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Canadians 'Spock' their $5 bills

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It seems Canadians aren’t quite ready to let go of Leonard Nimoy.

Though the actor famous for playing Mr. Spock on the original “Star Trek” series will live on in syndication, many Canadians have taken to “Spocking” their $5 bills.

CNNMoney reports people are sketching a Spock-style bowl haircut with pointed 1960s sideburns over the mostly hairless pate of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who was prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911.

Outspoken groups such as artist community Canadian Design Resource even have put out the call on Twitter to “Spock” the bills.

In the words of Spock, the practice is “highly illogical,” because Nimoy was from Boston and Los Angeles, not Canada, and Spock was, of course, from Planet Vulcan.

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