And Flippy was his name-0

And Flippy was his name-0
The major was the J4 and he wore his military issue frames with flip up sun shades. So when he was inside the shades were flipped up.  And with that was how he ended up with the nick-name "Flippy".  But of course not to his face.
One day I am discussing some issues with the chief of staff and the commander that were safety oriented but required some specific logistic concerns. I stated that it might be important to bring in Flippy for some of the planning. I quickly apologized and restated the major's name. The colonel looked at me with a stern look and we moved on.
Later that week in the staff meeting the commander was going over some specifics of the upcoming "TopCap" visit and as he was going around the room with questions or directions came to the major with his sun visor flipped and addressed him, "Ok Flippy, we need to ...." The Maj looked confused and half the room was restraining a laugh.  From then on the commander referred to the J4 as Flippy.

I put on my flip-ups and laugh. However, don't call me "Flippy".