Hobo Names

Every homeless, muttering, and slightly creepy denizen of Hobopolis has his own moniker, a name as irrational and bizarre as the hobo himself. To the amateur hobo-spotter, these names can seem to follow no rhyme nor reason; however, years of research and in-depth examination of hobokind have uncovered the closely-guarded secret method of hobo naming. Behold, the method hobo names are determined by. By which they are determined.

Contents 1 Pattern 2 Observed Names 2.1 Titles 2.1.1 Normal 2.1.2 Hot 2.1.3 Cold 2.1.4 Spooky 2.1.5 Stench 2.1.6 Sleaze 2.1.7 Hobelf 2.2 First Names 2.2.1 Hobelf 2.3 Nicknames 2.3.1 Normal 2.3.2 Hot 2.3.3 Cold 2.3.4 Spooky 2.3.5 Stench 2.3.6 Sleaze 2.3.7 Hobelf 2.4 Last Names 2.4.1 Hobelf 2.5 Occupations 2.5.1 Normal 2.5.2 Hot 2.5.3 Cold 2.5.4 Spooky 2.5.5 Stench 2.5.6 Sleaze 2.5.7 Hobelf 3 Notes 4 References

Pattern

Hobo names follow this pattern:

[Title] [First Name] ["Nickname"] [Last Name], [Occupation]

Every hobo has a first name, as well as a last name and/or an occupation. Some hobos have both last names and occupations, as well as titles. Hobos with last names occasionally also have a special nickname.

Observed Names

The following names have been found on hobos in the wild.

Titles

A hobo's title usually depends upon his elemental alignment. A few titles can appear on any hobo:

Normal

Hot

Cold

Spooky

Stench

Sleaze

Hobelf

First Names

Hobelf

Hobelves have additional suffixes appended to their first names:

Nicknames

A hobo's nickname depends upon his elemental alignment.

Normal

Hot

Cold

Spooky

Stench

Sleaze

Hobelf

Last Names

Hobelf

Hobelves have different last names:

Occupations

A hobo's occupation depends upon his elemental alignment.

Normal

Hot

Cold

Spooky

Stench

Sleaze

Hobelf

Notes

• In the Dungeon Logs, these hobos are listed as either "Normal hobo", "Cold hobo", "Hot hobo","Sleaze hobo","Spooky hobo" or "Stench hobo" depending on their elemental alignment.
• If you attempt to banish a hobo from the zone, such as by using a divine champagne popper, the next hobo you encounter will always have the same name as the banished hobo. The image will still be randomly generated, however.

References

• Many of these names are based on the 700 hobo names featured in John Hodgman's The Areas of My Expertise.
• The Spooky hobo nickname "gives you the jibblies" is a reference to Homestar Runner.
• The occupation "The Poopsmith" is also a reference to Homestar Runner.
• The occupation "of the Hill People" is a reference to the Saturday Night Live skit "Lothar of the Hill People".
• The spooky hobo "the Guy With Little Mouths Where His Eyes Should Be" refers to the character the Corinthian from Neil Gaiman's series The Sandman.
• The hot hobo "Who Is Hot Because He's Fly" refers to Mims's song "This Is Why I'm Hot".
• The hot hobo "Who Is Hot, Hot, So Hot, Sticky Sweet" refers to Def Leppard's song "Pour Some Sugar On Me".
• The "Guy For Whom the Eskimos Have One Hundred Different Words" refers to the popular belief that eskimos have one hundred different words that mean 'snow'.
• "Poo-Gas" is a reference to Freakazoid.
• The spooky hobo title "Uncanny-Valley" is a reference to a theory in robotics which holds that when facsimiles of humans look and act almost, but not perfectly, like actual humans, it causes a response of revulsion among human observers. Corpses and zombies are also said to be in the "Uncanny Valley."