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

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There’s a picture of a “Spocked bill at the link”.
There are better examples elsewhere. The one at the top of this page in particular: Jordan Poole +300 To Win NBA Sixth Man Of The Year - yournewswire

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Stupid question: how did this trend start? I didn’t find an explanation in your link, and a quick search shows that Mr. Nimoy was American.
It is funny, though.

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I assume someone noticed a resemblance between Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Nimoy and thought it would be funny to do this, and then it caught on.

Canada gets a lot of the same TV as the US, plus the movies were shown worldwide (I think), so it’s not surprising that Spock would have fans there.

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Those crazy Canadians. What will they think of next?

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I hadn’t heard about this practice, until this five-year-old thread popped up (apparently in response to Nimoy’s death):

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=550971&highlight=Spock
I assume Canada brought it up again because people have been doing this (or perhaps just noticing it more) since Nimoy’s death.

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In the US we have the Five Dollar Bill Murray.

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I’ve had a couple of Canadian fivers in my wallet for at least five years, and they’re still as good as new! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Those bills wouldn’t be circulating long anyways as they’re the old version. The new polymer ones have a different portrait of Sir Wilfred.

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I’ve been saving my fives… so I can give them to your mom! OOOOOUUUUUU!! :stuck_out_tongue:

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I live about an hour away from Vulcan. {Preens}