the front of the Canadian 5 dollar bill features a portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, similar to how the American dollar bill has a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. this is similar to the term "rolling in the benjamins" but for Canadians who are poor.
canadian 1: hey you wanna go pick up a new sled with me today?
canadian 2: nah, im only rolling in the laurier's lets go for a timmys run instead.
A very talented English actor. He often collaborates with Stephen Fry, his best friend since they went to Cambridge together.
Person 1: In the United States, Hugh Laurie is best known for his role in House M.D.
Person 2: Those who live in England have his other works more readily available, the lucky barstads.
Person 1: That's 'bastards', otherwise good.
An extremely talented actor based out of Britain starting his acting career in the Footlights Theater troop at Cambridge where he met one of his closet friends, Stephen Fry, who he later started in and co-wrote A Bit of Fry and Laurie with, and starred in Jeeves and Wooster with (Laurie playing Wooster). Stephen Fry is the Godfather of his children.
He later recorded an audition tape for House M.D. in a men's room while on set filming the remake of Flight of the Phoenix (in which he played Ian).
He is now the title role in House (going on it's sixth season).
He is married to Jo Green and has three children: Bill, Charlie, and Rebecca.
He is a part of a band of celebrities called Band From TV that plays for charity.