Plan "B"

Someone has been doing this since money was invented. Finding clever ways to beg for money. The first time I heard of it was from my Dad, who said that a college student took an ad out in a paper saying, "Today's the day to mail your dollar to: PO Box...".

Then came the Internet. The first begging site I heard of was Save Karyn, but there may have been prior ones. She exploded her credit cards by being adicted to Prada pumps. Doesn't seem fair that she gets to waste people's money on shoes, but they're willing to pay her, so - whatever.

Next was an enterprising young student, Alex Tew, who came up with the million dollar home page. Simple enough. You give him a dollar - you can have a pixel - the more dollars - the more pixels. He's a millionaire now (or 1/2 a millionaire after taxes).

Finally, (well, most recently anyway) here's a guy who's hoping to barter for a house with stuff. He didn't start off with a smaller house, or a mobile home, or a go cart. He started off with a red paperclip.

Red paper clip --> fish pen --> cabinet knob --> coleman stove --> generator --> instant party --> jet ski --> ... you get the idea. I believe he's up the a year's rent in Arizona after having turned down a porsche.

So, who has the next Internet oddity for begging? And why can't it be me?