# What happened to being a tramp? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 5, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176 "2025-03-05T20:53:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/81 "2025-03-11T19:46:50Z")
And the dogs have rubber teeth… ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/82 "2025-03-11T20:19:55Z")
And the cops have wooden legs… ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/83 "2025-03-12T21:59:06Z")
I think it has more sinister class-stained origins: for some reason, _rich and well-off white people **don’t like** poor white people_, don’t enjoy having them around, or want to see them or have anything to do with them, so rich white people won’t hire poor white people for casual or day-work if there’s anyone else available for hire. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/84 "2025-03-13T15:10:04Z")
Maybe. In my bro’s case, rich is not him, not even a little bit. He’s been close to homeless a time or three when business turns down. The man with one run-out raggedy pickup may be better off than the man with zero run out raggedy pickups, but that doesn’t make him “rich”. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/85 "2025-04-05T07:49:51Z")
Homer: I married her! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/86 "2025-04-05T20:21:27Z")
Is Reacher a Hobo? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/87 "2025-04-05T20:25:33Z")
Naah; more of a walking killing machine. That’s a whole 'nuther category. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/88 "2025-04-05T21:15:23Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Is Reacher a Hobo? He’s more of a Knight Errant. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/89 "2025-04-10T13:16:11Z")
A modern Paladin, who was himself a modern Knight Errant of his time. _Have gun will travel, reads the card of a man_ _A knight without armor in a savage land_ ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/90 "2025-04-10T17:49:10Z")
> [@solost](#): > > A modern Paladin, who was himself a modern Knight Errant of his time. But Paladin did have a home- a hotel in "Frisco. IMHO- one of the best B&W western TV shows. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/91 "2025-04-10T17:58:07Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > But Paladin did have a home- a hotel in "Frisco. I didn’t say Paladin was a tramp or a hobo-- I said he was a [knight-errant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight-errant), in response to @Alessan. As far as I know there’s nothing in the definition of a ‘knight-errant’ that says they can’t have a home base when they need a break from seeking out virtuous adventures. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176/92 "2025-04-11T13:28:28Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > IMHO- one of the best B&W western TV shows. Agreed. Script writers included Harlan Ellison and Gene Roddenberry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-being-a-tramp/1015176.md?page=4)