Mormon films amuse me. They remind me of old episodes of "Ozzie & Harriet," "My Three Sons" and "Leave It To Beaver," just not as well written and acted. But what was that whole business with the word "flip?" I assume that's a Mormon word that means something important, because the characters always hit each other. Is it another word for caffeine?
shareAnother word for caffeine, haha. Flip is just another word for the F-Word, but some Mormons think it's dumb and/or annoying to substitute childish words for the F-Word. Other popular stand-ins for the F-Word in Mormon culture are "frick", "freak" or "fetch".
Elder Van Pelt hit Elder Johnson every time he said "flip" because it was getting on his nerves and Elder Johnson gave Elder Van Pelt permission to hit him in order to break the habit of saying "flip" all of the time. Missionaries especially should try to refrain from slang language, so it makes sense. You'd never see two Mormons walking down the street hitting each other because one said "flip".
By the way, we're allowed to drink caffeine :)
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The use of the word "flip" by Mormon missionaries started back when you worked with flip charts for teaching the lessons.
When you were passing off or practicing their discussions, every time that they got to the point where they were supposed to change pages, they would say the word "flip" to remind them to go to the next picture.
Eventually, as it was so ingrained in their vocabulaties, it became a substitute swear word for everything else.
When I went on my mission in the early 80's, the church had stopped printing the word "flip" on the discussions as a key/reminder to change the page.
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