Posted on 03/03/2015 6:05:37 AM PST by Citizen Zed
Bank of Canada executives have urged Star Trek fans to stop a campaign to deface currency as a tribute to late actor Leonard Nimoy.
A drive was launched in the aftermath of Nimoy’s death on Friday to ink the features of his most famous character, Star Trek’s Mr. Spock, on five dollar bills showing a portrait of Canada’s seventh prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Large numbers of the notes in circulation now show Laurier with Spock’s pointy ears, trademark haircut and eyebrows, a Star Trek badge and the character’s mantra “live long and prosper”.
Bank of Canada spokeswoman, Josianne Menard, has confirmed the stunt is not illegal, but she urges Spock fans to stop.
She says in a statement, “It is not illegal to write or make other markings on bank notes... 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.”
Seriously, people.
Stop defacing the defaced currency.
ROTFL
I neede a good laugh...lol
“Bank of Canada executives have urged Star Trek fans to stop a campaign to deface currency as a tribute to late actor Leonard Nimoy.”
just makes you want to do it all the more.
Would take a VERY talented artist to get that dude to look like Spock. Just sayin’.
On my recent trips up there the smaller notes I’ve had all seem to be made of plastic.I think it would be tough to avoid having the ink be wiped right off of them.
Canada Ping!
Personally I’d do a Mad Hatter on that guy...
All of our banknotes are plastic now; there was an article a few years back about how the new notes would ruin the “spocking fives” tradition.
I agree - he DOES look like the classic Mad Hatter - but there’s no room for the hat.
Looks more like a Romulan from The Next Generation.
nah - just use a sharpie instead
“I’m sorry, your majesty. We don’t accept bills with lipstick on the Prime Minister.”
Bank of Canada spokeswoman, Josianne Menard, has confirmed the stunt will result in the perps being placed on “double secret probation” and possible placement of this dastardly deed on their permanent record.
BWAA HAA HA
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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