Modern Hobo Code

The legendary "hobo code"was a set of covert markings used to warn other hobos about danger or to clue them into good situations. As times have changed, a new set of code symbols have emerged to alert other hobos to circumstances in modern America. Perhaps you have seen them on your own city streets.

Code Symbol Meaning Open Wireless Network Used Frying Oil Available for Biodiesel No-fee ATM High-fee ATM GPS will screw you here Discover Card Accepted Dishonest ticket scalpers here Well-stocked bathroom "Plan B" Contraception available Vegans Beware Purell Available Prostitution Sting Instant Parking tickets Companies test market here The wait is 25 minutes from this point in the line Agitated Homeless Dumpster Treasure Don't watch porn on in-dash DVD here. Unexpected lawn sprinklers Buffet of Sample Foods No Oversight of public transit ticket system Kinkos Camera Perverts Thin Ice Dog Poop Olive Trees Overpriced Drinks Buskers here may actually be Virtuoso musicians planted by the Washington Post Check Cashing It The Scotch here is worth hopping for. Those aren't women Soylent Green bulldozers

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