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I don't know what to say when I see him
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 612911" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>RE - "hobos". I always get a smile out of that reference. It actually comes from post Civil War when there just weren't any jobs and the carpet-baggers were rampant. A man would own a hoe. He'd tramp (walk) or ride the rails and do field work. They were "hoe boys" - ie: hobos. If <em>only</em> some of the people our kids bring home were <em>actually</em> hobos. There's no shame in itinerant work. It's a hard life. But to call a "down-and-outer" a "hobo" is kind of an insult to hobos... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>(I <em>love</em> word origins! Can you tell?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 612911, member: 99"] RE - "hobos". I always get a smile out of that reference. It actually comes from post Civil War when there just weren't any jobs and the carpet-baggers were rampant. A man would own a hoe. He'd tramp (walk) or ride the rails and do field work. They were "hoe boys" - ie: hobos. If [I]only[/I] some of the people our kids bring home were [I]actually[/I] hobos. There's no shame in itinerant work. It's a hard life. But to call a "down-and-outer" a "hobo" is kind of an insult to hobos... ;) (I [I]love[/I] word origins! Can you tell?) [/QUOTE]
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