Well if you just printed Star Trek money, they wouldn't have to spock their fivers! Come on now!
73 1 ReplyWe did!
https://www.mint.ca/en/shop/coins/2016/star-trek-enterprise---$20-for-$20-fine-silver-coin-2016
The Royal Canadian Mint even has a Memory Alpha entry: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mint
18 0 ReplyNice. Learn something new every day.
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The federation doesn't have money the have solved the scarcity problem
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Seriously, this is an easy solution.
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Harmless fun to raise morale is logical
18 0 ReplyBank bans morale-boosting activities, desperately needed when you live in a place like Canada.
Medically-assisted suicide becomes legal amid protest and rising demand.
Coincidence? I think not...
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Oh Canada, please don't stop "Spocking" the 5'ers!
13 0 ReplyThat was the original opening line of the national anthem, before the party poopers took it out
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Bank of Canada urges
I'm gonna go with "Bank of Canada doesn't actually give a shit and just released a boiler plate statement about defacing currency."
13 0 ReplySo apparently in Canada it's actually illegal to deface currency. Like the act itself is a crime with a prison term. It's not like the US where it's only illegal if you do it for the purpose of fraud.
Which is a fucking stupid law if you ask me, as a Canadian.
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I haven't seen one of those $5 bills for a very long time.
10 0 ReplyOkay, Lemmy, which one of you was it?
6 1 ReplyI grew up in a town of about 25k. I didn't make it but there was one that floated around our town for quite a few years. I spose it's possible there were multiple, but it was always fun getting the Spock 5!
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But look it was like a decade or two ago!
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As and American I'm gonna say "fuck the government, scribble away."
4 0 ReplySo we've got the Loonie, the Twonie, and the Ex.
3 0 ReplyMight as well have some fun with it, you won't be able to buy a penny candy with it by the end of the year at the rate we're going.
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