Bank of Canada is pleading with Star Trek fans to stop "Spocking" its five dollar bills. Since Leonard Nimoy's death, Canadian folks have been "Spocking" the hell out of the five dollar bill that features a portrait of Canada's seventh prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

Sir Wilfrid now sports, on certain bills at least, pointy ears, the signature Vulcan haircut and eyebrows and Spock's mantra "Live long and prosper."

According to Bank of Canada it's not illegal to do this but:

I say Spock the hell out of 'em if it ain't illegal. Sir Wilfrid Laurier's face wasn't that interesting, anyway. In fact, let's just make this a permanent improvement to the Canadian five dollar bill.

To read the complete article, see:
BANK OF CANADA URGES 'STAR TREK' FANS TO STOP 'SPOCKING' THEIR FIVERS (http://dangerousminds.net/comments/bank_of_canada
_urges_star_trek_fans_to_stop_spocking_their_fivers)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
CANADIANS HONOR LEONARD NIMOY WITH "SPOCK" NOTES (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n09a30.html)
CANADIANS ASKED TO QUIT "SPOCKING" BANKNOTES (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n10a29.html)