Who wrote the original "Heavy boots" story on the internet message boards. I'm thinking it was in the 1980s (but I could be wrong)

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Topic is the whole question. If you don’t know the “Heavy boots” story, this question is not for you.

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While I am aware of a particular “heavy boots” story, this is vague enough that it could refer to several things. Try linking to a copy of the story next time so that everyone will know what you are referring to.