Quite often in movies/t.v. shows, characters will refer to money by naming the president who face appears on the particular bill. “I’ve got a couple of friends named Hamilton and Jackson who say I can get into this club”, or if it’s a comedy they might say “I have two friends named Washington and Jackson who say you can help us out.” There’s also that song by Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, It’s All About the Benjamins. Now for anyone (like me) who has to look that up on Wikipedia to get a translation, allow me to help. That would be US $10, $20, $1, $2, and $100, respectively.
Imagine, if you will, Canadians doing this. “I’ve got a couple of friends named Elizabeth and McDonald who say I can buy a quarter tank of gas” or for the comedy effect, “I’ve got a couple of friends named…the loon and…the bear…that say I can throw hard metal objects at a stripper.” Of course then the song would be, It’s all about the Bordens, which maybe doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Once again I’m referring to the 10 and 20 dollar bills, then the 1 and 2 dollar coins that we have been cursed with are very proud of, and the $100 bill (which features the eighth Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable, Sir Robert Laird Borden).