Archive for September 2nd, 2008

Overrated – Joe DiMaggio

Sep 2nd, 2008 | By

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … Joe DiMaggio. Yeah, that’s right, DiMadge. The Yankee Clipper. Joltin’ Fucking Joe. I won’t deny that he was a great ballplayer. But his overrated, godlike status is due mainly to the fact that he played in New York, where the Big Apple-centric…

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From the Vault – No Hit Wonder – Breaking up is hard to do

Sep 2nd, 2008 | By

Vick Viggler [Editor's Note: For today's From the Vault, we bring you a column written September 6, 2007 by Vick Viggler. Viggler was a struggling musician who wrote the now defunct "No Hit Wonder" column on HoboTrashcan.] Breaking up with some one is just a part of life. Unless you’ve lived in a hole your…

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Hobo Headlines

Sep 2nd, 2008 | By

We scan the top newspapers and websites to bring you all of the important news of the day. Then we convert the newspapers into hobo blankets or funny hats. Here are today’s Hobo Headlines: New Orleans can catch a break. Hurricane Gustav was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane before hitting Louisiana’s Gulf Coast early…

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