Monday, September 29, 2008

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Hobo Food Slang:
Blue-John = skimmed milk
Punk = bread
Toppings = pastry
Gun Boat = Empty can used for cooking which is usually a coffee can.
Work the stem = Try to get food handouts from food businesses.
Handout = Food that is not wrapped that is given to a person.
Knee-shaker = Food handout that is given on a plate at the back door of a house. Person eats it on backsteps of a house while the plate is balanced on the person's knees.
Lump = A packaged meal to be taken on the road.
Sit-down = A meal that a person can sit down to at a table.
Specks = Fruit that has specks on it.
Pearl Diver = dishwasher
Kitchen Dog = Kitchen Prep Worker

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