OT - Where is George ?

I've seen those bills a couple of times but not until it was too late to look up the number. In both cases, I didn't notice the red stamp until I was handing it to a clerk to buy something with the bill.

Not to be a party pooper, but... isn't is illegal to mark US currency? I thought banks turned marked bills IN, to be be reissued... JM2C Noreen

Could be, but the "Where's George?" site has been around for quite awhile. I remember getting an email about it at least 3 years ago. Interesting that you see so many bills written on if it's illegal. I even remember getting one once that had a name and phone number on it! YIKES!

JM2¢, Jenn

I got a bill like that once and entered the info at their site, but kept forgetting to go back and see where the bill went after I spent it.

It's sort of like Bookcrossing.com in that people have to want to participate, i.e. enter info after they receive the dollar bill.

Hey Jenn, how did you make the cent sign? It's nowhere on my keyboard. I know how to make the copyright sign.... alt 0169 , and I *used* to know how to make some other things too, but I forgot now. Is there a website that has all that information on it, do you know? That would be a handy site to have on hand when you need it. :o)

Gemini

Hey, Gem! If I miss Jenn's reply, forward the info to me, wouldjaplease? TIA, Hugs, Noreen noreen dot j at gmail dot COM

Will do! But first we have to wait for her to respond. :o)

Gem

Noreen, I believe it's Alt 0162. There's a list at:

for so many: I have a copy of the first one on my hard drive, and ittook me a while to find the online link.-- Carey in MA

FOr both of you, here it is: ¢ (ALT 155)

Higs, Kather>>>

Hi Rusty,

Now, I'll have to start checking my one dollar bills when I have any. LOL

Hugs,

Nora

"MRH" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

go to Start, to Programs, to Accessories, to System Tools, to Character Map. then you can copy the odd characters & paste into your mail, news or wherever you're writing on the computer (some programs will let you drag the selected characters in). if it's a character you'll want to use a lot, look on the bottom of the character map window when your character is selected & it gives the keyboard shortcut. lee

Thank you Dear Freind.

Dennis

You've already gotten some responses, but just a note: you have to use the keypad for the numbers. Using the numbers across the top of the keyboard won't work. I use Alt+0162.

Jenn

Wa-ah! I don't HAVE the number pad anymore! Noreen

What???? Why not???

Higs, Katherine

umm, because I have a laptop. Noreen

Well, it might work with the numbers across the top if that's the case. The worst that can happen is that you try it and it doesn't work. :o)

Good luck! Jenn

Ah, I see. I did not realize that a laptop didn't have a number pad.

Higs, Katherine

Well, some *do*... the newer widescreen ones allow a bigger typepad surface. Also, one *can* get an 'external' numberpad. Hugs, Noreen