Leatherman (vagabond)
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Leatherman (vagabond)
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#2Sometimes you find the most random things on HN, you have to wonder how that came about.
Interesting character for sure, this leatherman.
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#3Crazy to me that they exempted him from the vagrancy laws. Like "Oh we can have one mysterious and entertaining vagrant".
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#4There is a recent episode of The Daily about him - worth checking out!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/podcasts/the-daily/old-le...
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#5A very different man, but the book 'The Autobiography of a Super Tramp' is a fascinating read from the hayday of the tramp - about one manes tramping across the UK and USA
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autobiography_of_a_Super...
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#6Was the tool company named after this man?
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#7Crazy to me that they exempted him from the vagrancy laws. Like "Oh we can have one mysterious and entertaining vagrant".
Ten separate towns did so. And people left food for him, like Santa Claus. He must have meant something to them.
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#8I thought this might be about a multi tool from the Leatherman brand
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#9Crazy to me that they exempted him from the vagrancy laws. Like "Oh we can have one mysterious and entertaining vagrant".
Because he didn't scream at people, leave used needles in the street, or pass out in gutters.
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#10I thought this might be about a multi tool from the Leatherman brand
Me too, got excited for nothing. But then I wondered - maybe that's where their name comes from?