In like Flynn

[Sam Clements]

Here's Unca Cecil's take on it.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_156.html

I haven't searched our archives for an update.

SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "James A. Landau" <JJJRLandau at AOL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Cowboy lingo


> Off-topic:  MSNBC News today says that the term "In like Flynn" originated
to
> describe how the actor Error Flynn emerged unscathed from a potentially
> career-destroying scandal.  Correct?  Somehow it sounds to me like an
etymythology.
>
>
>         - James A. Landau
>           systems engineer
>           FAA Technical Center (ACB-510/BCI)
>           Atlantic City Int'l Airport NJ 08405 USA
>