What's In A Name ?

Recently it's been brought to the groups attention that others don't want to associate with our group because of our acronym.  (T.R.A.M.P.S.) which stands for The Research And Metaphysical Paranormal Society.  Well...if that's the case then I guess big names like Disney and Frank Sinatra are in trouble.  You know, we tramps realize that there is a derogatory and slang meaning behind the word "tramp" However, it wasn't always the case with this word.  Take for example: the meaning of the word tramp:  A tramp is a long term homeless person who travels from place to place as an itinerant vagrant, traditionally walking or hiking all year round. In British English meanwhile a tramp simply refers to a homeless person, usually not a travelling one.While some tramps may do odd jobs from time to time, unlike other temporarily homeless people they do not seek out regular work and support themselves by other means such as begging or scavenging. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramp  If you want to read more about the word tramp click the Wikipedia link above.  Which leads me to one of my favorite movies, The Lady And The Tramp which is a story about a little well to do dog that falls for a homeless vagrant dog that travels from place to place.  So all this negative talk about our acronym led me on a quest for all the different ways tramp has been used in the past.  We covered, the Disney movie.  Another movie called The Tramp staring Charlie Chaplin and lets not forget the song The Lady Is A Tramp.  Another one of my other all time favorite songs when I was little was by Cher, Gypsys,Tramps & Thieves.  Then my most gratifying find of all was an article on Tramp souls.  Which low and behold it's linked with the paranormal!  So those of you who don't like our acronym we totally respect that.  It's not like we called ourselves SLUTS, WHORES or  HOOKERS.  We were simply were being creative and really liked what we came up with,  We definitely do not represent the derogatory and slang term of the word.  If you think about it, we are a few paranormal enthusiast tramping all over the place in search of a little bit of truth and pieces of evidence.  In the mean time The Research And Metaphysical Paranormal Society will stick with the acronym T.R.A.M.PS. I think it suits us.  NOW GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!  Lol

He's A Tramp "Lady And The Tramp" 

Frank Sinatra "The Lady Is A Tramp"