'Spock five dollar Canadian bills' to honor the late actor Leonard Nimoy. This is how Canadians mourn over the death of the famed actor who was widely known in portraying his role as Spock in the critically-acclaimed movie, Star Trek.
The 'Spock five dollar Canadian bills' made headlines in the social media as debate raised questions whether 'spocking' is illegal, The Slatest says .
"Yes, it's legal, but it's just not a very nice or Canadian thing to do. Bank spokeswoman Josianne Menard stated on Tuesday. She noted on an email that jotting on bills is 'inappropriate' because it defaces a Canadian symbol and source of national pride.
Canada Central Bank reiterated that it is not illegal to'Spock five dollar Canadian bills' or mutilates the notes, however reproducing the current bill electronically is banned and against the Canadian law, Yahoo News reports.
Canadians have long been doing the practice of 'Spock five dollar Canadian bills.' In fact, it's been a long time that Canadians were doodling on the image of former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier to make it look like 'Spock' with the use of black ink.
In a move to pay tribute to the late Star Trek actor, Leonard Nimoy, Canadians started scribbling pens to alter the image on the $5 bill by drawing Spock's sharp eyebrows, Vulcan ears and his popular bowl haircut following the actor's death.
It is not yet known how many 'Spock five dollar Canadian bills are in circulation, but Menard said that defaced bills may not circulate for as long and risk being rejected.
For sure the "Spockies" are delighted that Spock five dollar Canadian bills have gone viral. Last year, the Canadian Design Resource urged similar effort in the wake of a Reddit thread after a new five-dollar bill was introduced to support the International Space Program.
"Leonard Nimoy was an inspiration to multiple generations of engineers, scientists, astronauts, and other space explorers," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement expressing his support for the Spock five dollar Canadian bills.
"As Mr. Spock, he made science and technology important to the story, while never failing to show, by example, that it is the people around us who matter most."
Leonard Nimoy or better known as Spock on the Star Trek movie passed away on Feb. 27 at the age of 83. He fought a long battle with end-stage obstructive pulmonary disease. He was not only an actor, but he was also noted for his brilliant talent in music, stage and movie and poetry.
Spock character has become popular - the half-human, half Vulcan genius in the Star Trek films. In 1975 he wrote an autobiography entitled "I Am Not Spock" to let people know who really is apart from being Spock in the film.
Two years after, in 1977, he wrote and published "I Am Spock" as told by Extreme Tech to explain that his character as Spock has made a lot of influence for him as Nimoy.
What can you say about the Spock five dollar Canadian bills? If you think Spock five dollar Canadian bills are cool, then it's fine. In fact, the Bank Governor Stephen Poloz has expressed that Star Trek is his favorite television series.
