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Hobo signs - Beginning in the 1880's up until World War Two, hoboes placed markings on fences, posts, sidewalks, buildings, trestles, bridge abutments, and railroad line side equipment to aid them and others of their kind in finding help or steering them clear of trouble.
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www.angelfire.com/folk/famoustramp/signs.html
www.angelfire.com/folk/famoustramp/signs.html
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CyberHobo.com - The life and time of CyberHobo ... The hobo signs were copied out of a book called ; "Hobo Signs by Stan Richards & Associates" ... Hobo Nickels | Books | Songs | Hobo Signs | Poetry | Terminology; Hobo Pictures | Recipes | Hobo Art | Hobo Tales | Goodies...
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www.cyberhobo.com/signs/hobosigns.html
www.cyberhobo.com/signs/hobosigns.html
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My other complaint is that if I were a hobo I'd want the symbol for "man with a gun" to be something very simple, preferably something you could scrawl across a fencepost while running like a startled springbok. D+
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www.bookofratings.com/hobosigns.html
www.bookofratings.com/hobosigns.html
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A collection of damn interesting things. ... Hobo signs were typically drawn onto utility poles using charcoal or some other type of temporary writing material that would wash out in time with the weather. Sometimes they would write on railroad trestle abutments, outcropping rocks, or even on houses when referring to those...
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www.damninteresting.com/?p=561
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Hobo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. The term originated in the western—probably northwestern—United States during the last decade of the 19th century. Unlike tramps, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo
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The Honest Hobo ... Hobo Signs | WTFoodge ... Milestones in Hobovertising: 11 Great Hobo Signs...
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weburbanist.com/2009/02/07/hobovertising-hobo-signs/
weburbanist.com/2009/02/07/hobovertising-hobo-signs/
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Hobo Signs.
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www.hobo.com/hobo_signs.htm
www.hobo.com/hobo_signs.htm
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iHobo is a spoof augmented reality application for the iPhone which overlays virtual hobo-signs onto real places. What are hobo-signs? They are symbols marked on the ground or other street-furniture so railroad-hopping, homeless bums can communicate over distance and time.
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www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/augmented-reality-hobo-...
www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/augmented-reality-hobo-signs-theres-an-app-for-that/
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IF YOU'RE like me, not only did you wake up at noon today, but you're fascinated by "hobo signs", the simple ideograms scrawled on fences and sidewalks to convey information about avoiding danger, finding food and locating the best hootch.
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www.modernhumorist.com/mh/0209/boknows/
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