Its not "... in like Flint". It is "...in like Flynn". Errol Flynn to be exact. He was pretty successful with the ladies in his day. And I mean way back in his day. That's one way people took it. My great uncle was a fighter pilot in WWII. He had told me that pilots used "in like Flynn" to mean everything was going well on the plane, referring to Flynn's war film piloting exploits. My uncle had been asking me about getting in to college and I told him "I'm in liky Flynn", to which he asked "Do you know what that means?". And, so began the lesson. Ain't it a sweet and touching story?

jason

 

edgar,
__________
Avatars are gay!

 

um egdar... no only are you a retard but...

 

I was waiting for an appropriate time to use this... I knew it wouldn't be long.

 

lol... but whos SUP FOOZZ 02

*whistles and kicks rocks*

edgar,

 

They could be refrencing classic 60's movie

"In Like Flint" staring James Courben.


Now, back to the gay jokes

 

Dammit! I new I was right. Thanks Jason!

 

haha dude, Larry Flint's idea here is a TAKE on the old saying about Flynn.

the young and horny are so naive

jason

 

it's "in like flint" and then the follow up film "our man flint"

-rich

 

True, the movies were titled "In like Flint" and "Our Man Flint" but I think Jason's WWII reference predates Flint. I always thought it was based on Errol Flynn.

 

Ha, you're both wrong, and both right.

"in like Flynn"

This phrase's first meaning was "in favour, assured of success,
in an enviable position". Some writers allege that it originated
in allusion to Edward Joseph "Boss" Flynn (1892-1953), a campaign
manager for the U.S. Democratic party during Franklin Delano
Roosevelt's presidency. Flynn's machine was so successful at
winning elections that his candidates seemed to be in office
automatically.

But the phrase was popularized with reference to Australian-born
Hollywood actor Errol Flynn (1909-59), whose amorous exploits gave
it a second meaning: "being a quick seducer". The earliest
citation we have seen does refer to Errol Flynn (but not to
seduction): "In like Flynn. Everything is O.K. In other words,
the pilot is having no more trouble than Errol Flynn has in his
cinematic feats." (1945 in American Speech Dec. 1946, 310)

The phrase "In Like Flint" has also been heard: it was the title
of a 1967 movie, a sequel to "Our Man Flint" (1965). Both films
were spy spoofs starring James Coburn. The 1967 title was, of
course, wordplay on "in like Flynn" and the character name "Flint".

http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxinlike.html

 

ok we're both right

 

I thought Errol Flynn was gay. I mean literally.

 

He was supar stud.

 

So was Rock Hudson... and he was in like Flynn

Huck, your reference to "Boss" Flynn makes a lot of sense in what my Uncle told me. I think its definitely "Boss" or Erroll. Tough call. Althugh Eroll was certainly the more famous of the two, the blatant meaning of "in" seems to be a bit risque for a common phrase during WWII... but remember, I was told by a pilot, a soldier. Either way, I'm sure its not Flint's idea... **** hasn't had an original idea since... since... has it ever?

jason