If Where's George was yours how would you answer these FAQ's? (1-5)

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Ok we get to pretend we are the webmaster here and we can answer the newbies frequently asked questions - How would you answer them? These were taken right from the sites FAQ page - I just wanted to test your wit and see what you would come up with.

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#1 Why does this site exist?
#2 When did this site get started?

#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?

#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?

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Come on lets have some fun! Exercise that brain of yours!

[Blackjack Charlie]

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Ok we get to pretend we are the webmaster here and we can answer the newbies frequently asked questions - How would you answer them? These were taken right from the sites FAQ page - I just wanted to test your wit and see what you would come up with.

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#1 Why does this site exist?

This site exists to track the movement of currency and spending habits of certain Americans targeted by a secret subset of the Masons. This information is stored on supercomputers located deep in the Rocky Mountains. It is added to your permanent record! It is no coincidence that this site's founder, Hank Eskin and JFK both hail from Brookline, MA. This thing goes to the highest levels of the government. You ARE being watched! You will be entertained beyond your wildest dreams. But at what price?

#2 When did this site get started?

This idea for this site was scrawled on a dirty cocktail napkin during Hank's lost weekend of 1997 that lasted four months! Details are sketchy, but those who were there are still amazed to know that it's possible for a man to fly a stolen news helicopter blindfolded after drinking two quarts of rum.


#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?

PANIC! Call 911 immediately! Place the bill in a sturdy metal container and have it destroyed by the police bomb squad! DO NOT STARE AT THE BILL! Do not let small animals or children handle the bill! May cause diarrhea or bloating. Your results may vary.

#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!

That's a lot of questions to ask at once, really. Why don't you slow down, take a deep breath, and we'll go through your questions one point at a time. Okay?

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?

Hell yeah I make money! Millions and millions of dollars. The secret: low overhead and volume!

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Come on lets have some fun! Exercise that brain of yours!

[Chris G]

#1 Why does this site exist?
Because, you see, our universe, in fact our entire existence, is being written out and predestined for us (kind of like the crappy plot of Neverending Story III, but not as gay), and the Author decided it was time to have a website full of people with nothing better to do than track rectangular pieces of woven cotton, and...Voila!

#2 When did this site get started?
This is a hard question. The site has, in fact, always existed (see above answer). The best answer might be, June 17, 1046 A.D. (around 3:52 GMT) when a disgruntled Germanic shepherd asked his wife, "Where are you spending that bratwurst?" You see, bratwurst was the official currency at the time, and this event was a milestone in that someone was bored enough to want to know where it was headed.

#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?
Step 1: Walk to a computer (if already at a computer, you may skip this step)
Step 2: Sit down (if you are already seated, you may skip this step)
Step 3: Turn on computer (if computer is already on, you may skip this step)
Step 4: Connect to the Internet (if already connected, you may skip this step)
Step 5: Type in the address bar: http://www.where'sgeorge.com (if already home page, you may skip this step)
Step 6: Feel like an idiot because you put an apostrophe in the web address (if you are already an idiot, you may skip this step)
Step 7: Type in correct address (if you have typed correct address already, you may skip this step)
Step 8: Scroll down page to table (if you have already done so, you may skip this step)
Step 9: Select your denomination (it's the big numbers in the corners of the front of the bill) (if you're entering a $1 bill, you may skip this step)
Step 10: Select your series (it's the tiny year-looking number on the lower middle front of the bill) (if your series is "Select:", you may skip this step)
Step 11: Enter your bill's serial number (it's the green thingies on the front of the bill that are letters and numbers, and you only have to enter them once) (if your bill does not have a serial number, you may skip this step)
Step 12: Enter your ZIP Code (it's the number thingy at the end of your address of where you are now) (if you do not exist, you may skip this step)
Step 13: Select whether or not you have this bill with you (if the bill is only with you partway, like in your heart or just casual dating, you may skip this step)
Step 14: Enter a user comment (if you have nothing useful to say, you may skip this step)
Step 15: Click the "Submit this bill" button (it's the thingy that says, "Submit this bill") (if you used ESPN to do this, you may skip this step)
Step 16: Repeat steps 1-15 (if that was your only bill, you may skip this step)

#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!
What happened is that you just became a complete failure in every way. Or maybe the person who thought they entered that bill's serial number did. Either way, you have a bill with no previous entries. Well, unfortunately, life's full of disappointments, and then one day you die! When that day comes, wondering where your money came from will probably be the least of your worries.

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?
Loads! This website is actually a collaboration between the IRS, the Japanese Mafia, independent filmmakers, PETA, WHO, NOW, ETA, IRA, and, of course, a few nice Nigerian businessmen, all of whom are out to bilk you for all you're worth. You see, when you enter a bill, the computer sucks in the real bill and quickly prints up a counterfeit, then mails the real bills to us. This is all done so quickly that you can't even detect it. Last time I checked, we had ripped off a total of $362,725,613!

Happy Georging!
-Chris G :D

[Lisa in Delaware]

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#1 Why does this site exist?
I am GOD, and I need to know where currency goes!

#2 When did this site get started?
One day, St. Peter and I were hanging around at the gates bored, and decided that this was something that should be done...I figured since Al Gore helped create the Internet, that I should get involved somehow.

#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?
Do as it says....go to WheresGeorge.com, and enter the bill..What are you, an idiot?

#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!
Rant and Rave...then hunt down a Georger by the name of Jack of the Midwest, and smack him around a little with a brown trout. This will help you feel better.

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?
SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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[Chicken Hawk]

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#1 Why does this site exist?
It doesn't. You aren't really here and there is no man behind the curtain.
#2 When did this site get started?
It didn't. If you're confused, see #1.

#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?
You managed to find the FAQ but you can't figure out what to do with the bill?! Go away. If we really existed, we wouldn't want you here anyway.

#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!
Oh, that's just great. You've spoiled Christmas for EVERYONE!

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?
Money doesn't exist either. If it did, wouldn't we all have some?

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Come on lets have some fun! Exercise that brain of yours!
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[88*Keys]

#1 Why does this site exist?

Because I am the Queen and I say it does.

#2 When did this site get started?

In the wee small hours of a Saturday morning after WAY too many pink drinks. It's amazing what eight Cosmpolitans will do to your good sense.

#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?
You managed to find the FAQ but you can't figure out what to do with the bill?!

Spend it on me, what else?

#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!

Here, give it to me, I'll trade ya.

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?

Um, no! No! Why do you ask? I bought these shoes with my OWN money. Well, "own" being a rather flexible term these days. If you're asking, do I have money left at the end of a day from this, then no, I don't. Not, you know, paper currency in my purse and all.

[MamiDR]

#1 Why does this site exist?
I created this site out of sheer boredom. One day I was at a restaurant looking at a dollar bill with some writing on it and I'd wondered 'whodunnit!' Then I thought "hmm...I wonder if there's a way to track your money around the US." From that idea, this site was born...and that's why it exists!

#2 When did this site get started?
A very long time ago. I believe it was around November of 1998. I could be wrong.



#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?
You have to enter the serial and series numbers into the designated spots in the site so it could be registered and the person that originally entered it knows where the bill is now.


#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!
Unfortunately, due to unintended carelessness or just pure bad luck, sometimes the person who enters a bill can make a mistake and accidentally put in the wrong number or series or do something to that effect which will cause such an incident to happen. Also, it is possible that the person marked the bill before entering it which is why I emphasize on ENTERING,then MARKING the bill so that things like this don't happen. I apologize for the inconvenience and I hope this doesn't diminish your interest for coming to this site in the future.

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?
I get donations for a program called Friends of George which give the user additional features.The profits go 100% towards site maintenance.

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That was fun. For a minute there, I thought I was Hank:) Thanks, Tim!;)

[Hermanus]

1. This site exists because I do. If I were never born, I never would have thought about starting this site.
2. This site got started on a Wednesday.
3. You play Russian Roulette with your bill. You give it to the BEP and ask them what they want to do with it. They may hand it back, they may destroy it, or they may tell you, just go to the website and see where it leads you.
4. Assume that the person who marked the bill played a nasty April Fool's joke on you.
5. No. Counterfeiting is illegal.

[Gideon]

#1 Why does this site exist?

Because as, weird as it may seem now, it actually is quiet fun, and even addicting to find out where your money goes. Plus, why the heck not, the internet has almost everything, so it needed this to be complete.
#2 When did this site get started?

Well thats a good question...
#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?

If you found this page and dont know what to do we need to work on two things, your internet abilities and your reading abilities. Goto the main page and follow the steps! Make someones day!
#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!

I hate it when this happens. Unfortunatly there are some...not so intelligent people as us in the world that dont really get the principles of entering the series and serial number, before you mark it and spend it. Drives me up the wall! Or someone just made a mistake, it happens, but man does it suck.

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?

No, the Friends of WheresGeorge program is all to support the servers...and to pay off certain members of the WG? community who get too irate in the forums, to pissed at the webmaster, who are onto the other goal of the website, or to just pay people we like.

[XSRocks]

#1 Why does this site exist?

In the beginning there was no site. There was no light. We couldn't fight. Does that sound right? I made a box about this height. The color I used was only slight. And then I though I think I might, create a place that could ignite and all I'd need to do was invite a monied few that were in a plight for something to do late at night But in the end it turned out tight...you must agree?

#2 When did this site get started?

In the beginning, as previously stated.

#3 I got this bill with Where's George? on it, What do I do?

Quick! Erase all those markings. It's illegal to write on Federally issued money. It's even more dangerous to be caught with one. If you try to spend it, the Department of The Missbegotten In Charge Of Altered Certificates will be notified and you can expect nothing but a drastic decline in your fortunes.

#4 HELP! I followed all the directions, I registered, and then entered this bill I just got with www.wheresgeorge.com (http://www.wheresgeorge.com/) on it. But it did not have any history associated with it. If someone wrote or stamped the address on the bill, it must be in the system. What did I do wrong? What's going on? I really want to see where this bill has been!

Please go back and re-register using your real name. Bogus names will not be tolerated. Your previous information has been Yanked.

#5 Do you make money from this? If so, how?

Not much.
I've been described as homeless. Currently I live under the raised floor in the jumble of cables of a "server farm". My closest friend is a type 101 keyboard. It's attached to the Console Port on one of the servers and I send messages to the unsuspecting. I pawned a 300 baud modem the other day for an order of french fries at the local eatery. First meal in three days. I hope the modem won't be missed. I've a stash of old CRT's that I've purloined from a dumpster that I plan on upgrading an offering for sale on eBay...might get a few dollars that way. Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find a 5 1/2 inch floppy disk, it's a little dirty but I think it can be recovered. Tonight I'll be on the waterfront playing a drum that I made from an old line printer for donations. Stop by if you hear me, I take requests.