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- Feed Preview Comments on: Tramp Signs: Secret Symbols of Criminals and Vagabonds
By: Raven
In reply to Bill Ellson. It is not a myth. My great grandparents used to have hobos come by for meals. I know this for a f...
By: Ann Marie
In reply to julie buzzo. I'm sorry to hear about your home being burglarized, Julie. I'm not sure if the painted rock and ...
By: julie buzzo
My home has been hit twice, the last time two weeks ago. Today I found a small rock with a painted rock and a painted popcicle stick in my mailbox with the flag up on a sunday morning
By: Ann Marie
In reply to Scott. That's amazing, Scott, that people are still using those tramp signs today. It's even more amazing that...
By: Scott
A couple of summers ago my neighbors were out of town for an extended period and we were suddenly inundated with travelers using their yard as a place to sleep and store their belongings. I was l...
By: Ann Marie
In reply to Bill Ellson. Thanks for your post, Bill! I'm not so sure they're an urban myth. The Vienna police documented b...
By: Bill Ellson
Tramps Signs are real enough, but burglars chalk marks etc. are an urban myth. In the 120 years that tales of 'burglars chalk marks' have circulated in the British Isles there has never been a si...
By: Ann Marie
In reply to Brian. Who knows? Maybe we all ought to put the "a cop lives here" and "vicious dog" symbols somewhere in fron...
By: Brian
I've seen things written on the road, figured they were put there by city workers --- but in the back of my mind I was thinking it's crook code for which house to rob.
By: Ann Marie
In reply to Jill Swenson. In some places warchalking might encourage illegal tapping of a private WiFi, so it can be borde...