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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: 5, Insightful

      Bank of Canada, meet the Streisand Effect

    2. Re:Funniest headline I've seen all day by JonWan · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Try to use a "Spocked" bill in a machine. It's highly illogical to think that it will work."

      There I fixed that for you.

  2. Alternate Bank of Canada Press Release by cruff · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Bank of Canada wishes to inform Star Trek fans that while they may live long, they may not prosper if other parties refuse to accept defaced $5 bills that have been drawn on (aka "Spocked") in tribute to the late actor Leonard Nimoy.

    1. 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.

  3. Remembering Nimoy this way is illogical. by hey! · · Score: 5, Informative

    His family has requested that donations be made in his memory to one of the following charities

    Everychild Foundation http://everychildfoundation.or...
    P.O. Box 1808
    Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Foundation http://www.copdfoundation.org/
    20 F Street NW, Suite 200-A
    Washington, D.C. 20001

    Beit T’Shuvah Treatment Center http://www.beittshuvah.org/tre...
    8831 Venice Blvd.
    Los Angeles, CA 90034

    Bay-Nimoy Early Childhood Center at Temple Israel of Hollywood http://www.tiohnurseryschool.o...
    7300 Hollywood Blvd.
    Los Angeles, CA 90046

    Source: http://www.startrek.com/articl...

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  4. 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.

  5. Illogical by penguinoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    This complaint is illogical. I estimate a 99.9732156% chance that it will be ignored.

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  6. Re:Hey Canada: Stop "verbing" proper nouns! by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bushificationism of verbicates will continue to continuify. If you are bothertized by it, then please seekify some therapification.

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