Spock Five - The new Canadian Currency?
Posted on November 5, 2009 • 1 minutes • 197 words
<img alt="Spock 5 Dollar" src="http://ibackpackcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Spock-5-Dollar.jpg" title="Spock 5 Dollar"> I stumbled across something which may or may not be the funniest thing I’ve seen on the internet since that little kid on drugs after the dentist - According to the original Spock Five Article at Bacon Magazine , for the last decade or so a dedicated group of individuals have been Spocking their Canadian 5 Dollar Bills. Spock, for anyone who has been living under a rock all their life, is the famous Vulcan officer from Star Trek, originally played by Leonard Nimoy. Apparently I was kept in the dark, as I have yet to receive one, nor have I ever heard of this. There is also a Facebook Group - Spock Your Fives - Which insists everyone should Spock their Fives in order to keep this joke running as long as possible. iBackpackCanada.com does not endorse the act of defacing Canadian currency, however I personally have to admit, I chuckled at how funny & close the resemblance is.
Quick History Lesson - Sir Wilfrid Laurier was elected Prime Minister in 1896 and was Canada’s first francophone prime minister.<img alt="5 Dollar Canadian Bill" src="http://ibackpackcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/5-Dollar-Canadian-Bill.jpg" title="5 Dollar Canadian Bill">