Friday, March 6, 2015

I say Spock the Hell Out of 'em

Bank of Canada urges ‘Star Trek’ fans to stop ‘Spocking’ their fivers | Dangerous Minds



From  Dangerous Minds




Bank of Canada is pleading with Star Trek fans to stop
“Spocking” its five dollar bills. Since Leonard Nimoy’s death, Canadian
folks have been “Spocking” the hell out of the five dollar bill that
features a portrait of Canada’s seventh prime minister Sir Wilfrid
Laurier.
Sir Wilfrid now sports, on certain bills at least, pointy ears, the
signature Vulcan haircut and eyebrows and Spock’s mantra “Live long and
prosper.”



According to Bank of Canada it’s not illegal to do this but:



“...However, there are important reasons why it should
not be done. Writing on a bank note may interfere with the security
features and reduces its lifespan. Markings on a note may also prevent
it from being accepted in a transaction. Furthermore, the Bank of Canada
feels that writing and markings on bank notes are inappropriate as they
are a symbol of our country and a source of national pride.”


I say Spock the hell out of ‘em if it ain’t illegal. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier’s face wasn’t that interesting, anyway. In fact, let’s just make
this a permanent improvement to the Canadian five dollar bill.







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Posted by Stephen Montsaroff at 1:03 PM

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