That's a stretch. Historically, a hobo was a homeless migratory worker, differentiated from a tramp by their willingness to work. The term supposedly came into

That's a stretch. Historically, a hobo was a homeless migratory worker, differentiated from a tramp by their willingness to work. The term supposedly came into popularity in California. Technically, he's a "beachcombing barnacle" if Wikipedia's slang terms are accurate. After graduating with a mechanical engineering degree, he rode a dirt bike across the country to CA with no plan, and couch-surfed for a while on another coworker's boat at the harbor. He eventually stopped by our office on a cattle ranch in the middle of nowhere, poked around a while, then asked for a job he was woefully unqualified for. We offered him an internship based mostly on his exceptional tenacity, and he's now been with the company full time for several years.