St. Louis ? Where do those dollars go?

For people who can’t keep track of a buck, there’s the Where’s George? Web site, www.wheresgeorge.com/, a sort of underground Internet society that’s open to anyone with a dollar to his name and a bit of daring in his soul.

The rascals at Where’s George? will trace your folding money as it bounces around the country.

Hank Eskin, founder of the Web site, has developed a tracking system using the unique serial numbers found on every U.S. bill. To play, just enter a serial number into the database. If you’re lucky, the bill may already have been entered by a “Georger” who has recorded when and where he or she found the bill and spent it. That’s called a hit, and Georgers delight in hits; some users have entered thousands of bills into the database.

The Web site is free, fun and habit-forming anddon’t say we didn’t warn youfrowned upon by your friends in the federal government. That’s because Georgers mark bills with the www.wheresgeorge.com URL to encourage participation. Government agents say marking on bills amounts to defacing U.S. currencya federal offense that can bring a fine of up to $100 and up to six months in jail.