Take a leaf out of Norway's books

[Gob]

Canada's new plastic banknotes feature Norwegian maple leaves, instead of the Canadian sugar maple leaf, according to botanists.



They argue the leaf shown features more sections and has a more pointed outline than the Canadian version.

The maple leaf is featured on the new C$20 (£13), C$50 and C$100 notes, which were introduced in November.

Bank of Canada officials say the image is a "stylised" leaf, created with the help of a botanist.

"I think it's just an after-the-fact excuse," said Sean Blaney, senior botanist at the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, who first brought the image to the attention of the broadcaster CBC.

The Norway maple, however, is a popular tree in central and eastern Canada, after being imported from Europe.

"It has naturalised to Canada," Mr Blaney said.

"This could not be confused with a native species of Canada," Julian Starr, a botany professor at the University of Ottawa, told the CBC.

The leaf on Canada's flag is stylised, but in such a way that it still looks like the native species, Mr Starr later told CTV.

In August, the Bank of Canada apologised for removing an image of an "Asian-looking" woman from the design of the new $100 bank note.

The polymer banknotes have also faced criticism for not working in many vending machines

[rubato]

They also feature QE II, a pleasant but innocuous old bit of biological detritus.

WGAF!

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[Daisy]

Blimy someone pissed on your Cheerios this morning Rube?

[Crackpot]

It's no different than any other day. I think he keeps his kitchen stocked with urea

[rubato]

Blimy someone pissed on your Cheerios this morning Rube?

You're right. That was uncalled for.

I hope it was a deliberate practical joke.

yrs,
rubato

[Gob]

Blimy someone pissed on your Cheerios this morning Rube?

"We used to dream of having piss on our Cheerios."

[Lord Jim]

Rube begins each morning with a big bowl of nasty flakes, has himself a large triple decker vicious burger for lunch, (with a side order of vile fries) and then dines in the evening on a nice cut of of steamship round of bigot beef...

[rubato]

Blimy someone pissed on your Cheerios this morning Rube?

"We used to dream of having piss on our Cheerios."

Cheerios! You had real Cheerios! Fucking softie!

We had little round pieces of wood to eat. Can't digest them. We just hosed them off and used them again.

yrs,
rubato

[Lord Jim]

Blimy someone pissed on your Cheerios this morning Rube?

"We used to dream of having piss on our Cheerios."

Cheerios! You had real Cheerios! Fucking softie!

We had little round pieces of wood to eat. Can't digest them. We just hosed them off and used them again.

yrs,
rubato

Oh my God...

Rube actually picked up on a comedic reference...

Will wonders never cease...

[Crackpot]

you were lucky to have a hose. we had to soak em in a jar of spit and suck the whole lot down again in the morning.