They all have hobo names. "I've been riding on and off for about nine years," says Stray. "This year, I haven't any particular plans, so I might ride the whole year. I can't say." ...

More Jim Rose than Jim Rome, the roller derby is way fun.You should go. Go for the sideshow, stay for the action, and the names. So, with a nod to John Hodgman's 700 hobo names, a brief list of ...

As he neared hobo name No. 436 (Hot Gnome Jimmy Jackson), John Hodgman hit a wall. "I really started to doubt not just the list of 700 hobo names, but the entire project," he says, referring to his ...

Names like Lena ”Mother” Greenstein, Bill Reitman the hobo doctor, Jeff Davis the hobo organizer and Ben Benson the hobo philosopher/humorist are now part of the history of American subculture.

Every 25 years or so, Bangor’s John McCue is crowned King of the Hobos — or so it seems. McCue recently attended the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, and ...