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Hello, and welcome to my Where's George? Sightings & Hit Map pages. I've moved the "Most Recent Sightings" section to pages of their own, organized by calendar year, where you'll find brief comments with links to every bill report for my sightings from November, 1999 to the present.

Below you'll find my interactive Sightings & Hit Map. Mouse-over any state and pause, you'll see "state facts"
When you click, you'll visit a page devoted to a map (or maps) for that state. Of course, flags and ZIP codes are placed at locations where my Georges have been sighted.
Scroll past the U.S. map below and you'll see a few of my "special sightings".
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Total Sightings: 1,803
updated in Somerdale, NJ, Saturday, February 6th, 2010 

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wiggle mouse (or click) on bordered states Alaska (1 sighting) The Last Frontier [49th state, Jan. 3rd, 1959] [state bird: Willow Ptarmigan] [state flower: Forget Me Not] [state motto: North to the Future (11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!)] [state tree: Sitka spruce] Hawaii (2 sightings) Aloha State [50th state, August 21st, 1959] [state flower: Pua Aloalo (hibiscus)] [state motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono (the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness) (Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, Leave Your Money)] [state tree: Kukui (candlenut)]


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Special Sightings (please click the bills)...


1,766th Hit, Sunday, July 12th, 2009
$1 Our 208th New York sighting became my longest sleeper to date, 8 years, 9¼ months after I spent it for a "pizza steak, tuna, and turkey hoagies at Masso's Deli & Pizzeria in Gibbsboro, NJ. Entered by an anonymous, non registered Georger who made no user comment when reporting from Brooklyn, NY 11237 (see a map) Public Forum
1,719th Hit, Friday, October 3rd, 2008
$1 My 59th Maryland sighting and former longest sleeper, came 3 weeks short of 8 years since its last sighting. I spent it originally for hoagies at Bala Style Pizza in Bala Cynwyd, suburban Philadelphia, PA. Entered by an anonymous, non registered Georger who made no user comment when reporting from Baltimore, MD 21202 (see a map) Public Forum
1,618th Hit, Thursday, June 14th, 2007
$1 My 430th PA sighting, and former longest sleeper, came 6 years, 8½ months after I spent it for hoagies at Masso's Deli & Pizzeria in Gibbsboro, NJ. Discovered by an anonymous Georger who tells us of the good condition of the bill, and a promise to release it again. Reported from Pen Argyl, PA 18072 (see a map) Public Forum announcement
1,195th Hit, Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
$2 My 271st New Jersey sighting, and a former "longest sleeper", comes five years, two weeks after I spent it for hoagies at Real Pizza in Narberth, PA. Found by an anonymous, non registered Georger who made no user note when reporting it from Moorestown, NJ 08057 (northeast of Camden, see a map) the original Public Forum announcement
250th Hit, Friday, May 25th, 2001
$2  Pino the Pizza Man, Bethlehem, PA 18018 (see a map)
255th Hit, Biagio gets into the act, Sunday, May 27th, 2001
$2  Biagio, Picasso Pizza Express, Bethlehem, PA 18018 (see a map)

$ May 2001 visit to Picasso Pizza Express, downtown Bethlehem, PA
200th Hit, Tuesday, March 6th, 2001
$1  Yet another anonymous, non-registered Georgeer reported in Hershey, PA 17033 (see a map)
100th Hit, Tuesday, October 17th, 2000
$2  I spent this Jefferson $2 at the famous Masso's Deli & Pizzeria, Gibbsboro, NJ and it was deposited in Commerce Bank where it was acquired by an anonymous but registered Georger who reported in Voorhees, NJ 08043 (see a map)
Coincidental Hit, Thursday, June 1st, 2000
$1  After reading an article about Where's George?, Phyllis, an anonymous, but registered Georger, checked her money, and guess what she found? This bill was reported from Philadelphia, PA 19151. (see a map)
Funniest Hit, Tuesday, November 21st, 2000
$1  After reading Fred's misspelling in this user note, I decided to add a phrase to my original user note to inject a little humor. This bill was reported from West Berlin, NJ 08091, anonymously, of course! (see a map)
next Funniest Hit, Friday, February 23rd, 2001
$1  After reading about memory loss in Brett's user note, I decided to add a phrase to my original user note which make his note comical. Brett reported from west Philadelphia, PA 19131 (see a map)
Second Most Distant Sighting, Monday, August 21st, 2000
$1  5,422 miles, Misawa Air Base, Japan APO 96319 (see a map) see the air base's official web site
Most Distant Sighting, 536th Hit, Wednesday, August 7th, 2002
$1 5,594 miles, an anonymous, non-registered user (military I'm guessing) left no user note on this bill of Joanne's that she spent in May, 2000 in downtown Philadelphia, PA. Reported anonymously from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany APO AE, 09123 (see a map) Public Forum


Most Recent Sightings...
Select this link to see my "most recent sightings" (actual Where's George? bill reports) from the current, and prior calendar years, chronologically arranged...


  Alabama (20 sightings) Yellowhammer State [22nd state, Dec. 14th, 1819] [state bird: Yellowhammer] [state flower: Camellia] [state motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere (Heck Yes, We Have Electricity)] [state tree: Southern Longleaf Pine]   Alaska (1 sighting) The Last Frontier [49th state, Jan. 3rd, 1959] [state bird: Willow Ptarmigan] [state flower: Forget Me Not] [state motto: North to the Future (11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!)] [state tree: Sitka spruce]   Arizona (7 sighting) Grand Canyon State [48th state, Feb. 14th, 1912] [state bird: Cactus Wren] [state flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom] [state motto: Ditat Deus (But It's A Dry Heat)] [state tree: Palo Verde]   Arkansas (1 sighting) the Natural State [25th state, June 15th, 1836] [state bird: Mockingbird] [state flower: Apple blossom] [state motto: Renat Populus (Literacy Ain't Everything)] [state tree: Pine]   Commonwealth of the Bahamas (1 sighting) It's Better in the Bahamas [Independence from England: July 10, 1973][motto: Forward, Upward, Onward Together]   California (38 sightings) Golden State [31st state, September 9th, 1850] [state bird: California Valley Quail] [state trees: Coast Redwood, Giant Redwood] [state motto: Eureka (By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda)] [state flower: California Poppy]   Colorado (6 sightings) the Centennial State [38th state, Aug. 1st, 1876] [state bird: Lark Bunting] [state flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine] [state motto: Nil sine Numine (If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother)] [state tree: Colorado Blue Spruce]   Connecticut (29 sightings) Constitution State [5th state, Jan. 9th, 1788] [state bird: Robin] [state flower: Mountain Laurel] [state motto: Qui transtulit sustinet (Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet)] [state tree: White Oak]   Delaware (34 sightings) Diamond State, home of the Blue Hens [1st state, Dec. 7th, 1787] [state bird: Blue Hen Chicken] [state flower: Peach Blossum] [state motto: Liberty and Independence (We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water)] [state tree: American Holly]   Florida (58 sightings) Sunshine State [27th state, March 3rd, 1845] [state bird: Mockingbird] [state flower: Orange Blossom] [state motto: In God We Trust (Ask Us About Our Grandkids)] [state tree: Sabal Palmetto]   Georgia (15 sightings) Peach State [4th state, January 2nd, 1788] [state flower: Cherokee Rose] [state motto: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation (We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism)] [state tree: Live Oak]   Hawaii (2 sightings) Aloha State [50th state, August 21st, 1959] [state flower: Pua Aloalo (hibiscus)] [state motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina I ka pono (the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness) (Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, Leave Your Money)] [state tree: Kukui (candlenut)]   Idaho (2 sightings) Gem State [43rd state, July 3rd, 1890] [state bird: Mountain Bluebird] [state flower: Syringa] [state motto: <I>Esto perpetua</I> (More Than Just Potatoes...Well, Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good)] [state song: Here We Have Idaho] [state tree: Western White Pine]   Illinois (22 sightings) Prairie State [21st state, Dec. 3rd, 1818] [state bird: Cardinal] [state flower: Purple Violet] [state motto: State Sovereignty, National Union (Please Don't Pronounce the   Indiana (18 sightings) Hoosier State [19th state, Dec. 11th, 1816] [state bird: Cardinal] [state flower: Peony] [state motto: The Crossroads of America (2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free)] [state tree: Tulip Tree]   Iowa (4 sighting) Hawkeye State [29th state, Dec. 28th, 1846] [state bird: Eastern Goldfinch] [state flower: Wild Prairie Rose] [state motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain (We Do Amazing Things With Corn)] [state tree: Oak]   Kansas (4 sightings) Sunflower State [34th state, June 16th, 1861] [state bird: Western Meadowlark] [state flower: Sunflower] [state motto: Ad astra per aspera (First Of The Rectangle States)] [state tree: Cottonwood]   Kentucky (7 sightings) Bluegrass State [15th state, June 1st, 1792] [state bird: Cardinal] [state flower: Goldenrod] [state motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall (Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names)] [state tree: Tulip Tree]   Louisiana (15 sightings) Pelican State [18th state, April 30th, 1812] [state bird: Eastern Brown Pelican] [state flower: Magnolia] [state motto: Union, Justice, and Confidence (We're Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign)] [state tree: Bald Cypress]   Maine (8 sightings) Pine Tree State [23rd state, March 15th, 1820] [state bird: Chickadee] [state flower: White pine cone and tassel] [state motto: Dirigo (We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster)] [state tree: White pine]   Maryland (60 sightings) Old Line State [7th state, April 28th, 1788] [state bird: Baltimore Oriole] [state flower: Black-eyed Susan] [state motto: Fatti Maschii Parole Femine (If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It)] [state tree: White Oak]   Massachusetts (32 sightings) Bay State [6th state, Feb. 6th, 1788] [state bird: Chickadee] [state flower: Mayflower] [state motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (or Most Tax Brackets))] [state tree: American Elm]   Michigan (25 sightings) Great Lakes State [26th state, Jan. 26th, 1837] [state bird: Robin] [state flower: Apple Blossom] [state motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice (First Line Of Defense >From The Canadians)] [state tree: White Pine]   Minnesota (27 sightings) North Star State [32nd state, May 11th, 1858] [state bird: Common Loon] [state flower: Pink and White Lady's-slipper] [state motto: L'Etoile du nord (10,000 Lakes...And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes)] [state tree: Red Pine]   Mississippi (4 sightings) Magnolia State [20th state, Dec. 10th, 1817] [state bird: Mockingbird] [state flower: Magnolia] [state motto: Virtute et Armis (Come And Feel Better About Your Own State)] [state tree: Magnolia]   Missouri (6 sightings) Show Me State [24th state, Aug. 10th, 1821] [state bird: Bluebird] [state flower: Hawthorn] [state motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work)] [state tree: Flowering Dogwood]   Montana (3 sightings) Treasure State [41st state, Nov. 8th, 1889] [state bird: Western Meadowlark] [state flower: Bitterroot] [state motto: Oro y plata (Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing Crazies, and Very Little Else)] [state tree: Ponderosa pine]   Nebraska (1 sighting) Cornhusker State [37th state, March 1st, 1867] [state bird: Western Meadowlark] [state flower: Goldenrod] [state motto: Equality before the law (Ask About Our State Motto Contest)] [state tree: Cottonwood]   Nevada (5 sightings) the Silver State [36th state, October 31st, 1864] [state bird: Mountain Bluebird] [state trees: Single leaf pinon, bristlecone pine] [state motto: All four our country (Hookers and Poker!)] [state flower: Sagebrush]   New Hampshire (9 sightings) Granite State [9th state, June 21st, 1788] [state bird: Purple Finch] [state flower: Purple Lilac] [state motto: Live Free or Die (Go Away And Leave Us Alone)] [state tree: White Birch]   New Jersey (420 sightings) Garden State [3rd state, Dec. 18th, 1787] [state bird: Eastern Goldfinch] [state fossil: Hadrosaurus foulkii] [state flower: Violet] [state tree: Red Oak] [state motto: Liberty and Prosperity (You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right here!)]   New Mexico (2 sightings) Land of Enchantment [47th state, Jan. 6, 1912] [state flower: Yucca] [state motto: Crescit eundo (Lizards Make Excellent Pets)] [state tree: pinon] [state grass: Blue Grama] [state bird: Roadrunner] [state fish: Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout] [state animal: Black Bear] [state veggies: Chile & Pinto Beans] [state gem: Turquoise] [state fossil: Coelophysis] [state insect: Tarantula Hawk Wasp] [state cookie: Bizcochito]   New York (213 sightings) Empire State [11th state, July 26th, 1788] [state bird: Bluebird] [state flower: Rose] [state tree: Sugar Maple] [state Motto: Excelsior (You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney...)]   North Carolina (23 sightings) Tar Heel State [12th state, Nov. 21st, 1789] [state bird: Cardinal] [state flower: Dogwood] [state motto: Esse Quam Videri (Tobacco Is A Vegetable)] [state tree: Pine]   North Dakota (5 sightings) Peace Garden State [39th state, Nov. 2nd, 1889] [state bird: Western Meadowlark] [state flower: Wild Prairie Rose] [state motto: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable (We Really Are One Of The 50 States!)] [state tree: American Elm]   Ohio (48 sightings) Buckeye State [17th state, March 1st, 1803] [state bird: Cardinal] [state flower: Scarlet Carnation] [state motto: With God, All Things are Possible (At Least We're Not Michigan)] [state tree: Buckeye] [official state rock song: 'Hang on Sloopy']   Oklahoma (4 sightings) Sooner State [46th state, November 16th, 1907] [state bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher] [state flower: Mistletoe] [state motto: Labor omnia vincit (Like The Play, But No Singing)] [state tree: Redbud]   Oregon (5 sightings) Beaver State [33rd state, Feb. 14th, 1859] [state bird: Western Meadowlark] [state flower: Oregon Grape] [state tree: Douglas Fir] [state motto: Alis Volat Propiis (Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner)]   Pennsylvania (462 sightings) Keystone State [2nd state, Dec. 12th, 1787] [state bird: Ruffed Grouse] [state flower: Mountain Laurel] [state dog: Great Dane] [state fossil: Trilobite] [state motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence (Cook With Coal)] [state tree: Eastern Hemlock]   Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2 sightings) Isle of Enchantment [constitution: July 25, 1952] [bird: Stripe-headed Tanager] [flower: Puerto Rican Hibiscus] [motto: Juan es su nombre] [tree: Silk-Cotton Tree]     Rhode Island (3 sightings) the Ocean State [13th state, May 29th, 1790] [state bird: Rhode Island Red] [state flower: Violet] [state motto: Hope (We're Not REALLY An Island)] [state tree: Red Maple]   Rhode Island (3 sightings) the Ocean State [13th state, May 29th, 1790] [state bird: Rhode Island Red] [state flower: Violet] [state motto: Hope (We're Not REALLY An Island)] [state tree: Red Maple]   South Carolina (8 sightings) Palmetto State [8th state, May 23rd, 1788] [state bird: Great Carolina Wren] [state flower: Yellow Jessamine] [state mottos: Animis Opibusque Parati; Dum Spiro Spero (Remember The Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender)] [state tree: Sabal Palmetto]   South Dakota (3 sightings) Great Faces, Great Places, Mount Rushmore State [40th state, Nov. 2nd, 1889] [state bird: Ring-necked Pheasant] [state flower: Pasque Flower] [state motto: Under God the People Rule (Closer Than North Dakota)] [state tree: Black Hills Spruce]   Tennessee (16 sightings) Volunteer State [16th state, June 1st, 1796] [state bird: Mockingbird] [state flower: Iris] [state motto: Agriculture and Commerce (The Edyoocashun State)] [state tree: Tulip Tree]   Texas (28 sightings) Lone Star State [28th state, Dec. 29th, 1845] [state bird: Mockingbird] [state flower: Bluebonnet] [state motto: Friendship (Si, Hablo Ingles)] [state tree: Pecan]   Utah (3 sighting) Beehive State [45th state, Jan. 4th, 1896] [state bird: American Seagull] [state flower: Sego Lily] [state motto: Industry (Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus)] [state tree: Blue Spruce]   Vermont (7 sightings) Green Mountain State [14th state, March 4th, 1791] [state bird: Hermit Thrush] [state flower: Red Clover] [state motto: Freedom and Unity (Yep)] [state tree: Sugar Maple]   Virginia is for Lovers (54 sightings) Old Dominion State [10th state, June 25th, 1788] [state bird: Cardinal] [state flower: Dogwood] [state motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis (Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?)] [state tree: Dogwood]   District of Columbia (11 sightings) our Nation's Capital [bird: Wood Thrush] [Flower: American Beauty Rose] [motto: Justitia Omnibus (the Work-free Drug Place)]   Washington (7 sightings) the Evergreen State [42nd state, Nov. 11th, 1889] [state bird: Willow Goldfinch] [state flower: Pink Rhododendron] [state motto: Alki (We have more rain than you do)] [state tree: Western Hemlock]   West Virginia (10 sightings) Mountain State [35th state, June 20th, 1863] [state bird: Cardinal] [state flower: Rhododendron] [state motto: Montani Semper Liberi (One Big Happy Family...Really!)] [state tree: Sugar Maple]   Wisconsin (6 sightings) Badger State [30th state, May 29th, 1848] [state bird: Robin] [state flower: Wood Violet] [state motto: Forward (Come Cut The Cheese)] [state song: On Wisconsin] [state tree: Sugar Maple]   Wyoming (1 sighting) Equality State [44th state, July 10th, 1890] [state bird: Western Meadowlark] [state flower: Indian Paintbrush] [state motto: Equal Rights (Where Men Are Men... And The Sheep Are Scared)] [state song: Wyoming] [state tree: Cottonwood] . Disclaimer
Clearly, the appearance of parasitic gaps in domains relatively inaccessible to ordinary extraction cannot be defined in such a way as to impose Krapp's Last Tape. To describe and annotate further, the characterization of specific criteria does not affect the structure of a descriptive fact. So far, the earlier discussion of deviance effects a significant implementation of improved subcultural compatibility-testing. Interestingly enough, the incorporation of agonistic cultural constraints seems to me to be weakly equivalent to any deep configuration mode.

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