Hobo Code

So, this is really weird, but I seem to be multiplying.





Today I am sharing a dirty little secret over
at Darcy's Life with My 3 Boybarians



AND


I'm giving you ten reasons why you shouldn't move to Austin
at UpTake.

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Hobo is a term that generally referred to
homeless, wandering people who usually hopped freight trains.





I bet you didn't know that hobos had their own lingo in the 1940s
as well as their own code.

This code was a secret system of symbols written with chalk or coal to provide directions, information, and warnings to other hobos.

I love this idea.
Imagine tons of hobos wandering the country, communicating with each other through symbols.

Language/symbols/secrets are a way to bring people together.
To make them feel closer.
To help and support one another.

But it also sets others apart.
That's the purpose, really.

I digress.
What I wanted to say was, I think this is a great idea!
I'm going to think up my own symbols and start leaving them around.
Outside stores, restaurants or friends' houses..
except, chalk won't work, I'm going to use spray paint.
probably a glittery pink or purple.

Now to think of symbols.

Maybe a big "B" for bloggers?
and a big $ for expensive restaurants and stores?

What?
What are you trying to tell me?
There's already a system like this in place?
On the Internet?

Well, darnit, thanks a lot for crushing my dreams and ideas.

(Googling "hobo" on the Internet turned up a lot of cute bags.)



Any good ideas on your end?
Any hobo stories?
Any good ideas for symbols?