# In Like Flynn

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 12, 2000, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309 "2000-07-12T13:59:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![H8\_2\_W8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@H8\_2\_W8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H8_2_W8)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309/1 "2000-07-12T13:59:38Z")

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or is it “In Like Flint”? I always thought it was “Flynn” due to Errol Flynn’s success with the women. Then, way back in college (mid-80’s) my asshole-from-Michigan-know-it-all roomie said it was “Flint” because of the James Coburn movie and I was a stupid Hoosier (which is probably redundant) for thinking it was “Flynn”.

I was back in the old college town last weekend and remembered that we never decided this.

While were at it, it is “Cut the Muster” and not “Mustard,” right?

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**Author:** ![Yankee\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7ea924/32.png) [@Yankee\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankee_Blue)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309/2 "2000-07-12T14:01:27Z")

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It’s Flynn. Cecil did a column on it. Search the archive.

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309/3 "2000-07-12T14:04:03Z")

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Links [here](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_156.html) and [here](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/960906.html). Knock yourself out!

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**Author:** ![H8\_2\_W8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@H8\_2\_W8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H8_2_W8)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2000, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309/4 "2000-07-12T14:11:31Z")

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Too bad Al Gore hadn’t already invented the internet back by the '86-'87 school year. We could have figured this out by ourselves.

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**Author:** ![spluurtaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@spluurtaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spluurtaf)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309/5 "2000-07-13T00:15:12Z")

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If you are referring to the 60s spy movies, the titles of those are: Our friend Flynt(or flint, I forgot) and In like Flynt. Believe me, I know.

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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-like-flynn/25309/6 "2000-07-13T02:05:26Z")

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The movie titles are Our Man Flint and In Like Flint.