The Hobo pictured is
#156: Morris the Personal Trainer

This illustration was created by
ricklarsen4

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Illustration Description
Marris, the Personal Trainer holds several hobo athletic records, most noticably bench-pressing 496 cans-o'-beans in the 1936 Hobo Olympics. He also competes in the Hobo Triathalon, walking for "pert-near 20-ought miles, ridin' 300 miles o' rail and pedalin' a unicyle up a small birch tree." From John Hodgman's book, "The Areas of My Expertise."

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Other illustrations of this hobo:
#156: Morris the Personal Trainer

Good Evening. This site is inspired by the writings of author John Hodgman and his book Areas of My Expertise. It is meant as an homage to the
wandering men and women who chose to ride the rails during and before The Great Depression, and not the contemporary urban (or rural) poor.