Being a Hobo: Lesson 1

I first found out about hobo signs when playing the game Nancy Drew and The Secret of the Old Clock. If anyone still plays computer games and likes solving mysteries, I'd recommend it. It's placed back in 1930 like when the original book was written. I'm just a true Nancy Drew fan. Onto the topic, Hobo signs were used by hobos to tell other hobos things. These signs were written on fence posts, scribbled in dirt, or on the side of buildings, etc. Although, hobo signs probably differed a bit by region.

Below are the hobo signs featured in The Secret of the Old Clock game:

They can then be compared to these thanks to Fran's Hobo Page:

And now, you are ready to start wondering aimlessly from town to town. Hobo Lingo is lesson 2.