The Hobo pictured is
#188: Ol' Stiffpants

This illustration was created by
Ape Lad

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Illustration Description
Stiff pants make it hard to hop a boxcar.

Flickr Tags
  • 700hoboes
  • John Hodgman's 700 hobo names
  • the areas of my expertise

Other illustrations of this hobo:
#188: Ol
#188: Ol

Good Evening. This site is inspired by the writings of author John Hodgman and his book Areas of My Expertise. It is meant as an homage to the
wandering men and women who chose to ride the rails during and before The Great Depression, and not the contemporary urban (or rural) poor.