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Pierce Brosnan Caught Trying to Bring Knife Onto Plane, Proves He Was Never Fit to Play James Bond

The former Bond star let TSA catch him slipping.

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Granted, it's been a decade and then some since Pierce Brosnan last played 007, but once Bond, always James Bond, right? Apparently not so. You'd think the skills retained from playing the greatest spy who ever lived would live on, but not in Pierce's case. Dude got caught trying to board a plane at Burlington International Airport with a 10 inch hunting knife, which was promptly confiscated and earned him an extra thorough pat-down before he was allowed to continue to his flight. All in front of his son, no less.

Damn, dog. I'll give allowances for old age but like, I don't see Roger Moore or Sean Connery getting stopped at airports even though I'm quite sure they keep the Walther PPK tucked. Hell, even Timothy Dalton probably slides through TSA. Keep this in mind the next time you find yourself in a Bond ranking debate.

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