Spocking the Five Dollar Bill Found Not Illegal!
Apparently this has been happening in Canada for years, but now with the death of the actual Spock, folks have to come to legal terms with it.
It's a pretty cool, creative way to immortalize the passing of a legend, and according to the Bank Of Canada, it may not be against the law. When Leonard Nimoy passed on Friday, people across the great White North flocked to the medias social and paid tribute to the late actor by reverently inking a Vulcan brand bowl cut on the fella on the five, one Wilfrid Laurier, a former prime minister, not a Vulcan. It was only logical.
Although it's not illegal to deface money as such in Canada, bank spokeswoman Josianne Menard pointed out there are reasons to resist the urge to scribble on bills. "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,"
I don't know the specifics of the defacing currency law in the United States, but it sure seems like a nice way to say goodbye to one of the strongest pillars of my existence, Mr. Leonard Nimoy. Click My attempt below to watch the whole story:
p.s. SHATNER!