In the end, it was barely a contest. Sorry, Gary.
It seems fitting that Pierce McKennon is our newly crowned Hottest Dead Guy; he was a pilot during World War II and we just celebrated Memorial Day. We’ve reflected on his hotness, but let’s also have a round of applause to honor Captain McKennon for his heroic military service, shall we?
Click here for my original post on Pierce—and for additional information, click here for a nice biographical piece on him.
For all of you ladies and gentlemen who prefer the ladies, we will have a Hot Dead Chick Sweet 16 Tournament very soon, I promise.
And for everyone who voted for Pierce, here are some additional photos for your enjoyment:
Fear No Weebles 
I’m okay with this. I think he’s probably a lot more hot when he’s not a one dimensional photo. I’ll say his spirit of adventure adds to the whole package and makes him that much more attractive.
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I know, it’s not easy to tell when all you have is a photo—with Gary there’s the advantage of seeing him in color, in moving images, etc. But I’m betting that in 3D, Pierce was a hot number.
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Well deserved, I think. Rugged, handsome and brave – what a package!
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I’ll say! And rugged is the perfect adjective to describe him. Yes.
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I knew that Pierce, handsome, dashing flyboy would win it all. I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! :).
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You called it, Brigitte! If only we had made it more interesting with a betting pool…you could have been counting your money right now!
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Yeah, it wasn’t much of a contest. With those looks and being a flying ace, he would seem like action movie material. Looking forward to the Hot Dead Chick Sweet 16 Tournament now!
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It’s true. Flyboys really are hotter. Flygirls, too. Stay tuned, I have a hot flygirl coming up!
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I’m not switching my channel!
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Excellent result! SUCK IT, COOPER.
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I really am glad I wasn’t drinking anything when I read this. Otherwise it would be all over my monitor.
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That would be messy. If my comment made you ruin your monitor, you might be mad at me and punish me by not having another one of these contests, since I clearly get a little over-excited. So I am also very glad that you weren’t drinking anything. (PS: Nobody is here to film my “Suck it, Gary Cooper” dance, and that’s kind of a sad thing.)
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Anything that’s funny enough to make me do a spit take or near-spit take is okay in my book.
I wonder if your “Suck it, Gary Cooper” dance looks like my “Told ya so” dance that I do for Mr. Weebles. I bet it does.
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It has a great many obscene gestures, booty shakings, and nasty face makings. As do most of my dances, if I’m honest. Familiar?
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No, that’s definitely not my dance. Yours sounds much better. I’ve got to up my game.
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Those photos. I want to travel back in time and be his aerial victory.
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Between you and Kathy V., I’m pretty sure I’m going to do a spit take at some point while reading your comments.
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Yay for Pierce. I expect he had no trouble getting a date. How many people asking you out have a plane. Maybe I should hang around airports more often
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I think anyone who flies planes probably gets a lot of action. Or at least, they *should.* So yeah, start loitering!
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I’ll probably me mistaken for a terrorist. I’ll be pleading that I’m just whoring whilst they drag me away
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D’oh! I finally understood what this hot dead guy thing was 😛
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You mean you haven’t been voting all this time?? Gasp!
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I clicked on one of them once but I just saw a big draw like the kind they have for tennis tournaments and kinda got lost there….
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That’s okay, you’ll play in the next tournament! 😀
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*swoon*
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I know, so dreamy, right? And you’re officially going to be my advisor for the Hot Dead Chick Sweet 16, you know.
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No surprise there, right? 😉 Great post, especially the Memorial Day shout-out. Good for you, Madame Weebles.
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Thank you kindly, ma’am!
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You’re most welcome, madame!
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If I wore a hat I would tip it to Pierce.
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You’re a good sport, Julie. 😀
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I voted for him. I thought he was a poet. I am embarassed! I know I read the post you wrote about him. My mind is a sieve! I’m glad he won, especially because it’s Memorial Day!
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Rupert Brooke is the poet—you probably got them mixed up because they competed against each other in the semifinals. And in any case, the only important thing is that you know that he’s hot. 😉
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Yay! The aviator won 🙂
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although feeling a little sad for Gary, i’m in the Pierce camp… swooning over a dead aviator isn’t the strangest thing i’ve done…
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Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. Anyone who wants to get it on with a Blackbird has probably got many interesting stories. I would enjoy hearing them.
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If it was Gregory Peck in the running, you’d have to rewrite above article!
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That’s right, I remember you’re a big Gregory Peck fan. Well, he’s hot and dead so there’s no reason we can’t include him in the next tournament…
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HOT!
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He really is, isn’t he??
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If we’re going for hot dead World War Two pilots, my two pennies are Sailor Malan and Tom Dalton-Morgan!
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SWEET JESUS, they are HOT. You and I obviously have the same taste in guys AND gals, Gloria.
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What a party THAT would be!?!
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LOL it sure would!
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A dashing handsome hero… who did in real life what Gary only did in the movies… good choice.
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He was a dashing badass, for sure. Gary was a good-looking guy, but as you said, Pierce did for real what Gary only did on film. That takes cojones.
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