Where's George?
Do you ever wonder where that paper money in your pocket has been, or where it will go next? Thanks to Where's George, you can find out (to a degree).
Perhaps you have seen a bill (of any denomination) with a "Where's George?" stamp on it. If you do, write down that denomination (amount), series (year), and serial number before you spend it. Then, enter that bill at Where's George and see where it has been!
How it works: Someone enters a bill into Where's George and then spends the money. Someone else finds the bill with the stamp/writing on it and also enters it into Where's George. This is called a "hit." The end. And, hopefully, the cycle of finding and entering the bill continues so that you can get a good idea of where the bill has traveled. I always try to put comments as to where I got my bill, as it makes the story of the bill more interesting.
I signed up back in 2001, but I haven't been consistently active with the site. I have entered a measley 19 bills with a hit rate of 5.26%. The "best" bill I have been involved with had three hits. I have seen bills with many more hits, though. There is one bill with 15 hits. Some people get very involved in this game. They own their own stamps, enter thousands of bills, discuss the best methods, etc. It's quite scary.
FYI: Candians can play Where's Willy? with their currency.
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on Sunday, July 24th, 2005 at 18:49 by Novac and is filed under All, Computers, Currency, Economics, Education, Entertaining, Fun, Games, Internet, Sociology, Sunday's Site, Weeklies.
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July 24th, 2005 at 19:54
I've gotten a few of these marked bills. Interesting to see where they've been.
July 27th, 2005 at 23:32
[...] This is a ton of fun!!!! [...]