artintheages]

[ashypinky]

yes.

[into-the-weeds]

[Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.

–Leonard Cohen]

[honeyiling]

higher ground

[linkiba]

umm so this was all i could think of during that scene bye

[originaldelusionmentality]

The legendary Belmont clan in action.

[noodle555]

This fucking show and these fucking idiots I just love them so much

[tabletorgy-art]

we would have gotten 3 more episodes if Alucard wasn’t there to guide them….

[Alucard voice] we can do it in 33 minutes without glitches

[garrettsthings]

To reiterate what I said last year: Trevor Belmont is the most relatable character to be in anything ever.

[dent-de-leon]

diSASTER TRIO REMAINS EVER RELATABLE,, 

[likethemusiq-deactivated2021022]

I love this show

[gaysquaredwrites]

This is a metaphor for his bisexuality no I’m not taking criticism

[hanatsuki89]

Castlevania was awesome, but this is the scene I wanted to see at the end (while bawling my eyes out, obviously) (yes, I did binge-watch this show fashionably late, lol)

[moth-me-a-man]

Alucard: So then I'll say "I was alone before" and you two will step into sight behind me

Trevor Belmont, known dramatic bitch: Oh fuck yeah let's do it

[spockvarietyhour]

[gwaysons]

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