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Star Trek Fans Told To Stop "Spocking" Canadian $5 Bill

Posted by samzenpus on from the draw-it-on-and-prosper dept.

bellwould writes The Toronto Sun is reporting that Bank of Canada executives are urging Star Trek fans to stop altering Wilfred Laurier's face on the Canadian $5 bill to look like Spock. Although not illegal to draw on the bills, a Bank of Canada spokesperson points out that the markings may reduce effectiveness of the security features or worse, the money may not be accepted.

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  1. Funniest headline I've seen all day by siuengr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It just made me smile.

    1. Re:Funniest headline I've seen all day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Really, if you're going to holler "Help, help, I'm being repressed!" over stuff like this, it's going to be hard to take you seriously when you actually have a point.

    2. Re:Funniest headline I've seen all day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Bank of Canada, meet the Streisand Effect

  2. Re:Why not run with it? by show+me+altoids · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, if Shatner had died instead, you might have a point, since he is actually Canadian. Nimoy was born in Boston.

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  3. silly reasons not to by rvr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have an old $5 in my wallet, will be fun to do. The enjoyment I get out of doing this is easily worth $5.
    The bank listed "important reasons". I call BS on each one.
    - Reduced lifespan, so what? It is being replaced anyway.
    - It might be rejected in a transaction. Lame, someone else will take it. Its only $5
    - Source of national pride. Really? My guess is half of Canadians have never heard of him or know he was the PM.
    Checked my wallet, there is an old $5, jackpot! I am feeling more Canadian pride in doing this on a Canadian bill then ... putting maple syrup on my bacon.

    1. Re:silly reasons not to by jklovanc · · Score: 2, Insightful

      - Reduced lifespan, so what? It is being replaced anyway.

      Do you replace your car every time you use it? It is going to be replaced anyway, eventually. By reducing lifespan one is increasing the costs of to the government and wasting my taxes.

      It might be rejected in a transaction. Lame, someone else will take it. Its only $5

      If it is my last cash and the machine will not accept it that I would quite perturbed.

      Source of national pride.

      Canadian money has national leaders on it not actors.

  4. Re:Alternate Bank of Canada Press Release by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Good luck convincing a court that someone owes you money after you refused their cash.