I never knew they called him Flip, my husband, when he was in junior high. But they did. And I love it. I love it so much. I may even love it more than I love my route 44 diet vanilla coke from Sonic. Okay, I don’t love it that much. I mean nothing tops my love for the 1/3 of a gallon of sugar free soda I slurp every day. And by that, I mean nothing.
Flip said he got his nickname in 1989 from his classmates. They called him that, Flip revealed tonight after we put our two toddlers to bed, because of the perfect wave Flip feathered in his hair every day; a wave that not only took a lot of time to create, but apparently a lot of product, too. Flip said it took him a couple of cans of Aquanet a week to manage his mane.
I mean, I thought I knew all about Flip’s junior high years. I knew Flip tight rolled his Guess jeans. I knew Flip wore pink Converse high-tops. And I knew Flip popped the collars of his Polo shirts. How could Flip omit the most important junior high fun fact? I’m sure it has nothing to do with the possibility of me abusing Flip’s nickname. I’m sure it simply slipped Flip’s mind. But don’t worry, Flip. It’ll never slip mine.
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oh, men and their aquanet.
sonic commercials are shown here on heavy rotation. they are hilarious.
we do not have a sonic anywhere near us.
not nearly as funny.
Wow. Now that you know, why would you ever call him anything else?
Flip! Sweet! I love a man who uses more hair product than me.
The little things they often omit are the most fun and meaningful
Seeing glimmers from their past make knowing, and loving, them now just so much more.
Oh, how I wish my husband had a cute nickname like that. In high school, my husband earned the name “Dahg”…I don’t recall the explanation. They STILL call him that when we see them. …Dahg. Ick. Plus he had a perm at one point…and yes, that picture got into our wedding slide show – absolutely.
I thought you were giving up the soda? Hmmmmm?
All those late 80s/early 90s fashion references really took me back. I wonder if Flip made the move to baggy overalls and flannel shirts once he got to high school or if he stayed true to Ferris Bueller/Breakfast Club fashion…
Just stopped by via the Boy Crazy button at Clarity-Chaos and enjoyed my visit. Thanks!
How fun! I’ll have to see pictures sometime of his “flip”; maybe you could post one on Facebook?