The Hobo pictured is
#783: Oft-Quoted Mandrake Silvertongue

This illustration was created by
rrllmm392

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Illustration Description
...is hoist with his own petard when a listener lobs a Bartlett at him.

Other illustrations of this hobo:
#783: Oft-Quoted Mandrake Silvertongue
#783: Oft-Quoted Mandrake Silvertongue

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.