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Breaking History Jul 14, 2024 8:34:32 GMT -8 kungfuzu likes this

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Post by Brad Nelson on Jul 14, 2024 8:34:32 GMT -8

This guy makes a distinction between historic (that is, not today's "homeless") hobos, tramps, and bums (and agrees that "winos" are in the bum category). This video starts at about the 2 minute mark past the unnecessary preamble.

One commenter articulates it as:

What I have always heard was:
A hobo moves around looking for work.
A tramp moves around avoiding work.
A bum neither moves nor works.

Last Edit: Jul 14, 2024 8:36:36 GMT -8 by Brad Nelson

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Breaking History Jul 14, 2024 10:19:44 GMT -8

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Post by kungfuzu on Jul 14, 2024 10:19:44 GMT -8

This guy makes a distinction between historic (that is, not today's "homeless") hobos, tramps, and bums (and agrees that "winos" are in the bum category).

A very interesting video. I had read about hobos making such signs, but this is the first time I have ever seen anyone draw and explain the meaning of these signs.

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