If your shoe becomes untied, that means that someone is talking about you

( Theoban What of it, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 15:56, archived)

the reverse is true also

( Lightguy hail satan, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 15:57, archived)

I walk behind people in the street and talk about them
Watching their shoelaces untie themselves as they trot along
( Theoban What of it, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 15:58, archived)

Apparently the Japanese believe it's sneezing twice = gossiping.
I consider this the same level of ridiculousness. Maybe it just means you can't tie your shoes properly.
( Bats, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 15:58, archived)