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03 April 2008

Pierce Brosnan is eternal.

post by: arse_hat at: 00:23 | 15 comments

He's the highlander.

posted by youngergirl44 03 April | 00:27

He kinda looks like Treat Williams.

posted by ethylene 03 April | 00:30

I haven't seen Treat Williams in a couple of decades so I'm not sure.

posted by arse_hat 03 April | 00:33

Who the hell names their kid Treat?

"Hi, I'm Treat Williams, and this is my sister, Snack."

posted by bmarkey 03 April | 00:46

I always wanted Treat Williams and Judge Reinhold to be in a movie together, just for LULZ.

Then again what kind of a name is "Pierce"? "And this is my sister "Dent"...

posted by wendell 03 April | 01:05

I could see Pierce being a family name, so I give that a pass. But yeah, Judge Reinhold, Sargent Shriver...

posted by bmarkey 03 April | 01:16

He reminds me a bit of Clark Gable.

"Hi, I'm Treat Williams, and this is my sister, Snack."

Heehee.

posted by iconomy 03 April | 07:56

I love that site. The only thing about it that makes me cringe is the colophon at the bottom: "Shorpy is powered by Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell Precision workstations, Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processors, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Eizo ColorEdge video displays, and mug after steaming mug of Taster's Choice."

posted by deadcowdan 03 April | 08:20

The nickname "Treat" comes from one of his maternal ancestors, Robert Treat Paine, whose signature appears on the Declaration of Independence.

posted by deborah 03 April | 11:13

I guess pretty people married each other back then too.

posted by Claudia_SF 03 April | 11:15

Pierce is a pretty normal middle class name for a kid in Ireland. I know three.
It comes from the Irish name Piaras, which is pronounced more or less the same as the English.

posted by Wilder 03 April | 11:47

Lots of examples here.

it's no longer popular to use the Sassanach spelling though, there's an element of pride in using the Irish spelling. However, in the case of Pierce Brosnan, around the time he was born, priests would routinely refuse to baptise infants if the name had no English translation/spelling option. Most Seans in their 50s would have a birth certificate saying John.

so nothing to do with the verb in English "to pierce".

posted by Wilder 03 April | 11:54

That is a great photo.

posted by LoriFLA 03 April | 11:56

Claudia--that's what I thought, too!

posted by crush-onastick 03 April | 12:01

Yeah, me too. He in particular is a stunningly handsome guy with movie star looks. She's pretty too, but in a more subdued way (or maybe it's just cuz she's a little out of focus). She has nice gams. ;-)

posted by Doohickie 03 April | 18:22

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