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William Shatner Tweets His Regrets That He Can't Attend Leonard Nimoy's Funeral

William Shatner took to Twitter on Saturday to express his regret over having to miss Leonard Nimoy's funeral.

Though the two "Star Trek" actors were very close friends, Shatner explained in a series of tweets that he won't be able to attend Nimoy's funeral on Sunday, due to a previous commitment to appear at the Red Cross Ball in Florida Saturday night.[You've got to be kidding...if a close friend died, you'd punt a fund raiser for the occasion, wouldn't you?] Though he will not be present at the funeral, Shatner said he plans to honor Nimoy's life from afar.

Joe Guy wrote:In other words, it would have been illogical attend the funeral.

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.”

I say Spock the hell out of ‘em if it ain’t illegal. Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s face wasn’t that interesting, anyway. In fact, let’s just make this a permanent improvement to the Canadian five dollar bill.