Is The Hobo Code real?
A 1912 article from The St. Louis Star-Times reported that Cincinnati police officers chalked the symbol for “unwelcome” throughout the city in an effort to scare away hoboes. Yet the Historic Graffiti Society has found no concrete evidence that hobo code existed.
What is an American hobo?
A hobo is a migrant worker in the United States. Hoboes, tramps and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: A hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; and a bum neither travels nor works.
Do homeless people still ride the rails?
Very few people ride the rails full-time nowadays. In an ABC News story from 2000, the president of the National Hobo Association put the figure at 20-30, allowing that another 2,000 might ride part-time or for recreation.
What does hob stand for?
HOB
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| HOB | Head Office Building (various locations) |
| HOB | House of Bishops |
| HOB | Hang on Back (aquarium equipment, such as a filter or refugium) |
| HOB | Head of Bed |
What’s the difference between a hobo and a homeless person?
A hobo is a homeless person who lives a vagrant lifestyle, traveling from place to place. Hobos are also sometimes referred to as vagrants, tramps, or transients, depending on regional preference, and some people use the term “hobo” to refer to a specific type of vagrant homeless person.
What is the difference between a hobo and a homeless person?
What do hobos call themselves?
This is why many hoboes take insult to being called tramps. They see tramps as wanderers looking for handouts expecting to give nothing in return. But the famous hobo Charlie Fox reminds them in his autobiography that many “professional hobos” began as tramps and that the two are from similar strains (1989).