- WHAT IS A HOBO?
- hobo hoboes hobos hoboing
One who wanders randomly from place to place looking for temporary homes, and jobs.
- Origination Unknown, but is folkloric now.
In the depression people would go to other cities to get, or search for a job. by
traveling in the cheapest way they could. Example: Jump in a train car. They seem to
"Never go home" again. Like the life of the wonder, or rover.
- WORDS THAT HELP TO UNDERSTAND THE WORD HOBO
BUM:
* A tramp; vagrant.
* One who seeks to live off others.
* To live or acquire by begging and scavenging.
* To loaf.
[Possibly from German Bummler, loafer.]BUMMING A RIDE: hitchhiking
CADGE:
To beg or get by begging.
[From Middle English cadgear, peddler.]
FOLKLORE:
The traditional beliefs, legends, and practices of a people, passed down orally.
TRAMP:
* One who travels aimlessly about; vagrant.
* To travel on foot; hike.
* A walking trip.
* A cargo vessel that has no regular schedule but takes on freight whenever it can.
[From Middle Low German trampen.]
TRAVEL:
trav·eled or trav·elled trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling
* To go from one place to another; journey.
* To advance or proceed.
* To move swiftly.
* The act of traveling.
[From Old French travailler, to toil.]
TRAVELER OR TRAVELLER
travel·er or trav/el·ler
The person that travels
TRAVELS
* A series of journeys.
VAGABOND:
* A person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; wanderer.
* A tramp; vagrant.
[From Late Latin vag³bundus, wandering.]
VAGRANT:
* One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or livelihood.
* One who lives on the streets and constitutes a public nuisance.
* Wandering from place to place; roving.
* Moving in a random fashion.
[Probably from Old French wacrer, wander, of Germanic origin.]
- LINK DEFINITIONS
2ndarmoredhellonwheels.com
hobo.org/whatis.html This is the
national hobo organization.
hobo.org
- REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF LINKS:
SUBMIT AT BOTTOME OF PAGE PLEASE !!!!
1. Hobo pictures
2. Norman Rockwell links to pictures
3. Information on the "Littlest hobo", a traveling dog show in 1970's
4. Author Dick Whittington - English Classic (Guy came to London to make his fortune.
5. Red Skelton
6. The word HOBO in other languages:
Italian: Vagabondo, or Giramondo
7. Links to hobos.
8. The Littlest Hobo - Television show about a dog.
THE LITTLEST HOBO
Well, here' s what I've learned about the Little Hobo:
The Littlest Hobo was a long running Canadian TV series about the
adventures of
a dog named "London". The series ran from 1963-65 and then was remade into
another series in 1979-85.
Here's a good Web site about it:
http://www.members.tripod.com/kevinmccorrytv/hobo.html
Here's a short excerpt about the show and the dog:
The Littlest Hobo follows the adventures of a highly intelligent German
shepherd
named London, who wanders the country, befriending people in trouble and
helping to remedy their situation. He then declines their offer to adopt
him as
a pet, leaves them, and continues his hobo life. Among the names given to
London by his human friends are Smoke, Einstein, Scout, Mr. Magic, Lucky,
Shadow, Buddy, Slapshot, Roamer, Crusoe, Ulysses, Hercules, Sinbad, and
Gulliver.
Looking at the Web site, it looks to me as if the dog that played London was a
Alaskan Malamute - German shepherd cross or some other combination, not pure
GSD.
Hope you enjoy the results of my research tonight! I should add a link to the
Little Hobo web site under my Dog Heroes category!
Barbara / WorkingDogWeb.com Feb 24, 20001
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