Dangerous Minds reports:

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:

“…However, there are important reasons why it should not be done. Writing on a bank note may interfere with the security features and reduces its lifespan. Markings on a note may also prevent it from being accepted in a transaction. Furthermore, the Bank of Canada feels that writing and markings on bank notes are inappropriate as they are a symbol of our country and a source of national pride.”

Hat tip to Karen L. Myers.

io9:

We know that Miles O’Brien had a lot more fun serving aboard Deep Space Nine than he did aboard the Enterprise, and these ennui-filled comics help explain why. Hanging out alone in the transporter room all day is bound to drive a fellow a bit mad. …

In Chief O’Brien at Work, cartoonist Jon Adams explore the wonderfully awful boredom O’Brien feels standing at his transporter post, far from the bridge and without even a window to the outside.

Comics available here.

Tasha Yar gets transported without her clothes here.

Hat tip to Anne Tiffin Taylor.

Service on the USS Enterprise was awfully dangerous. One of the non-recurring characters (usually in a red shirt) tended to get it every week.

Via My[Confined]Space.

ADWEEK:

Star Wars Imperial Forces Invade Thomas Kinkade Paintings Quaint cottage? It’s a trap!

This is one of the better creative mashups we’ve seen in a while. Artist Jeff Bennett has invaded the cloying world of Thomas Kinkade with the full might of the Galactic Empire. In a series Bennett is calling Wars on Kinkade, the Painter of Light’s ethereally bland landscapes come under the iron fist of Star Wars storm troopers, Imperial Star Destroyers and Hoth-crushing AT-ATs.

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Lord! I’m Princess Leia, but (Ha! ha!) my wife Karen is the Emperor.

Hat tip to Walter Olson.

io9:

Jonathan Goldsmith, who plays the beer company’s Most Interesting Man in the World, appeared in the second episode of the original Star Trek series, “The Corbomite Maneuver.” He only appears on screen for a moment, but he also doesn’t get a death scene.

Allegedly as well:

• He successfully spayed a tribble.
• He was kicked off the show for having too much chemistry with Kirk.
• The Borg asked to be assimilated by him.
• Some crewmen look for lovers on Risa. He prefers Vulcan.
• When he goes to Ceti Alpha VI, he really goes to Ceti Alpha VI.

Hat tip to Karen L. Myers.