Hobo Art, Hobo Grapevine, Hobo Links, Fran's Hobo Page, Hobo Gatherings. www.worldpath.net/ Some hobos now communicate via cellular phones and e-mail. But the classic American hobo of early this century communicated through a much more basic system of marks--a code through which they gave information and warnings to their fellow Knights of the Road. www.slackaction.com/ Symbols used by American hobos during the 1920's and the 1930's from Liungman. www.geocities.com/ Hobos generally apply the term hobo only to itinerant people who work. In contrast, they define a tramp as an itinerant person who does not work, and supports himself by other means e.g. begging, scavenging or theft. en.wikipedia.org/ Hover mouse over symbols to display descriptions. www.allisonhunter.com/ Seventy years ago, during the Great Depression in the United States, hobos drew signs to indicate to each other where they could get a meal. Now, across the Atlantic in London, geeks are talking about using a similar system of chalk symbols to signal where they can get a decent wireless Internet connection. news.com.com/ |