Where's George

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by Shale, Mar 5, 2011.

  1. Shale

    Shale ~

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    I got this one dollar bill with a red stamp on it that said:

    See Where I've Been
    wheresgeorge.com

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    So I contacted the website and here's where my dollar came from

    Where's George? Bill Tracking Report
    One Dollar Bill, Serial# I0766---2B Series: 2006 This bill has travelled 1,518 Miles in 2 Yrs, 65 Days, 21 Hrs, 56 Mins at an average of 1.9 Miles per day.

    It is now 1,518 Miles from its starting location.
    This list is in reverse-chronological order

    Entry Time
    04-Mar-2011 10:50AM
    Miami Beach, FL

    User's Note:
    I received it in change and saw the red message. Almost spent it today getting the paper but retrieved it from the store and came to enter it.

    Entry Time (Initial)
    28-Dec-2008 11:53AM
    Minneapolis, MN

    User's Note:
    Go Vikes!
    Hello from CG!

    Has anyone else gotten any of these? Track them?
     
  2. r0llinstoned

    r0llinstoned Gute Nacht, süßer Prinz

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    i was just going to try this but opened my wallet and dont have a single dollar in it. its all in my bank account =[
     
  3. Deranged

    Deranged Senor Member

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    i got one of those and reported it to the website a few years back. kinda cool
     
  4. ThePepsiSyndrome

    ThePepsiSyndrome Member

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    I've gotten them a few times in the past but I never looked them up. I used to think it was some kind of scam. *tin foil*
     
  5. MayQueen~420~

    MayQueen~420~ ♫♪♫♪

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    I just entered my $4, lol. I'm the first to track them.
     
  6. antithesis

    antithesis Hello

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    I'll have to try it someday.... someday when I actually have a dollar!
     
  7. RooRshack

    RooRshack On Sabbatical

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    I've gotten them, I know people who track them but I never have.

    I usually end up with "wheresgeorge.com" written in the space on the margin where I write things about NORML.org and liberty and right and wrong and other such ravings.
     
  8. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    i see those all the time. never bothered to enter them though.

    i've seen lots of interesting writing on money. not long ago i saw a 5 that had "you were great" written on it...

    another strange occurrence was when i had 2 consecutive bills that both said "hello" in almost the same place.
     
  9. MayQueen~420~

    MayQueen~420~ ♫♪♫♪

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    I got a $1 bill once that said go fuck yourself on it once...so I did.
     
  10. Jo King

    Jo King wannabe

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    I've entered a few. It's been awhile since I've checked on them.
     
  11. 6-eyed shaman

    6-eyed shaman Sock-eye salmon

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    I've entered a few before. It's pretty interesting to find out how far and wide your money travels when you live in a humongous country like the USA.

    The bills I've reported have come from Colorado and Georgia. I reported a third one that had only come from across two county lines within a 2 year period.
     
  12. thedope

    thedope glad attention Lifetime Supporter

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    Perhaps you broke up their conversation at the outset.
     
  13. Lodog

    Lodog Senior Member

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    It seems like photocopied images of dollar bills would be illegal or something.
     
  14. Poppy Sunshine

    Poppy Sunshine atypical hippie Lifetime Supporter

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    I started a WG account in 1999 and entered a few bills I found but then forgot all about it until recently. I started marking and entering my own bills earlier this year and am already in the top 6% of PA users! It's interesting to see where the bills end up and the comments people write about how they came across them. What is really funny is when my own bills come back to me! Basically a free hobby. The custom stamps are cheap. I have a link to a good supplier if anyone is interested. PM me if you're a WG member!
     
  15. cynthy160

    cynthy160 Senior Member

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    Wonder if it is legal to put spam on dollar bills and other notes. Everything else in the U.S. has advertising on it, such as the doors of public bathrooms.
     
  16. Pressed_Rat

    Pressed_Rat Do you even lift, bruh?

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    Yeah, I've gotten a few of those. Never been bothered to look into it, though.
     
  17. RetiredHippie

    RetiredHippie Hick

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    Holy Carp I forgot about that. I have a couple, maybe 4 bills that I followed up on. It's been so long I don't know my username or password.
     
  18. lovelyxmalia

    lovelyxmalia Banana Hammock Lifetime Supporter

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    I've entered a few in. I think that site is so cool! I had one taht traveled all over the country.

    I like to write random things on dollar bills sometimes. I usually write things like "I love you" or once or twice I wrote "George Loves You."
     
  19. odonII

    odonII O

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    Only in America : /
     
  20. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    well, it would be weird if george was on anyone else's money.
     
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