He found himself associating with prize fighters, hoodlums, hustlers and hobos. They're a shiftless group of hobos. When two more hobos show up, the Tramp throws all three into a lake. But the little sorrowful instrument that calls to mind lonely Hoover-era hobos train-hopping from Oklahoma? Sometimes they were lawyers, hunters, plumbers, hobos, etc. Hobos were noted for, among other things, the distinctive lingo that arose among them. In addition to celebrity subjects, sitters have included royalty, animals, Nobel Prize winners and hobos. Here he was further taught to pick and strum by rail workers and hobos. There is always a trailer float for the hobos to ride. A lot of the scenes involving Homer fighting hobos were pitched by John Swartzwelder. The number of hobos increased greatly during the Great Depression era of the 1930s. It is unclear exactly when hobos first appeared on the American railroading scene. It tells the story of several teens forced into becoming hobos. Names of deceased hobos are recited (Roll Call). Others are quasi-private affairs, hosted by long-time hobos.