People grieve in their own ways. Some cry, some wail, some laugh and tell stories. Defacing money is certainly a new approach.
A litany of people were affected by the death of Leonard Nimoy last week. Some of those people were of the Canadian variety and have decided to draw over the image of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier on their five dollar bill, changing Laurier into Spock, an act that has been dubbed as “Spocking.” Canada is full of MENSA candidates.
Having apparently nothing to do, the Bank of Canada has come out and said that while it’s not illegal to Spock the money, they’d really appreciate it if you wouldn’t. That response is so Canadian and is totally the reason why we can’t take you seriously, Canada.
But wait, there’s more! We’re not exactly unfamiliar with the problems that Canadian money has brought about and there’s one more: the new notes will have a polymer that increases their resistance to defacement. In Canada, passive-aggressive governing is the only solution.