Misguided Leonard Nimoy fans have been defacing the Canadian five dollar bill to turn it into a look-a-like of his Star Trek character First Officer Spock. It’s gotten so bad that the Bank of Canada is asking fans to please stop. A drive was apparently launched in the aftermath of Nimoy’s death on Friday to ink the features of his most famous character on the Beaverbuck five because the original face there belongs to a similar looking gent named Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He was our seventh prime minister. 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”. The stunting is not illegal but — please, says the bank — it’s Canadian money. Marking the bank note may interfere with the security features and reduces its lifespan. 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.”
