# 'Tis the season to wear boo-ooots.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946 "2005-10-19T17:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/1 "2005-10-19T17:31:47Z")
la, la, la, la, la… la, la, la, la! I love boots! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/2 "2005-10-19T17:39:37Z")
Cite? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/3 "2005-10-19T17:57:44Z")
I’m wearing mine today! Second time this week. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/4 "2005-10-19T18:12:55Z")
I’m alsowearing my boots today. Of course I don’t actually have any shoes that aren’t boots. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/5 "2005-10-19T18:13:04Z")
I wore my boots yesterday! (They need to be polished over the toe, but details, details.) A good pair of boots, like a good lipstick, can change your entire day. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/6 "2005-10-19T18:20:15Z")
I went shopping for boots last week, and couldn’t find _any_ I like. I have a horrible fear that I’ll be bootless this year! But then I remember my Super Shoe Shopping Powers, and I feel better about it. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/7 "2005-10-19T19:41:19Z")
Guy here, in case anyone doesn’t know. I also love boots, and they are the only semi-dressy kind of shoe I wear…basically, for when I’m told I can’t wear athletic shoes, or it’s too cold for Birkenstocks. Why do I like boots? Because they grant freedom from worry about sock colors! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/8 "2005-10-19T19:48:10Z")
I love boots. I’m thinking about getting these: [http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=SE-185880&cgname=OSKEYSHUZZZ&rfnbr=7](http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=SE-185880&cgname=OSKEYSHUZZZ&rfnbr=7) What do you think of them? Too over-the-top? ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/9 "2005-10-19T19:50:09Z")
I can never find boots I like. _sigh_ All I want is a pair of knee-high, leather boots with a very low heel. No tooling work. No pointy toes. No fringe. No metal decorations, buckles or studs. No tassles. Obviously, this is too much to ask. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/10 "2005-10-19T19:51:35Z")
Lest anyone be surprised that I have something to contribute on the subject… But I’m getting a pair of [these](http://www.aldoshoes.com/eng/storeSection/redirect.cfm?sectionID=b2c/style/productDetails.cfm&itemID=60296069&var=d&itemCategoryLevel1=324&itemCategoryLevel2=332&itemCategoryLevel3=431&) and probably [these](http://www.aldoshoes.com/eng/storeSection/redirect.cfm?sectionID=b2c/style/productDetails.cfm&itemID=60030447&var=d&itemCategoryLevel1=324&itemCategoryLevel2=332&itemCategoryLevel3=357&) in the brown. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/11 "2005-10-19T19:52:43Z")
> [@FaerieBeth](#): > > All I want is a pair of knee-high, leather boots with a very low heel. No tooling work. No pointy toes. No fringe. No metal decorations, buckles or studs. No tassles. You can’t find non-pointy-toed boots this year, I don’t think. I found a pair that were _perfect_ but they wouldn’t fit over my **ginormous calves**. Story of my life. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/12 "2005-10-19T19:52:54Z")
Are they made for walking? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/13 "2005-10-19T19:56:10Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > I love boots. I’m thinking about getting these: [http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=SE-185880&cgname=OSKEYSHUZZZ&rfnbr=7](http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=SE-185880&cgname=OSKEYSHUZZZ&rfnbr=7) > > What do you think of them? Too over-the-top? If you look like the model, nobody will notice the boots. 😃 Seriously, they are a bit much in that people will notice how often you wear them. Not a problem if you don’t care but you might be better off with a more classic sleek boot without the fringes. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/14 "2005-10-19T19:57:36Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > You can’t find non-pointy-toed boots this year, I don’t think. [These](http://www.asos.com/product/pgeproductzoom.aspx?iid=5628&img=image3&ns4=0) would be great if not for that damn buckle ring on them. _sigh_ I am a frumpy, school-teacher-librarian at heart. Can’t someone make me some plain boots? ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/15 "2005-10-19T19:59:42Z")
Unless I’m wearing shorts, 'tis always the season for boots. My standard footwear is a pair of very simple black cowboy boots – even with a suit. I’ve been a boot guy since high school. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/16 "2005-10-19T20:01:54Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > You can’t find non-pointy-toed boots this year, I don’t think. Which drives me nuts. And even worse, they all have those clunky heels. I found some I love at Nu Pair, but they’re the cheapie ones that fall apart. Happily, I can shop for boots forever and not get tired of it. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/17 "2005-10-19T20:02:56Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Are they made for walking? Last night I was over my gf’s house and she was wearing black, shiny, knee high, high heeled boots. I told her they were not “made for walking”. She agreed. Good times, good times.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/18 "2005-10-19T20:05:41Z")
> [@FaerieBeth](#): > > Can’t someone make me some plain boots? Og help me, I read that as “plain _boobs_.” Which, naturally, made me think of pudding. 😃 No, the rest of you don’t want to know. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/19 "2005-10-19T20:16:02Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Og help me, I read that as “plain _boobs_.” Which, naturally, made me think of pudding. 😃 > No, the rest of you don’t want to know. Bwahahahaha. Pudding in the boo **t** s would just be squelchy. As for the other, it had to be plain. It’s not like I could have gotten away with using pistachio. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946/20 "2005-10-19T20:28:19Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > I love boots. I’m thinking about getting these: [http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=SE-185880&cgname=OSKEYSHUZZZ&rfnbr=7](http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/application/prodDisplay/?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=SE-185880&cgname=OSKEYSHUZZZ&rfnbr=7) > > What do you think of them? Too over-the-top? _:Gasp:_ I love them! I have my eye on some similar ones in brown. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-wear-boo-ooots/326946.md?page=2)